Monthly Archives: August 2013

The Rev. Richard Waddell’s Ordination to Diaconate 24th Aug 2013 at Holy Cross Church, South Caulfield, by the Most Reverend Peter Elliott, Auxiliary Bishop to Melbourne’s Southern Region.   To the right of the photo we see three of the Ordinariate … Continue reading →

Good news from the Ordinariate in England.  The Sisters there have finally have a permanent home. The new religious community of the Personal Ordinariate, the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary, have a permanent home for the first time since they … Continue reading →

I went to a celebration of First Communion at St Mary’s in Maffra.  The church was packed with 19 children making their first communion, and all their families supporting them. It was a great day for them and one well … Continue reading →

From CNN: Maxime the monk lives on a pillar. When he wants to step down out of the clouds, the 59-year-old scales a 131-foot ladder, which takes him about 20 minutes. After living on Katskhi pillar for 20 years, Maxime’s … Continue reading →

Sunday 18th August, history will be made as the Parish of St Ninian & St Chad begins to use the new Ordinariate Form of the Mass. This represents another milestone of unity, and of the journey begun by Anglicans with … Continue reading →

As some of you know the Ordinariate ‘commends’ but does not mandate the celebration of the mass ‘ad orientum’.  I have only ever celebrated occasional masses ‘versus populum’ and each time I felt like I was in some way a … Continue reading →

My wife, Carmel, is an avid fan of Elvis, and this tune by him, resonates with us as it encapsulates the whole of creation, and the incarnation. One pair of hands formed the mountains, One pair of hands formed the … Continue reading →

There really is so much biased reporting, and this is filtering down to the people in the pews.  The whole transcript can be found on Zenit in two parts; Part 1 and Part 2 and it makes for very interesting reading, especially when reading … Continue reading →