Friday, 25 October 2024

The 2024 World Cup of Synod Jargon

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On about October 8th, when we have decided what the worst hymn is, we shall start the 2024 World Cup of Synod Jargon. The 2023 World Cup v...
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Wednesday, 9 October 2024

It's Radcliffe Mania!

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Are YOU organizing a synod? Well, if not, why not? Have you not heard the Holy Father tell us that the essence of Catholicism is its synoda...
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Saturday, 21 September 2024

Muddled Jorge gets provisional Vatican approval

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The Vatican on Thursday issued a statement acknowledging that some spiritual fruits had come from the regular apparitions of Muddled Jorge, ...
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Tuesday, 17 September 2024

The sin against synodality

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Most readers are aware of the seven deadly sins - pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth - and some readers may even have comm...
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Monday, 16 September 2024

Eight hymns you don't want to sing

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So we have reached the quarter-finals of the 2024 World Cup of Bad Hymns , and here are the remaining atrocities, with some useful descripti...
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Friday, 13 September 2024

All roads lead to God

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In Singapore, Pope Francis has explained to some children that all religions are paths to reach God. As a public service, we present some ...
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Thursday, 5 September 2024

A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Arnold

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I've read it so you don't have to - here is a shortened version of the original text . Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ - als...
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Monday, 26 August 2024

Which bits of the Bible can we omit?

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There's been a bit of controversy this week about the second reading in the Novus Ordo Mass, which was Ephesians 5:21-32: this has some ...
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Cupich is asked to install abortion chapel in Holy Name Cathedral

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Following his successful participation in the Democratic National Convention last week, Cardinal Blase Cupich, known to regular readers as t...
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Tuesday, 6 August 2024

The second World Cup of Bad Hymns

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As a distraction from all the other problems in the world, we'll have another world cup. I had planned a sumptuous opening ceremony, wi...
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Monday, 29 July 2024

Vatican welcomes Olympics opening ceremony

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Last week's Olympics opening ceremony has been greeted warmly by Vatican staff and their friends. For any readers who were on another pl...
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Sunday, 7 July 2024

Quick World Cup of Latin Mass Letter Writers

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As is probably well known to most readers, 48 fairly famous people, mostly from the world of writing, music and politics, signed a letter to...
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Saturday, 6 July 2024

The Book of Numbskulls 2 - after the fall of Bosis

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After some delay, continued from Chapter 1 . 1. Following the fall of Bosis, it was decided that the children of Bri-tain would be led by ...
Wednesday, 3 July 2024

A letter about the Latin Mass

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The scene: Pope Francis is relaxing in a deck chair, idly thinking up new punishments that he can inflict upon Cardinal Burke. In rushes (we...
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