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The Merton Institute for Contemplative Living
The Merton Institute for Contemplative Living This initiative is named after Fr Thomas Merton, the famous American Trappist monk. It isn’t a monastery, though this site is connected with Merton’s old abbey. It seems to be a virtual meeting point … Continue reading
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The Dream of Non-Papal Catholicism
Young Fogey is writing on a favourite theme, trying to prove that only Roman Catholicism is viable enough to foster and continue the Catholic way into the future. One by one, he proceeds to trash the alternatives. The disillusionment of … Continue reading
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The Great Meltdown
Update from Sunday 17.55 GMT: Father Stephen Smuts has completed the maintenance work on his blog, and there are new articles. * * * I begin to be quite “alone” as this blog somehow continues to be of some interest … Continue reading
Another View on Erastianism
Erastian Edicts and Popular Principles Excellent article by Deacon Jonathan Munn.
Quid est Veritas?
We have read it in the Gospel, heard it in church during Holy Week, and some of us have seen the Mel Gibson film. What is truth? In Thomist philosophy, the truth is something outside ourselves, and seizing the truth … Continue reading
A Relevance of Christianity
Since writing my last post and receiving a very interesting comment, I wonder if I have allowed myself to get onto someone’s conservative bandwagon. After all, the argument of some of the protagonists for women bishops in the Church of … Continue reading
They Played Cards and Lost
The agenda for women bishops in England really thought they had it made, and not a whit did they care about those opposed even for theological and ecumenical reasons. The opposition had only to be crushed as the Church of … Continue reading
Monsignor Léon Gromier and Liturgical Reform
When I was in seminary in Italy, our liturgical expert Fr Franck Quoex handed some of us a photocopied sheet of an essay by a distinguished French prelate and MC of Pope Pius XII. About ten years ago, I published … Continue reading
NCC Ordinations in Germany
I got word from Bishop Roald Flemestad that he had been in Germany. The Nordic Catholic Church website gives an article about ordinations from the Christian Catholic Church and the Order of Port Royal. I used Google for the translation … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving
I wish my American readers a happy Thanksgiving. Whatever this tradition and feast mean to each of you, I wish you a good and holy day. On this 22nd November, it is also the Feast of Saint Cecilia, the Patron … Continue reading
The Blue Flower 