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Vatican Files no. 20
Article by May 2013
After a couple of eventful months surrounding the Vatican, the time has come to shift into a more routine mood. Pope Francis has attracted a lot of attention from the media and has sent various messages of change and renewal. After the initial surprise, the various Vatican departments are coming to terms with a less pompous papacy, and the Pope himself is beginning to shape his own views on a number of open issues that are on the Vatican agenda. continue
If only....
It is a spoof,but one can only wish that this were true.I suspect Andy Stanley would not be pleased. More of that next week. The Hammer of Thor has been taken out of the broom cupboard and is being polished....
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The Alliance Has Moved!
After more than six decades at our historic, four-storied brownstone in Center City Philadelphia, the Alliance moved to nearby Lancaster, PA. While we miss the beauty of the craftsmanship at our old location, this move is an example of our...
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Assemblies and how to cope with them
My colleague David Robertson writes well here in advance of the General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland and our own, the Free Church of Scotland, next week. As usual, he scratches where it itches. It's not often that the...
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Singing the Psalms
Connor Quigley, of the RP Church in Scotland, has brought to my attention this website which he has set up as a great resource for recordings of various Psalters sung a cappella. The one thing it lacks: Gaelic psalm singing. ...
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When is a book not a book?
There are a few things that frustrate me about a number of the books that I have read recently. One is those extravagant examples seemingly designed to showcase the brilliance of some penetrating thinker:Barry (not his real name) is a...
Postscript
And with apologies for having missed it, here's a word from Sollozzo on the same topic which caught Collin Garbarino's eye. I trust my omission of this from my previous post will not result in me sleeping with the fishes.We...
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Around and About
Two helpful links:Over at First Thoughts Collin Garbarino articulates with great clarity some of the problems with the portentous advice offered by some at the top of the E.I.C.Then, Mark Snoeberger argues that which should be obvious to anyone who...
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Listening to the Remarkable Elizabeth Smart
After reading Carl Trueman's post on "A New Christian Crime," I saw some on-line videos of Elizabeth Smart's response to the escape of the abducted women and was blown away by her courage and grace. I then read her remarks...
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