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After the Parish Fete ended tonight, I attended (still dusty and tired from my duties in the carpark) the Vigil Mass for the 5th Sunday in Lent. The Gospel was, of course, that of “The Woman Caught In Adultery” from … Continue reading →

And more on unity: here is a great and heartwarming story of the visit of the Holy Father to the Lutheran parish of Rome. In his address, which the Holy Father delivered without a written script, he invited his listeners … Continue reading →

I know from several of our Orthodox readers that the ecumenical movement has some way to go in completely convincing the Orthodox hoi poloi of their leaders enthusiasm for ecumenism. Most Russians, for eg, are dead against any talk of … Continue reading →

Lots of other bloggers have already covered this (eg. see Pastor Mark’s comments here), but now it is my turn. Just briefly, the Atheists Convention here in Melbourne last week failed entirely to win friends and influence people. The newspaper … Continue reading →

I say, What Ho, chaps, someone pass the port, eh what? Must have drifted off there for a moment… Apologies for the lack of communication on this blog over the last few days. Life has been very busy in the … Continue reading →

Australian Catholic University invites you to attend a time of prayer and public forum commemorating the 15th anniversary of Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) by Pope John Paul II. Thursday 25th March 2010 Christ Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University … Continue reading →

I received this email from Paul a few days ago. I highly endorse his blog – it will be a real “go to” place for good historical information and comment on the issues surrounding Pope Pius XII. I will add … Continue reading →

Okay, blog policy time, guys. I am becoming a little tired of the short hand “RC” or “RCC”, and even of the long hand “Roman Catholic/Roman Catholic Church”. That is a name for the Church which was dreamed up by … Continue reading →

“The Conversion of Constantine represented the beginning of a relationship between politics and religion.” What a silly statement. It appears at the very beginning of the second episode of the series “Christianity: A History” from Channel 4 (an odd series … Continue reading →

Fr John Fleming’s latest book, on which he has been working for some time, is available for pre-publication ordering. The title is “Convinced by the Truth” by John Fleming. [Old title was “Receive the Power”] and will be available next … Continue reading →