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Standing on My Head
“A scene is often most clearly seen when it is seen upside down.” G.K.Chesterton
A Parish Priest on Fiducia Supplicans
Now having had a chance to read Fiducia Supplicans-- the new document from the Vatican on blessings, I have a few thoughts from the point of view of a parish priest. As usual, I [...]
Christmas, Pagan Romans and Frodo Baggins
Will the atheist cynics and Protestant scoffers never cease with the old canard that Catholicism is simply old paganism in a new dress? These critics notice similarities between certain Roman Catholic customs and the [...]
Who Built the Beautiful Churches?
There has been a discussion on social media about beautiful Catholic Churches. The usual ignorant comments were spouted..you know the old grumble: "Look at that huge expensive church! They should have given the money [...]
C.S.Lewis R.I.P.
On this day sixty years ago John F Kennedy was assassinated and in Oxford, England C.S.Lewis died. Lewis had a great impact on my life--in many ways saving my Christian faith. I had been [...]
Can People Who Are Confused about Gender be Baptized?
A reader has asked me to comment on the recent reply to questions from a Brazilian priest about access to baptisms. The question was whether a person who is confused about their gender can [...]
The Insanity of Uniformity
News is bubbling out of various Catholic bishops who are banning the ad orientem celebration of Mass and the faithful from receiving communion kneeling at altar rails. Is it possible that Catholic leaders could be [...]
