Theology and Classics
This week seventy bishops have added their voice to the concerns about the Francis papacy that I raised in The Remnant newspaper earlier this month. They are, like me, particularly worried about the moral course of the Church, which in their view adapts to the secular spirit of the age and leads away from Christ. …
Seventy bishops confirm criticism of the synodal way Read More »
As it is Maundy Thursday today we are reminded of our Lord’s commandment to love one another, as he has loved us. I share a message of my American colleague Dr Ralph Martin on the implications of suffering for Christians in the current circumstances, particularly when it is caused by religious people. Ralph discusses the …
Vreemd was het wel de afgelopen week. ”Kijkers walgen van uitspraken in documentaire ‘Van de andere kant’”, zo kopte Libelle op 1 april. Het was geen grap, maar bittere ernst. Daarmee slaat het damestijdschrift, dat gewoonlijk beschrijvend en niet oordelend te werk gaat, dezelfde toon aan als bijvoorbeeld de boulevardbladjournalistiek van RTL, waar dit soort …
VPRO op zoek naar waarheid over homoseksualiteit Read More »
Today I share a free book by the the Anglican minister Thomas Watson, his famous tract on Philippians 4: the art of Divine contentment. Thomas Watson was a man who was Presbyterian in convictions, while loyal to the king. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was noted for remarkably intense study. In …