Author: Fr John

Adopt a Cardinal

27 February 2013 | Reviews |

So the Pope Emeritus will still wear white, but he doesn’t keep the red shoes. These are...

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Call no man ‘father’ —
On the scandal in the Curia

26 February 2013 | Reviews, Spirituality |

Only last week, a friend and I were wrestling with the saying which appears in today’s...

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+Coleridge’s Lenten Message

25 February 2013 | Miscellaneous |

Canon Law requires the men chosen to be bishops to have a doctorate. Can. 378 § 5 says that the candidate should “hold a doctorate or at least a licentiate in sacred Scripture, theology or canon law, from an institute of higher...

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Prayers please

21 February 2013 | Miscellaneous |

The smell of smoke and an eery red hue have lingered since lunch time. Reports from the CFA aren’t great. The nearby fires in the Grampians doubled in size overnight, and it seems only rain can bring them under control...

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The value of introverts in a
world that won’t shut up

20 February 2013 | Miscellaneous, Reviews |

Every now and then, a good review comes along which not only compels me to buy the book under...

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