Lessons from the Synod debacle
“How,” I’ve often wondered, “was the Second Vatican Council so artfully...
Read More“How,” I’ve often wondered, “was the Second Vatican Council so artfully...
Read Moreby Fr John | Apr 11, 2014 | Homilies, Spirituality | 2 |
Two weeks ago, Pope Francis inaugurated a “Festival of Forgiveness,” which he hopes...
Read Moreby Fr John | Dec 12, 2013 | Miscellaneous | 1 |
TIME Magazine (which I stopped reading years ago) has declared Pope Francis its Man of the Year. I’m not the only person who stopped reading Time of course. Its present readership is a shadow of its former self, and it...
Read Moreby Fr John | Jul 11, 2013 | Spirituality | 10 |
Pope Benedict was — is — a teacher of great depth. I love reading his books, and his homilies....
Read Moreby Fr John | May 23, 2013 | Reviews, Spirituality | 5 |
Did Pope Francis perform a public exorcism on Sunday? Fr Lombardi (Vatican spokesman) says no; Fr...
Read Moreby Fr John | May 21, 2013 | Miscellaneous | 32 |
Last Tuesday, Archbishop Hart sent a letter to Melbourne parishes, warning against the Maria...
Read Moreby Fr John | May 13, 2013 | Reviews, Spirituality | 76 |
Today is the 96th anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady’s of Fátima. Later today,...
Read Moreby Fr John | May 11, 2013 | Miscellaneous | 20 |
Bishops sometimes wrestle with the dilemma of publicly refusing communion to...
Read Moreby Fr John | May 7, 2013 | Miscellaneous | 8 |
Max Lindenman — everybody’s favourite blogger (or mine, anyway) — recently posted on the...
Read Moreby Fr John | May 4, 2013 | Spirituality | 0 |
May is upon us! Which means Catholics everywhere are “doing something extra” for their...
Read MoreEarly in Benedict’s pontificate, at least one commentator described him as “Pope of...
Read Moreby Fr John | Mar 23, 2013 | Miscellaneous | 1 |
Further to my apples and oranges post, there’s comparing popes and there’s comparing...
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