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A Knock at the Jesuits?
I have just discovered Fr Ray Blake’s article Loyola’s non-liturgical legacy about the effect of the Jesuits and the Counter-Reformation on the liturgical nature of the Church. Before going into this subject, it would be good to reassure readers that … Continue reading
Are the Atheists our Enemies?
I received a very kind message from my Bishop this morning who found that it was wise to put The Anglican Catholic to bed for a little while until it gets focused on positive themes and transcends the kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Moral questions, Mystery of Evil, Religious pathology
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Dives et Pauper
Update: This story has turned out to be an urban legend, and therefore is not true. It is doing the rounds on the blogs and Facebook, and my Bishop reproduced it in good faith. This photo is one of a … Continue reading
Nice Little Article on Anglican Identity
Articulating Identity by Deacon Jonathan Munn of our Diocese. I always appreciate Deacon Jonathan’s writings, which are always very articulate. The issue of Anglican “identity” or the “patrimony” much discussed in the contexts of the Ordinariates is a difficult one. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican Catholic Church, Continuing Anglicanism, Medieval Catholicism
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Royal Birth
I join my Diocese and the people of my native country in congratulating Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today on the birth of their son, His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge. I likewise … Continue reading
Anglican Papalism Revisited
Another article is worth reading – Anglican Papalism on the Episcopal Church Socialist League blog. The blog author is Ryan Chegwin of the (presumably) Episcopalian parish of St Paul, Minnesota. He announces the colours thus: Anglican Papalism is for men … Continue reading
Just a Little Note on Blowing-Out
The Orthodox Blow-Out Department has really taken off as its “classical” Anglican and Roman Catholic counterparts have not. Most of the incoming comments linked to from the right-hand sidebar of this page are going that direction. Firstly, I would like … Continue reading
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Tagged Housekeeping, Western Rite Orthodoxy
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Missing the Essential
I have just come across the article Tragic Worship by Carl R. Trueman in First Things. This is something I have noticed in popular culture, notably the enthusiasm we have for celebrities like the ancients for heroes and demi-gods. I … Continue reading
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence!
Grab yours before it’s too late! So commercial advertising blares out to the world. The British mainstream left-wing press has published Vatican offers ‘time off purgatory’ to followers of Pope Francis tweets. The article seems pretty sick, and I can … Continue reading
Anglican Catholic Unity
Here is a heads-up on another article by Deacon Jonathan Munn – Anglican Catholic Unity. If comments have to be from a low church or “classical Anglican” point of view, please use the Classical Anglican Blow-Out Department. Deacon Munn obvious sets out … Continue reading
The Blue Flower 