Tag Archives: Catholicism

The Latin Mass has been restricted because my feelings

Posted on July 18, 2021 by JC

A year ago to the day by coincidence, I did a fisking on an article I found which had been published in late 2019 but was so outrageous, I felt compelled to respond. Here we have something more recent from … Continue reading →

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Life is Easier – So Should Religion Be

Posted on March 7, 2021 by JC

We are now well into the season of Lent for 2021 and so far at least, without any hint that we’re going to be deprived of the Mass again during this Holy Time. The Feast of St. Joseph was the … Continue reading →

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The Allegory of the Bottle

Posted on November 23, 2020 by JC

I don’t know whether this will be seen as poorly thought out, absurd or just silly but I want to attempt to write it down anyway.  Imagine that Christianity or more specifically the Body of Christ is a bottle — … Continue reading →

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Fake Catholics

Posted on September 20, 2020 by JC

A few years ago when the term “fake news” began being spread, Donald Trump was quick to use it against his shameless enemies in the media — particularly CNN. The media reacted as you would expect and stopped using the … Continue reading →

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Visit to Marian Valley

Posted on August 16, 2020 by JC

I recently visited the Marian Valley in Queensland, Australia. It is within the Archdiocese of Brisbane and run by the Monastic Order of St. Paul the First Hermit. This was my first visit and it is a wonderful place for … Continue reading →

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Fisking Fletcher on the Latin Mass

Posted on July 18, 2020 by JC

I love reading a good fisking but I’ve seldom done one on the blog with only this one coming up in a search. The following article about the Latin Mass appeared in the National Catholic Register in November last year … Continue reading →

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Compliance & Competence

Posted on May 30, 2020 by JC

When I moved back to Australia, I began working for a school in a system I’d been out of for a decade and barely in before that. I was only a few years out of university when I moved to … Continue reading →

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Looking on the bright side

Posted on May 16, 2020 by JC

In these times it is important to remember that the trial of being separated from the Mass and the Sacraments can still be fruitful and we should look to God’s intention for this. I think we aren’t wrong to question … Continue reading →

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Reverence for Me but not for thee…

Posted on March 28, 2020 by JC

“The Church does not want to lose her clients, she wants to acquire new members. This produces a kind of secularisation which is truly deplorable”. “The world is going astray, the Church is going astray in the world, priests are … Continue reading →

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He Chose Mary

Posted on February 29, 2020 by JC

I just finished reading Rome Sweet Rome by Scott and Kimberly Hahn earlier this week. I didn’t particularly enjoy the book purely as a book. There are a few reasons for this and a major one is it is somewhat … Continue reading →

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