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Standing on My Head
“A scene is often most clearly seen when it is seen upside down.” G.K.Chesterton
Catholicism and Sects
I know Catholics are supposed to be obsessed with sex, but this post is not about that. It's about sects or sectarianism. A sect is a breakaway group--a split from the universal church, and [...]
Thomas Reese SJ: Arch Clericalist Wants to Ban Trad Worship
Clericalism is one of the bugbears in the Catholic Church. Especially since the second Vatican Council and under Pope Francis we are supposed to be dumping clericalism for consultation. It is the "church of [...]
The Relevance of Reverence
A friend sent me an article from the Wall Street Journal about a modernist ecclesiastical building planned for East Berlin. The article is here (but behind WSJ's paywall I'm afraid) The short version is [...]
Holy Saturday and Lord of the Rings
One of Catholicism’s greatest contributions is the great artists it has produced. I have written elsewhere about how the deeply incarnation and sacramental vision of Catholicism helps to inspire art that works at a [...]
Is it REALLY a Relic of the True Cross?
Every year on Good Friday we present a relic of the True Cross for the faithful to venerate. This naturally raises the question of whether it is the true cross and how we know. [...]
What I Learned from “The Crown” About Being a Better Priest
During my convalescence from this stroke I have had to rest a lot, and not being too good at that I took the time to re-watch the first two series of The Crown. Apart [...]
