Random thoughts and observations
Ongoing revelations of sexual abuse by the clergy continue to rock Christian churches. While it’s true that all denominations have had to deal with this scourge, the Catholic Church appears to have more than its proportionate share of cases. Every time the issue seems to be under control, new reports emerge, most recently in Germany. [...]
I rather liked the media statement from the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide seeking to “reclaim” Valentine’s Day. The initiative provides parishes and Catholic school families with practical suggestions for celebrating St Valentine’s Day and encouraging married couples to spend more time together. The statement claims that St Valentine was executed on February 14, 269AD for [...]
Blessed Mary MacKillop (pictured) is likely to become Australia’s first Saint. She founded the Josephite order of nuns at Penola in 1867. Penola is 50km from Mount Gambier and we walked around the town today. Mary’s birthday is one day before mine, albeit 125 years earlier. She was born at Fitzroy in 1842, the suburb [...]
I know it’s naught to click my own Google ads, but sometimes I find them interesting and can’t resist. Not that there is anything forbidden (I think) about the West Australian Apostolic District of the Anglican Catholic Church in Australia. I’m just surprised it exists because I had never heard of them before. According to [...]
It’s rather ironic I learned about The Vatican’s web site from a blog named The Inquisitr I’m not surprised The Vatican has a web site; it’s just I had never thought about it before and had never visited. As The Inquisitr reveals, a Latin section was only recently added. I’ve never studied Latin and I [...]
