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In my hot little hands, no less. The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church is a bargain at $17.95 from St Paul’s bookshop in Lonsdale Street (mind you, the full edition is only a few bucks more). Its … Continue reading →

For any of you who have an interest in interfaith dialogue and the meaning of the “religions”, get a hold of a copy of Ratzinger’s “Truth and Tolerance: Christian belief and World Religions”. It is a ripper. I was bowled … Continue reading →

Now I’ve heard everything (or at least a bit more than I have heard before). I have recently been alerted to a move in some circles to discourage parishes away from the practice of reading the cycle of Old Testament … Continue reading →

While I am waiting to get my hands on another copy of “Missing Mary” by Charlene Spretnak, I have emailed her asking her to explain briefly her assertion that emphasising the Church’s traditional teaching on Mary doesn’t compromise the attempt … Continue reading →

Regular readers of this blog will know that I have been reading Charlene Spretnak’s “Missing Mary”. Unfortunately, I have had to return the book to the Joint Theological Library before I finished reading it (it was an interlibrary loan and … Continue reading →

Just a quick reminder to all and sundry who can get to the Caroline Chisholm Libary tomorrow (Wednesday 5th April) at 1pm for the Lunch Time Lecture. The Speaker is Yours Truly, and the topic is “Repentance in the New … Continue reading →

Fr Tom Elich of the Liturgical Commission has written an article called “Claiming our history” complaining that “right-wing Catholic publishers” are being “subversive” by publishing the texts of the early pioneers of liturgical reform. I rather like the idea that … Continue reading →

Word From Rome, that excellent column by the excellent John Allen, will soon be no more. John Allen is heading back to the good ‘ol US of A according to this article in the National Catholic Reporter. Not that we … Continue reading →

A report in the Sunday Herald Sun claims that Nicole Kidman has been told by “a priest” that if she were to marry again, she “could still have a church service”. Now, I very much doubt that this “priest” had … Continue reading →

A friend recently sent me this link to the Society for a Moratorium on the Music of Marty Haugen and David Haas. Would I join this society? Answer: no. Does that mean that I totally approve of Haugen and Haas’s … Continue reading →