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November 2015

November 05, 2015

The Catholic Roots of England

I was watching the service of Evensong from Westminster Abbey the other night that took...

November 05, 2015

Arians, Aliens and Body Snatchers

Do you remember that creepy movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers? Some kind of alien...

October 2014

October 14, 2014

Why I Distrust Church Synods

As a former Anglican I distrust church synods. Here's why. The General Synod of the...

October 09, 2014

Evidence for God’s Existence

Over at Brandon Vogt's website Strange Notions here and here I have a set of arguments...

October 03, 2014

Ten Things That Changed St Francis Forever…

...and can change you too. One of the things that makes St Francis so popular...

September 2014

September 12, 2014

Ten Things to Remember When You’re Fed Up With Other Catholics

Maybe it's just me, but I seem to hear an increasing amount of grumbling from...

August 2014

August 02, 2014

History and Heresy

"To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant" wrote Bl. John Henry...

July 2014

July 25, 2014

Thundering Through With St James

Here is my latest article for Catholic Exchange. It's unlocks an interesting detail about St...

July 16, 2014

What That Church of England Vote is Really About…

On Monday the Church of England did not simply vote to ordain women as bishops....

June 2013

June 06, 2013

Punchy History

Review by guest blogger and Standing on My Head book reviewer Christian LeBlanc. I love...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

Who is “Q”? The Mythical World of Bible Scholars

Have you ever noticed that there is a breed of atheists who are also Bible...

December 18, 2012

Who Wrote Mark?

One of the things the atheists like to destroy is the New Testament. Without anything...

December 11, 2012

The Decline of the Church in Britain

Damian Thompson (who is probably one of the world's greatest journalists) write here about the...

November 2012

November 27, 2012

What I Didn’t Say About Christ the King

One of the difficulties about preaching is there is too much to say and too...

November 07, 2012

Duane Mandible on Vampires

Guest blogger, Duane Mandible is a contributing editor to The Truth Hurts, a bi-monthly journal of...

November 01, 2012

The Little Girl as Warrior

"Sanctity! It must be won at the point of a sword!" said the little warrior...

October 2012

October 19, 2012

On Morality and Martyrdom

A debate has been cooking amongst various bloggers who are atheists about whether there is...

October 17, 2012

Lions, Little Children and Tiber Swims

Did you know that Ignatius of Antioch was not only appointed to the see of...

July 2012

July 24, 2012

The Vicar on a Roman Holiday

Guest blogger, The Rev’d Humphrey Blytherington is Vicar of St Hilda’s, Little Snoring with...

July 21, 2012

The Early Date of Mark’s Gospel

In seminary we had to study modern Biblical scholarship, and one of my great blessings...

July 18, 2012

What Do Historians Think of the Gospels?

Are the gospels reliable as historical accounts? In an earlier post I wrote that the...

July 15, 2012

Are the Gospels Historical?

Anyone who wishes to engage in a thoughtful and intelligent exploration of the Christian faith...

May 2012

May 29, 2012

Rapture or Rupture?

A year after Rev Harold Camping's followers messed up on doomsday and the rapture didn't...

May 09, 2012

Divine Mercy–Light in the Darkness

Recently I have been increasingly drawn to the Divine Mercy devotion. At the Catholic leadership...

May 09, 2012

My Conversion Story

Is now posted at the Why I'm Catholic website. Go here. You can also read...

May 02, 2012

Beam Down Athanasius

Today we celebrate St Athanasius, and can somebody beam him down? The place is crawling...

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