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According to this report on the Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese website, Archbishop Mark Coleridge says that the new Missal “would be in use in churches before the middle of next year”. Well, he should know – but it is a bit … Continue reading →

I cheered (in a quiet way) the news that the Holy Father may be considering creating a new “Pontifical Council for the New Evangelisation”. That is so right. It reminds me of the fact pointed out to me long ago … Continue reading →

There is a very funny – and clever – segment from the ABCTV “Hungry Beast” program which seeks to inform us about our Prime Minister’s “top priority”: Perhaps more accurate would be Ross Gittins’ take in The Age this morning: … Continue reading →

TIME Magazine has a list going called “The 10 Most Controversial Popes”. If you haven’t got much to do this afternoon, you might take a look and see if you agree. Note that it isn’t “The 10 Worst Popes” of … Continue reading →

Did you see it? We just had the first episode of the new series of Robin Hood on ABC2 tonight, and there, smack bang in the middle of the sky over Robin’s right shoulder in the middle of the day, … Continue reading →

A question for those of you who might know more than I do about these things. In a recent conversation with a Catholic academic, I questioned why his course on sacraments dealt with the seven mysteries in this order: baptism, … Continue reading →

What’s that American saying? “Nobody’s life, liberty or property is safe while Congress is in session”? You can feel for some Muslims in Belgium who now find it illegal to wear the full face veil in public. Closer to home, … Continue reading →

I am still listening to Julian Barnes’ “Nothing to be frightened of”. His meditations on death and God are really thought provoking. Here is a great little line, however, which I wanted to share with you: The fury of the … Continue reading →

God knows what one should make of this story: Britain sorry for Pope visit document, but Mary Kenny of the Independant in Ireland does a good job of making something of it in this piece: The fashion for bashing Catholicism … Continue reading →

Well, that could have been the headline. In fact, it wasn’t, although it would have fitted the facts well enough. The real headline in this morning’s edition of The Age was “Indian surrogacy for gay couples at risk”. As I … Continue reading →