Saturday, 30 May 2020

The Secret Life of Pope Francis

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With humble apologies to James Thurber . Greta Thunberg stood up on the podium. "I present to you Pope Francis, three times winner o...
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Monday, 25 May 2020

Church of England goes on strike

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The background for those who don't know it: Dominic Cummings, an adviser to Boris Johnson, took his child to Durham during the lockdown....
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Saturday, 23 May 2020

World Cup of Liturgical Abuses - the runners

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In the end we collected 45 liturgical abuses of one sort and another - if you don't think something is a LA, then you don't need to ...
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Friday, 22 May 2020

The Book of Covidicus, Chapter 4 - staying alert

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Continued from Chapter 3. 1. Then Bosis ceased to harden his heart, and said "From now on a new commandment I give unto you: STAY A...
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Wednesday, 20 May 2020

It's Laudato Si' mania!

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What is the biggest event in the Catholic Church this week? Ascension Day? Oh no, you're so RIGID! The 100th birthday of the saintly Pop...
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Sunday, 17 May 2020

How should women dress in church?

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It's the perennial debate - should women dress how they like in church, or should they dress in a restrained way, in order to avoid stim...
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Saturday, 16 May 2020

The World Cup of Liturgical Abuses

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Inspired by an offering from Patrick Coffin , I want to run a World Cup of Liturgical Abuses (either by the priest or the people). To make ...
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Friday, 15 May 2020

Nobody expects the Congregation for Divine Worship!

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The scene: the bishop's palace in Knoxville, Tennessee. Bishop Richard Stika is admiring himself in the mirror. The door bursts open,...
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Wednesday, 13 May 2020

Believers of every religion unite!

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Pope Francis: I would like to remind you that on 14 May, believers of every religion are invited to unite themselves spiritually in a day of...
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Sunday, 10 May 2020

Catholics encouraged to celebrate Ramadan

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Imam Al-Nichols, also known to Catholics as Vincent, Cardinal Nichols, explained today that he was celebrating Ramadan at home since ...
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Wednesday, 6 May 2020

The Book of Covidicus, Chapter 3

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Continued from Chapter 2. 1. So the children of Bri-tain continued to be locked down, and unable to worship the Lord. 2. Although there w...
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Saturday, 2 May 2020

Cardinal Sarah - Dontchahatehim?

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Exclusive revelations from Christopher Lambchop of the Tablet. Tablet readers all know that the Leader of the Opposition to Pope Francis...
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Wednesday, 29 April 2020

Clap the Church each week!

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In these dangerous times everyone wants to thank the front-line troops - bishops, priests and deacons - who are protecting us against Damn...
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