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January 2015

January 05, 2015

Believe it or Not

I once had a conversation with one of my fellow Anglican priests at our Diocesan...

January 04, 2015

T.S.Eliot Reads The Journey of the Magi

Are you familiar with the Eliot poem The Journey of the Magi? Here is a...

January 03, 2015

Building the New Our Lady of the Rosary – Update

For the last three months, off and on I have been commenting here on my...

January 03, 2015

Religious Sister Serves as “Parish Priest”

When I lived in England I had a very illuminating conversation with one of the...

January 03, 2015

The Reliquary of the Magi

The relics of the Magi--Balthasar, Melchior and Caspar are said to reside in this reliquary...

January 03, 2015

The Epiphany Proclamation

Dear brothers and sisters, the glory of the Lord has shone upon us, and shall...

January 03, 2015

The Riddle of the Three Wise Men

So Who were the magi and where did they come from? We’re not exactly sure....

January 02, 2015

The Story of My First Confession

My first confession was when I was in my late twenties. I was a member...

January 02, 2015

Flying with the Cappadocian Fathers

So maybe you thought "Cappadocia" was one of those fancy coffees they make at Starbucks?...

January 02, 2015

New Year’s Resolution? Fugeddaboudit.

So it is January second. You're feeling fat and ugly after all the feasting and...

January 01, 2015

Not a Resolution but a Revolution…

...in your way of thinking, Instead of making resolutions you are bound to break within...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

Mother of God – Defender of Orthodoxy

An excerpt from my book Mary-A Catholic Evangelical Debate--which will be re-published next year. I...

December 31, 2014

Why I Am a New Years’ Scrooge

Happy New Year? Bah. Humbug. I stay at home and go to bed early. Here's...

December 30, 2014

A Pope of Contradictions?

John Allen reports with his usual succinct, objective style on an Italian journalist's criticism of...

December 30, 2014

Pagans a Pope and the Fall of Sauron…

...Or How We Got New Year’s Day Some atheists, Muslims and Christian fundamentalists like to...

December 30, 2014

Building Beauty in the Bible Belt

Beauty is the language of worship, and we're determined to build a beautiful new church...

December 30, 2014

On Catholicism and Killing Cops

Why should anyone be surprised at the recent spate of random murders of policemen? When...

December 28, 2014

The Family – Your Ladder to Heaven

What too many people seem to miss is that marriage is a sacrament. That means...

December 28, 2014

The Laymen’s Lament

I should be clear. One of the rules I have set myself is to never...

December 26, 2014

The Best of British Christmas

Allow me on this Boxiing Day to say that England tops USA for Christmas. Hands...

December 20, 2014

St Mary Help of Christians, Aiken SC

Fr Renuard West has posted some pictures of the new St Mary Help of Christians...

December 20, 2014

Idol Speculation

Did the pagans really worship idols? If so, what was going on? To be precise,...

December 19, 2014

Ugly as Sin?

Michael Rose's book Ugly As Sin: was read by the members of our building committee when...

December 10, 2014

Ten Ways to Battle Gossip

Have you ever really stopped to consider how ugly gossip is? Working in school, family...

December 09, 2014

The Terrorism of Torture

How can you counter terrorism with torture when torture is a form of terrorism? Here's...

December 09, 2014

Romance of Religion for Christmas

Why not order a signed copy of my book The Romance of Religion as a Christmas...

December 08, 2014

Mother Mary and Calvinist Me

On this busy Solemnity there has been no chance to share my thoughts about the...

December 07, 2014

Did John the Baptist Really Eat Grasshoppers?

On the second Sunday of Advent I am always intrigued by John the Baptist's diet...

December 06, 2014

A Post for Slap A Heretic Day

In commemoration of St Nicholas who famously slugged the heretic Arius I publish this piece...

December 06, 2014

The Coming Demographic Winter

Catholic convert Charles Moore write in today's Daily Telegraph about the coming demographic winter. This...

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