On self-restraint preceding grace. God seeks three things from the baptised: from the soul – genuine faith; from the body – self-restraint; and from the tongue – truth. – St Gregory the Theologian The first and last of these are plain to see, and most people would not dispute them. Yes, they’d say, if we […]
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The miraculous fresh start we have been given with Pope Leo XIV
May 28, 2025 
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Growing up in the decades following the Second Vatican Council, which saw major changes wrought upon the Catholic Church and the Mass of the Ages, I had only ever been exposed to the ‘Novus Ordo’ – the new order Mass. As a teenager, I was decidedly unimpressed by my weekly attendance at Mass and had trouble […]
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The Bowditch Pitch 