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Okay, so Papa Benny and I are not exactly on a first name basis with one another, but I discover today that I am (or at least once was) on a first name basis with one leader of a globally … Continue reading →

Why didn’t you tell us, Tony? Yes, Beyond the Pews is Tony’s very own blogsite where he even has some funny stuff. (Don’t get confused by the fact that Tony calls himself Faz over there, OK? That’s what the rest … Continue reading →

Has anyone seen a Church answering this description? 1. “last feudal institution in the Western world” 2. “a mediaeval bastion of secrecy and privilege” 3. “cannot survive in the modern world” 4. where “the people’s role is to ”pray, pay … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I found a book online by American Catholic ecumenical theologian Jeffrey Gros called “The Ecumenical Christian Dialogues and the Catechism of the Catholic Church”. It looks good and I have ordered a copy. Gros sets out to offer selections … Continue reading →

Here is the full announcement from VIS with my emphases and [my comments]: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, THE PATH TO PEACE VATICAN CITY, 13 JUL 2010 (VIS) – “Religious freedom, the path to peace” is the theme chosen by Pope Benedict XVI … Continue reading →

When I was talking to Fr Mitch, he mentioned this upcoming film “Die Päpstin”. It’s from the same people (Constantin Films) who gave us “the Hitler Rant”. Seems that they have given up doing historical films in favour of fairy … Continue reading →

This is unexepected: NCR staff writer, Michael Sean Winters, has written in praise of a recent article in The Tablet (“Ratzinger the Romantic“) by our one and only Professor Tracey Rowland. Does anyone read Winters’ stuff regularly? What’s his general … Continue reading →

In a recent com box discussion to this post, Peregrinus usefully did an overview for us of the ways in which Catholic ecclesiastical statements have used the word “crimen” – a technical term usually translated simply as “crime” in English. … Continue reading →

For those of you in Melbourne who would like to join us, we are starting a new course on “Reading Paul: Romans” tonight at Mary Glowrey House at 6:30pm. $15 a night, the course will run through to the end … Continue reading →

On the front page of his blog “Culturewatch”, you will find a link to this article by the esteemed Bill Muehlenberg (for whom I have every respect): “Concerns about Halal foods”. In it – without a link and without directly … Continue reading →