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Capital Punishment

My reflections continue on this theme of human evil and goodness, and everything in between. I come to the subject to the way the law in some countries deals with a criminal considered as to be so evil as to … Continue reading →

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Human Goodness

Writing my last article on the “aesthetic gospel” has made me think carefully about the real underlying issues. The real issue is the notion of humanism – the idea according to which humans are capable of the greatest good as … Continue reading →

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In Candore Decus

A rather sweet little article has appeared in the blog of my friend in the USA – The “Gospel” of Liturgical Aestheticism. Apparently, I am fortunate not to have been born before the Constantinian Settlement, and credited for being “candid”. We … Continue reading →

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News from the Traditional Anglican Communion in England

I received this message by e-mail just now. I wish the TAC well in its Continuing Anglican apostolate and I will keep Bishop Gray and his flock in the UK and Bishop Pope and his people in Australia in my … Continue reading →

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Day for Day

As I looked at Deborah Gyapong’s article of yesterday – So, who is following this Michael Voris, Fr. Robert Barron controversy over hell?, this prompted me to look at an old article I had written on this subject. Hell and Salvation. It … Continue reading →

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Liturgical Christianity

I went through my morning routine of drinking coffee and looking at my e-mail and blog comments. One by Christopher William McAvoy stood out on the Orthodox Blow-Out Department. Without reproducing it here, it contains a theme that is close … Continue reading →

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Holy Russia

A circular e-mail from Dr William Tighe gives us the text of The Russians are Coming by Dr Robert Moynihan. The idea is seductive. Should we do away with Roman Catholicism in Europe, all of us convert to Orthodoxy and … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy Theories and Democracy

Whilst we are on the subject, this is worth reading: Are conspiracy theories the biggest threat to democracy? Observer columnist and academic John Naughton said: The reason we have conspiracy theories is that sometimes governments and organisations do conspire. You … Continue reading →

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Old Nick

An article came up on an “alternative news” website I occasionally look at – The Psychological Power of Satan. This site is admittedly quite “conspiracy theory”, but we also have to say that evil in the world is, and always … Continue reading →

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As we remember our loved ones…

Another year goes by, and we have celebrated the feast of All Hallows. My wife and niece came to Mass yesterday, and the homily took the form of a dialogue. The origin of these two days in the liturgical calendar … Continue reading →

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