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Roger – You can’t be expected to fill in every gap in my education, can you?... - roger on 27 July 2010
Billy, several things to say. First of all I had no idea that you had a blog! If it is public, I... - Billy Bishop on 27 July 2010
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Epsilon, I am very OK with this and thank you deeply. It is very good to know that people... - epsilon on 17 July 2010
I ‘ve dedicated a post to this today – hope you’re OK with this this is the... - roger on 17 July 2010
Epsilon, very good to hear from you as well! I did not know the link you gave, but am glad to... - epsilon on 12 July 2010
“the Hollow Men, who knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing, had lost... - roger on 10 July 2010
Very good to have your voice and insights back here, Edwin! As you may see from upcoming... - roger on 10 July 2010
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Tag Archives: Church in Crisis
Bob Geldof and the Divine Power of Jesus Christ
Referring to his Irish Catholic upbringing, avowed atheist Bob Geldof KBE has said:
“Intellectually I resisted, but though logic stripped away the cant and ceremony, I still could not rid myself of the voodoo.”
Oddly enough, here I think, is testimony to a concept, which I share with Bob Geldof.
It is a concept, once entirely obvious [...]
To Suffer the Modern Liturgy and not to Fume …
I have just returned from Holy Mass with the Institute of Christ the King, here in Madrid.
I feel so nourished by this Mass. So deeply nourished, physically and spiritually, that my soul is singing.
Nourished by the beauty of the chapel. Nourished by the beauty of the vestments and altar. Nourished by the beauty of the [...]
Bound in Time and Culture: The “Universal” New Age
As I said in a comment to my last entry, I was very, very heartened by a comment from Aaron here.
In a departure from my usual, slightly more formal approach, I want to use this space to engage with your thinking, Aaron. First I’d like to quote you with some editing. The editing is not [...]
This Joy
If people only knew …
For two days running, circumstances led me to miss Mass. This is very unusual for me and accustomed as I am to daily Mass, its absence was very noticeable.
I suppose some reading this might consider my going to Mass daily as some kind of zealous pious dutifulness. If they only knew [...]
The Novus Ordo Fails to Guard and Contain
On reading the chapter entitled Liturgical Reform, in Iota Unum, by Romano Amerio, many thoughts and feelings are with me. How to put into words that which I am experiencing? I will begin with something that happened the other night.
I attended a Novus Ordo Mass. I found the liturgy particularly disorganised and chaotic. On receiving communion, [...]
Book Review: Iota Unum by Romano Amerio
Caution: unlike other reviews here, this is not so much a review yet, but a review-in-progress. What in internet-ese I believe is called a “stub”: Something to be expanded later.
For now, I simply want to draw attention to this extraordinary book. With the breathtaking intelligence of a profound Thomistic mind, the author has created a [...]
From Ordinary to Extraordinary
Recently at the Tridentine Latin Mass, I experienced something so beautiful.
After the consecration and elevation of the Host, I bowed my head in reverence and prayer and then when the server rang the following bell, I lifted my head.
I saw the robe of the priest held up, slightly curved behind the priest. The chalice was [...]
Valentin Tomberg: The Judas Kiss of Demythologisation
In my last weblog entry, I made reference to the materialism of the liberal Protestant theology of the likes of Rudolf Bultmann. And I noted briefly that this materialism had now tragically made its way into Catholicism, as well.
Thus do I recall the teaching of a certain Jesuit, who explained the Crucifixion in terms of [...]
Our Mother, the Church
Several years ago, a friend of mine spoke to me about a Catholic study group she had been part of. The group consisted of mainly women and there was much talk against the then pope, John Paul II, who had declared that the Church lacked authority to ordain women.
These women claimed that they were searching [...]
Book Review: Windswept House: A Vatican Novel – Malachi Martin
A Shocking, Disturbing Book with Real Keys to understanding the Crisis of the Church.
Feast of the Sacred Heart