Category Archives: Religion

Looking on the bright side

Posted on May 16, 2020 by JC

In these times it is important to remember that the trial of being separated from the Mass and the Sacraments can still be fruitful and we should look to God’s intention for this. I think we aren’t wrong to question … Continue reading →

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Reverence for Me but not for thee…

Posted on March 28, 2020 by JC

“The Church does not want to lose her clients, she wants to acquire new members. This produces a kind of secularisation which is truly deplorable”. “The world is going astray, the Church is going astray in the world, priests are … Continue reading →

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Hopeful & Hopeless

Posted on March 21, 2020 by JC

I have been meaning to come back to this post for well over a year and the current scare going on (as of writing), has put me in mind to finally finish it. Unfortunately the time between reading these two … Continue reading →

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The Honest Atheist

Posted on March 7, 2020 by JC

In the 2000s there was a sudden rise atheism due in part to the events of September 11th, 2001 as well as what is no doubt a myriad of other reasons. At this time, the names of Richard Dawkins, Sam … Continue reading →

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He Chose Mary

Posted on February 29, 2020 by JC

I just finished reading Rome Sweet Rome by Scott and Kimberly Hahn earlier this week. I didn’t particularly enjoy the book purely as a book. There are a few reasons for this and a major one is it is somewhat … Continue reading →

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Real-World Observable Arguments for Catholicism

Posted on February 21, 2020 by JC

Normally when discussing the truth of Catholicism, people employ theological, philosophical or historical arguments because these are probably the strongest. There are however other more down-to-earth things that are worth considering, especially for everyday people. What I’m going to attempt … Continue reading →

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A Futile Attempt To Improve The Internet

Posted on September 22, 2019 by JC

A very simple post this time and also the first (and perhaps only), post this month. I went through and scanned all the images in an old Sunday Missal I bought a while ago. With the amount of horrible, vile, … Continue reading →

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Transgenderism & Transubstantiation

Posted on August 4, 2019 by JC

In the Catholic Church it is believed that at the consecration the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ. Although they remain so in appearance, they are no longer bread and wine. The Catechism of the Council … Continue reading →

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Captain Catholic or Captain Compromise?

Posted on June 23, 2019 by JC

Battlelines by Tony AbbottMelbourne University Press, June 1st, 2013 (first published in 2009) Not being good at being relevant, I decided not only to read but also review this book a decade after it was first published. This is after … Continue reading →

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Ancient Egypt for Moderns

Posted on April 7, 2019 by JC

Ancient Egypt: All That Matters by Barry Kemp John Murray, December 3rd, 2015 I recently got in mind that I wanted to learn more about Ancient Egypt as I considered this a big general gap in my historical knowledge. So … Continue reading →

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