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Yesterday, I was teaching on “The Last Things” at St Benedict’s in Burwood for Anima Education. We picked up where we left off a couple of months ago, with the particular judgement and doctrine of purgatory. For the sake of … Continue reading →

There’s no rushing the Vatican. Someone asked me the other day when to expect the Apostolic Exhortation for the Synod of Bishops on the Middle East (which has just ended) and I said: We haven’t got the Exhortation for the … Continue reading →

Like Dr Who, this blog seems destined to undergo regular regenerations. I started back in early 2006 on Blogger (www.cumecclesia.blogspot.com), but found that it was insufficient for controlling “troll” commentators. This time the necessary shift was due to WordPress shutting … Continue reading →

As a parent about to embark upon the costly business of sending my children to a Catholic secondary college, this news is most welcome: Bi-partisan support for Catholic school funding: Catholic education in Victoria received an early Christmas present on … Continue reading →

HT to Pastor Fraser Pearce for the link to this interview with Fr Jared Wicks. As I say in the title, it is interesting, but I want to know more. I should follow up on Wick’s writing on Luther to … Continue reading →

I have just finished watching At The Movies with Margaret and David, and of course they review “Agora” the new film about the legendary Alexandrian female philosopher Hypatia. Her murder by a Christian mob is one of those scandals, like … Continue reading →

I have written a review of Peter Kreeft’s book “Between Allah & Jesus: What Christians Can Learn From Muslims” for the issue of our Kairos magazine coming out this weekend. It is a book I highly recommend. You can read … Continue reading →

Okay, this needs highlighing. Thanks to Br. Paul for letting me know about it. Huge grudge against the organisers for limiting it to 18-35 year olds, but hey, let’s face it, it is the new generation that really “digs” this … Continue reading →

Well, this is a bit of a surprise. In the latest news that five Church of England Bishops have announced that they will enter the Anglican Ordinariates in full communion with the Catholic Church, there is one surprise: Bishop David … Continue reading →