Monthly Archives: August 2014

What does it mean to  be baptized by the Holy Spirit?  In charismatic circles, it is usually characterized by manifestations such as receiving the gift of tongues.  It’s usually described as an extremely joyful, powerful experience. Today as I was … Continue reading →

A most interesting post over at Rorate-Caeli about qualifiers in front of the description Catholic. Here’s an excerpt concerning Tradition that I find most helpful: In a broad sense, the entirety of revelation—including Scripture—is part of Tradition. Scripture, too, has … Continue reading →

Most interesting post by Msgr. Charles Pope that looks at worship in house churches in the first centuries of the Church.  Not as informal as those trying to recover New Testament style worship would have us believe. As you may … Continue reading →

A non-Catholic Christian takes a look at the death of Father Raymond Gravel, may he rest in peace. Conservative Catholics in the United States frequently bemoan what they perceive as the excessive liberalism of their Church in this country. I … Continue reading →

When I first came to the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada (ACCC) parish here in Ottawa, we had open communion, in that if you believed in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament and your conscience was … Continue reading →

Steve Long, a Catch the Fire pastor, attended Bishop Tony Palmer’s funeral in Bath earlier this month and has this report on his Facebook page: Wonderful celebration of Tony Palmer’s life yesterday in Bath, UK. Bruno Ierullo and I were … Continue reading →

She already enjoys the fullness of what we hope for at the ‘consummation of the ages’. Our hope is what we say in our funeral rites, ‘In my flesh I shall see God’, ‘I shall behold him face to face’. Mary … Continue reading →

For the record, we omit the Sign of Peace in our Ordinariate parish in Ottawa.   Fr. Blake writes: I am glad the Holy See has issued a new document on it and decided not to move too, to before … Continue reading →

A great article in The Catholic Herald.  Thought this excerpt was especially interesting (with my emphases): We also encountered an interesting, and somewhat postmodern approach from some. They where ready to accept that God could call us to the Catholic … Continue reading →

Most interesting, including the links: It seems that there are some Catholics who are upset that the Pope’s friend Bishop Tony Palmer was given a Catholic Requiem. Go here and here. They shouldn’t be. We can pray for the repose … Continue reading →