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- epsilon on 8 March 2010
Hello Roger – have just re-read this post – it is so profound! Are you still... - roger on 5 March 2010
Philip, thank you for this unexpected kind encouragement again and prayers! After finding your... - philip johnson on 3 March 2010
your faith is strong .you are in my prayers.god bless you and god bless the pope.... - roger on 28 February 2010
Thank you Benjamin for this beautiful quote and for your warm words. They help, for much the... - roger on 28 February 2010
Thank you so much Philip. This kind, warm encouragement means a lot to us. For this internet... - roger on 28 February 2010
Yes Edwin. Catholicism is a living, growing tradition. I cannot help but feel that part of... - Benjamin on 25 February 2010
Revisited your blog; I am thankful for your journey and witness to me. I will revisit... - philip johnson on 24 February 2010
great writing.you are true followers of the one true faith. god bless .philip. - Edwin Shendelman on 24 February 2010
“For I really have come to believe that a de-sacramentalised,... - roger on 23 February 2010
Yes Edwin. There is a favourite quote of mine that makes old friends of mine yawn by now.... - Edwin Shendelman on 23 February 2010
I guess what I am trying to get at here is the need to hold two different ideas... - roger on 22 February 2010
Thank you for this Edwin. My original post invoked the word STRUGGLE quite consciously I...
- epsilon on 8 March 2010
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Tag Archives: Church in Crisis
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.
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