The Fellowship of the Unashamed
I heard this read by apologist Patrick Madrid at a talk he gave in Sydney some time ago. I printed it out and keep it on my wall, as I think it's rather good. Enjoy. [Hopefully tomorrow I'll have...
View ArticleFrom Peter to Francis: A Biblically misguided route?
The good folks over at The Gospel Coalition have what I think is a rather misguided post regarding the papacy, by a Mr. Augustus Lopes. The article follows, along with my comments (which are in no way...
View ArticleUnity between denominations? Part IV: The Witness of the Early Church in the...
Previously:Part I: The ProblemPart II: What kind of unity are we called to?Part III: The Witness of the Early Church in the New TestamentEven a cursory perusal of the Church Fathers reveals a Church...
View ArticleUnity between Denominations? Part V: Visible vs. Invisible Unity
Previously:Part I: The ProblemPart II: What kind of unity are we called to?Part III: The Witness of the Early Church in the New TestamentPart IV: The Witness of the Early Church in the Church FathersI...
View ArticleUnity between Denominations? Part VI: The unity of the Church in Her own words
Previously:Part I: The ProblemPart II: What kind of unity are we called to?Part III: The Witness of the Early Church in the New TestamentPart IV: The Witness of the Early Church in the Church...
View ArticleUnity between denominations? Part VII: Wounds to Unity
Previously:Part I: The ProblemPart II: What kind of unity are we called to?Part III: The Witness of the Early Church in the New TestamentPart IV: The Witness of the Early Church in the Church...
View ArticleUnity between denominations? Part VIII: Toward Unity
Previously:Part I: The ProblemPart II: What kind of unity are we called to?Part III: The Witness of the Early Church in the New TestamentPart IV: The Witness of the Early Church in the Church...
View ArticleNovenas and Bacon
For some time I've been working my way through a 54 day Rosary Novena. Frankly, it's one of the toughest things I've ever done, but I always feel comforted in my poor attempts at concentration and...
View ArticleRearranging the Rosary: An Introduction
Yesterday I mentioned that I’d had somewhat of an epiphany regarding the Mysteries of the Rosary. Today, all shall be revealed!! So what did I notice, exactly?Namely, that if one takes all the third...
View ArticleRearranging the Rosary: The First Mysteries
Yesterday I proposed that the Rosary could be looked at in a way other than the standard chronological narrative.What am I talking about? Let’s look at the First Mysteries. (One could probably get much...
View ArticleRearranging the Rosary: The Second Mysteries
To make sense of this post, I suggest you check out the following:Rearranging the Rosary: An IntroductionThe First MysteriesToday, I'll take an oh-so brief look at the Second Mysteries.The Second...
View ArticleRearranging the Rosary: The Third Mysteries (Kingdom of God)
Previously:Rearranging the Rosary: An IntroductionThe First MysteriesThe Second MysteriesFinding a clear theme for the Second Mysteries is not so easy, and perhaps you found the result a bit dubious....
View ArticleThe Error of Compartmentalisation
The excellent Jason has kindly included myself in a list of his friends with good blogs. Over on his blog, with the awesome Phantom-of-the-Opera-esque name (at least that's what I think of) The Masked...
View ArticleRearranging the Rosary: The Fourth Mysteries (Pilgrimage)
Previously:Rearranging the Rosary: An IntroductionThe First Mysteries (In the Beginning)The Second Mysteries (Discipleship)The Third Mysteries (Kingdom of God)So far, we have seen that as we go through...
View ArticleRearranging the Rosary: The Fifth Mysteries (Consummation)
Previously:Rearranging the Rosary: An IntroductionThe First Mysteries (In the Beginning)The Second Mysteries (Discipleship)The Third Mysteries (Kingdom of God)The Fourth Mysteries (Pilgrimage)Today is...
View ArticleCardinal Pell on Religious Liberty
Last night His Eminence George Cardinal Pell delivered the Annual Lecture on Religious Liberty at the University of Notre Dame. He was a pleasure to listen to, as always.Some excerpts:Todd Johnson, an...
View ArticleLove and Responsibility Sydney Week 1: Getting the Foundation Right - Real...
Plug for L&R!Did you know that in 2012 the most popular "How to?" search in Google in Australia was "How to love?" People are confused. In an age where the more we attempt to feel technologically...
View ArticleTraditioning Jesus, and Aristotle's Four Causes
My Tradition Conference Essay! It's a bit clunky in parts, but I'm rather fond of the overall idea. Given that Jesus is the Truth (Jn. 14:6), explore the implications for Sacred Tradition. In the...
View ArticleHow Schools Kill Creativity
I ranted some time ago about compartmentalising university education. Continuing in similar vein, I've recently discovered the excellent Sir Ken Robinson. He generally rants about the problems present...
View ArticleJohn Allen Jr. in Sydney
The amazing John Allen, Jr. was in Sydney on Monday, and I had the very great pleasure of hearing him speak at the Australian Catholic University in Strathfield.Wiki sums him up thusly:John L. Allen,...
View ArticleDeracination- when uprooting is the norm
Nick from Nick's Catholic Blog has written something that needed to be written. About the problems that our overly mobile global society is having in family and parish life as a result of this...
View ArticleAnnouncing: Wordpress relocation!
Yes, it's true! I am deserting Blogger for Wordpress. I just like the way it works so much better.So to find me henceforth, head to:http://carpeveritatemcatholic.wordpress.com/+AMDG
View ArticleWORDPRESS
So, people are still turning up at this blog, but not many are heading over to the Wordpress one. Seriously, do it. Look at how much more awesome it is:THE NEW BLOG!!I've changed my focus a little bit,...
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