Monthly Archives: December 2009

I don’t normally clog up my blog with personal pictures. But we have had a good Christmas, and so I thought I might share a few memories with you. At every family celebration at the in-laws there is a competition … Continue reading →

I received a strange comment (unpublished) to an old 2007 Christmas post on this blog. The comment was: it is interesting that no one has picked up on the pope’s citation of Origen in the homily–namely, Origen’s insistence that pagans … Continue reading →

I’ve been meaning to blog on this article (“The truth of Secret Diplomats’ Business”) for some time. I tore it out of last Saturday’s Age and have been carrying it around in my pocket since, waiting for an opportunity to … Continue reading →

I have just finished reading an article by Sandro Magister (“Go forth and baptize”) on the situtation in the Catholic Church in Argentina. The problem concerned rigorism in application to the question of who should be admitted to baptism. As … Continue reading →

Well, we did have an enjoyable Christmas this year. Our children are growing up, so instead of going to the 6:30pm Family Mass at their school’s mass centre, we went to 8:30pm Lessons and Carols at their Lutheran Parish of … Continue reading →

A Jewish friend rang me this morning to ask what she could do about a situation in Indonesia where a Catholic Church has been attacked by local mobs. We were both made aware of this from a circular newsletter from … Continue reading →

Okay, I’ve checked the calendar, and it is definitely St Stephen’s Day, not April Fool’s Day. So someone pease tell me that this is a joke? See: http://www.robertblairkaiser.com/ (Actually, I guess there is always the possibility that it IS a … Continue reading →

Dear Reader, Thank you for loyally following this humble blog throughout 2009 – with all its changes to WordPress and everything. Sentire Cum Ecclesia and its author wish you all a happy and blessed Christmas. Stick with us for more … Continue reading →

Well, they may not like Harry Potter or Twilight, but they like the Simpsons. Those crazy guys at L’Osservatore Romano have, according to the Catholic News Service, described “The Simpsons” as simultaneously a: “tender and irreverent, scandalous and ironic, boisterous … Continue reading →

There really hasn’t been all that much negative reaction, as far as I can tell, from our Jewish brothers and sisters to the recognition of the “heroic virtue” of Pope Pius XII. The usual characters have made a noise – … Continue reading →