Archbishop welcomes Papal Visit
The Archbishop of Canterbury today welcomed the official announcement that His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI is to visit the UK in September at the invitation of Her Majesty The Queen:
“The Pope’s visit will be an opportunity to cement ties not only between the Holy See and the United Kingdom but also the Roman Catholic Church and other Christian churches in Scotland, England and Wales. I look forward particularly to welcoming Pope Benedict to Lambeth Palace on behalf of the Church of England.”
– Source.
Easter Theobabble
“Along with the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Presiding Bishop (in her role as Chief Pastor of the Episcopal Church [USA]) issues an annual “Easter message.” They have been remarkable, to say the least, by way of contrast with those which issue from Rome and Canterbury.
This latest product has to be one of the most alien messages ever imparted at Eastertide — since the very first Easter marked the commencement of the Christian church…”
– Read Alex Haley’s commentary on the TEC Presiding Bishop’s ‘Easter Message’.
Then read 1 Corinthians 15: 1–18.
No faith in their hatred
“The Global Atheists Convention in Melbourne last weekend worked a miracle on me. I’ve never felt more like believing in God. Especially the Christian one.
My near conversion occurred because the convention’s speakers managed to confirm my worst fear.
No, it’s not that God may actually exist, and be cross that I doubted. It’s that if the Christian God really is dead, then there’s not much to stop people here from being barbarians. …”
– Andrew Bolt, columnist with the Herald-Sun in Melbourne.
Importantly, see also the preview of Peter Hitchens, “The Rage Against God” – at Between Two Worlds. (Peter Hitchens is Christopher Hitchens’ brother.)
‘Pope will beatify Cardinal Newman in England’
“Pope Benedict XVI will preside at the beatification ceremony of Cardinal John Henry Newman in Coventry, England, during a four-day visit to the United Kingdom in September, British Catholic leaders have said…
His beatification was announced in July after the Vatican declared that the inexplicable healing of Deacon Jack Sullivan of Marshfield, Mass., from a crippling spinal condition was the result of Cardinal Newman’s intercession.” – Report from NZ Catholic.
Related: The saint(s) go marching in – by Bishop Glenn Davies.
(Photo: University College Dublin.)
John Woodhouse — Sermons and Talks
From the Moore College website:
Over 700 of John Woodhouse’s talks and sermons are now available for downloading or listening. Go to http://myrrh.library.moore.edu.au/handle/10248/806 and use the search tools to navigate through the various resources available.
Dr John Woodhouse is Principal of Moore College in Sydney.