Fr John Corrigan, Diocese of Ballarat
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...
Many Catholics, motivated by the noblest intentions, counsel prayerful silence in the midst of current events. It's a compelling case I think, invoking the Holy Father's meditation on our Lord's prophetic silence. More important still is the care we (the Church — all...
We live in sad times. I lost my faith in the institutional Church years ago. The systemic cover up of crimes and the enabling of predator priests is beyond the pale. If I didn't have a supernatural outlook and focus on Christ himself, there is no way I'd persevere...
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