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New Oratory
I have already posted these photos to Facebook to announce the “birth” of a new oratory in my little house near Ambrières les Vallées in the Mayenne. I have resumed the dedication to St Martin of Tours of my old … Continue reading
Oratoire Saint-Martin
Here is a brief posting to replace an earlier one which expressed a lack of prudence on my part. The most I will say is that I am now separated and many things remain in the air. In the meantime, … Continue reading
Sarabande for the Morning of Easter
One of the glories of Herbert Howells to wish all my readers a happy Easter. I will shortly be going to my chapel to restore the Blessed Sacrament to its place in the hanging pyx above the altar from where … Continue reading
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Tagged Church music, Easter, Faith, Hope, Howells, Paschal Mystery
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Catholics, the Paradox
Most of my readers are probably familiar with this film giving a caricature of the Vatican II reforms in the 1960’s and the following decade, and of the traditionalist reaction. The drama is centred in a monastery on the remote … Continue reading
Le Mieux est l’Ennemi du Bien
I am quite impressed by the way academics, politicians, lawyers and others are reflecting about our society and the unhealthy trends that need to be challenged. The French lawyer Mireille Delmas-Marty summed it up as “The dream of perfection is … Continue reading
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Tagged Coronavirus, Life and death, Moral questions, Mystery of Evil, Philosophy, Politics, Reflections, Romanticism
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The Force of Scepticism Grows
I have already written on this subject, and I remind the reader that for me, scepticism means having an open mind because truth, which is transcendent, cannot always be perfectly known. You are most welcome to peruse my old articles … Continue reading
Post-Institutional Catholics
Update: this article of mine inspired another blog article Is the Pope Catholic? Who cares!? I have already criticised Pius IX’s infallibilist ideology as something that is intellectually absurd, and which is in fact the basis of sedevacantism. I find … Continue reading
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Tagged Mystery of Evil, New Goliards, Politics, Reflections, Roman Catholicism
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Ceremonies of the Sarum Missal
A very kind friend bought and sent me a copy of R.J. Urquhart’s Ceremonies of the Sarum Missal. It is not a book I would have bought myself given its high price set by the publisher T&T Clark. I was … Continue reading
A Glimmer of Light
I have made a new discovery whilst looking through my notifications on Facebook. I found some comments mentioning my writings, but of a singular shallowness. The original poster of the thread gave a link to a page of a site … Continue reading
Oscar Wilde
This is an extraordinary film from 1960 about the downfall of Oscar Wilde in the 1890’s. We are very lucky to have the whole film available on YouTube. I find it very well acted. I first saw it more than … Continue reading
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Tagged Homosexuality, Literature, Moral questions, Mystery of Evil, Oscar Wilde, Reflections, Romanticism
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