Monthly Archives: June 2014

Here’s an interview with the New Testament scholar who is popular in Catholic circles as well: RNS: You address the question of whether Adam was a historical figure in one of the first chapters of the book, and you’re also an … Continue reading →

Father Z has translated a section of the most recent interview Pope Francis has given, this time with a female journalist at the Italian daily newspaper  Il Messaggero.   M: If you will permit a criticism… Francis: Of course… M: You … Continue reading →

Christopher Mahon sent along these photos of last Sunday’s Patronal Mass at St. Thomas More where our Ordinary Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson presided.

Thankfully I live in Canada and do not directly risk getting audited for posting this, but frankly the mainstream media silence on the IRS scandal is a sad commentary on my journalistic colleagues south of the border. Roger Simon at … Continue reading →

Before I begin this, a reminder to any of my new readers that most of the commentators on this blog are not members of the Ordinariate and  do not represent necessarily the views of people in the Ordinariate, though I … Continue reading →

The Catholic Herald reports: Recognising that most Catholic couples do not follow the Church’s teaching against the use of artificial birth control, the document says that “for many Catholics the concept of ‘responsible parenthood’ encompasses the shared responsibility in conscience … Continue reading →

Word on Fire’s Brandon Vogt asked Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins about the upcoming Synod on the Family and asked about the pesky communion for divorced and remarried Catholics issue: Our Lord’s teaching on marriage, like his whole teaching on discipleship, … Continue reading →

This article by a Jesuit priest on same-sex attraction popped up on my Facebook page Nathan W. O’Halloran, SJ writes: One of these virtues is the ability to form bonds of deep friendship with members of the same sex. He … Continue reading →

If we ever get an Anglican Patrimony conference off the ground (that would invite people from inside and outside the Ordinariate and welcome scholars in the Catholic Church such as Fr. Aidan Nichols, I would certainly want Fr. Hunwicke to … Continue reading →