Monthly Archives: July 2012

More sailing reflections

This morning, I was musing about what it must be like to single-hand a thirty-foot yacht, to sail the boat on the open sea with no crew other than oneself and modern mechanical aids like the auto pilot. Many people … Continue reading

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Monastic spirituality in parishes

Doing my daily rounds of the blogs (perhaps when I should be in prayer), I came across On Silence and Sundays. It is a frequent observation that there doesn’t seem to be the slightest trace of spiritual life in most parishes, … Continue reading

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Happy Independence Day

I wish my American readers a happy Independence Day. May your great nation be truly free!

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Of your charity…

Please pray for my church history professor who taught at my alma mater, Fribourg University. Father Guy Thomas Bedouelle OP (1940-2012) Fr Bedouelle died last 22nd May aged 71 years from a long illness at the Albertinum in Fribourg, Switzerland. … Continue reading

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Traditionalist Disappointments

As soon as I finish writing this posting, I will leave the subject I approached in the previous article. I note that faithful of the SSPX (cf. Le Forum Catholique and Rorate Caeli) are disappointed by the nomination of Bishop … Continue reading

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