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My wife recently came home from a trip to Adelaide with a complete bung of fritz! Yay! I was trying to explain this to someone today, and while looking on the internet found this recipe from the ABC’s The Cook … Continue reading →

The world feels just that little bit lopsided these days with Catholica continuing on its merry way without the Cooees Crowd to counterbalance it. Anyway, they have run a story (as every bit as biting in its satire as anything … Continue reading →

This story in Cathnews – about the special mass for the installation of the new National Executive of the Catholic Women’s League – highlights the great work of the CWL in Australia. I am especiall thankful for their support and … Continue reading →

The Sydney Morning Herald reports this morning that when Anthony Fisher was presented to Pope Benedict on Ash Wednesday a few weeks ago, the Holy Father called him ” “my friend from Australia” and told him “I have every confidence … Continue reading →

Well, the best news is the latest news, and before anyone else in the blogosphere gets in, I can report to you that Bishop Anthony Fisher OP was well and truly installed and plugged in to the Diocese of Parramatta … Continue reading →

When a blog goes “private”, surely it defeats the whole purpose of blogging? Isn’t the point of a Catholic blog to evangelise? And to defend the Truth? And doesn’t this mean it has to be public, ie. published, for all … Continue reading →

“Of course, you know, this means war!” – Groucho Marx, Duck Soup (1933) – Bugs Bunny, Porky’s Hare Hunt (1938) – Tom Roberts, National Catholic Reporter “Battle lines in the Liturgy Wars” (2010) Well, he’s in good company anyway. HT … Continue reading →

You will be aware that the declaration of “heroic virtue” of Pope Pius XII has not been without controversy. What does “heroic virtue” mean, if – with all the external contraints of the time – the proposed saint in question … Continue reading →

I have just finished watching “The Bible told me so” on Geraldine’s Compass programme on the ABC. If you missed it, the whole program is on Youtube in a number of separate clips (see this search query here). What can … Continue reading →

While Cathnews is reporting the story that “Organisers of The Atheist Bus Campaign in New Zealand are considering taking legal action after their ads were rejected by the national bus company”, the A2 in yesterday’s Saturday Age was running a … Continue reading →