Fr John Corrigan, Diocese of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
The Lord gives us very clear instructions on difficult conversations. He makes clear that we can't keep the peace at the expense of truth. He expects us to speak the truth, even at the cost of peace. “If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him...
Bishops all over the world have introduced temporary protocols to address the risk of contagion. Some will be scandalized by the lack of faith. “Surely God will not permit infection via the sacraments!” Maybe they're right. In the Church's 2,000-year history, which...
Crossway is an Evangelical not-for-profit publisher which produced, in 2001, the English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible. This is a modern revision of the Revised Standard Version (RSV), which employs an "essentially literal" translation of Sacred Scripture. On...
In responding to the dismissal of Cardinal Pell's appeal, one of the Church's most ancient precepts is apposite: "In essentials, unity. In non-essentials, liberty. In all things, charity." ADDENDUM: It is neither just nor charitable to call the complainant in...
I'm not long back from an exorcism course in Rome, which was filled with good content. But I have a love-hate relationship with Rome. I love its history, and its beautiful churches, and its food. And yet there's an oppressive spirit about Rome which I hate. That...
Today's post is by a guest blogger, whom you can follow at https://blogofacitypriest.com — a catchy name, no? 😉 Clearly God has a sense of humor. For what other reason, in preaching to us today about Reconciliation, is he quite literally tickled pink! I mean look at...
Cast back your minds, and remember . . . Where were you the day Mary MacKillop was declared Australia’s first saint? Some of you might have been in Penola with 8,000 pilgrims at an open-air Mass. I was in a smaller crowd — 5,000 pilgrims — at the Royal Exhibition...
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