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Standing on My Head
“A scene is often most clearly seen when it is seen upside down.” G.K.Chesterton
Ridiculous Rules of Religion
When I served as a high school chaplain the enforcement of the dress code brought back memories of my own adolescent attitude to rules, restrictions and regulations. If those in authority tried to assert [...]
Suspicion of Superstition
The longer I am a Catholic (or maybe it is just advancing age) the more suspicious I am of superstition in religion. Don't get me wrong. I don't think Catholics are any more superstitious [...]
The Salvation of St Dismas (The Good Thief)
On social media this week some of our Protestant brothers have been using this story of St Dismas--the repentant thief who was crucified with Jesus--to take some pokes at the Catholic Church teaching. "You [...]
On Altars that have been Altered
Social media was buzzing this week in reaction to a ludicrous article at the National Catholic Reporter about a church in Ohio which was handed over to the traditionalist Institute of Christ the King [...]
Dream of the Rood
It seemed that I saw a most wondrous tree born aloft, wound round by light, brightest of beams. All was that beacon sprinkled with gold. Gems stood fair at earth's corners; there likewise [...]
The Ghost of Arianism in the Church Today
Heresies are like weeds. They keep coming back. The thing is, they come back in different guises. In the fourth century Arianism was part of the great debate over the divinity of Christ and [...]
