Angels From The Realms Of Glory…

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Austrian Election Tv Spot

And you thought campaigning was negative in the UK…
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18 Doughty Street

I’m so looking forward to this new web venture - 18 Doughty Street. While it’s fun to watch Newsnight of an evening, #18 is going to be bring us “anti-establishment TV” (OK, so when exactly was Iain Dale ever anti-establishment? Guido surely but Iain?) and promises to be an
“insurgent channel standing up for the little [...]

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Why I Don’t Own A Gym Membership

Too much of this happens. Hat-tip to Bill and Tim.
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Pastors And Pornography

A brilliant little article by Ben Witherington III. Here are some of the best bits:
One recent poll shows that 51% of all ministers admit to having at least occasionally looked at pornography on the net, and some 37% admit to having a problem with this matter. If you don’t believe me, you should pay a [...]

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Deacon’s Essay

For those of you who are interested in this kind of thing, my Deacon’s Essay is now available online.
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More On Austrian Resignation

Yesterday I remarked on the resignation of Karin Gastinger from the BZOe (the coalition partner of the ruling OeVP, ahead of Sunday’s election). Today it appears that the Chancellor has asked her to stay on as a “non-partisan” minister, at least till Sunday. The “interesting variant” being put forward by Schuessel is that after the [...]

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Comment Spam

Aarrrggghhhhh - been plagued by comment spam the past few days, so I’ve introduced an antispam feature. Should all work happily in the background but let me know if you have any problems.
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Haider Video [de]

Following on from my last post, a rather neat bio film of Haider’s impact on Austrian politics. German language only.
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Austrian General Election - 5 Days To Go

Given the nature of my genes, it’s worth a mention that there’s going to be a General Election in Austria on Sunday. Want to know what’s happening?
Let me be honest with you all. My politics are not left-wing. I don’t care if you call it liberal, socialist or progressive, I just find something unsettling about [...]

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A Few Priesting Photos…

… should be available somewhere around here.
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Off On Retreat…

That’s it from me till Sunday - off on my priesting retreat. Rehearsal in the Abbey then on to the ultra-secret location that isn’t!!! Actually, I think I could even possibly give an award to anybody who manages to send me something between Friday and Sunday morning. That would be a minor achievement.
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Alpha Viral

This is the winning entry in this year’s competition to create an advertising video for Alpha. I love it - wouldn’t it be great to see it on our cinema screens ASAP?
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Mrs Henderson Presents

We’ve just watched Mrs Henderson Presents which had the best line I’ve heard in a film for ages:
“Are you American?”
“Yes”
“Strange people. Lovely manners”

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Ahoy!!!

Today be arr International “Talk like a Sea dog Tide”. Hurrah!! Methinks I`ll be swappin’ me customary bunktime scotch fer a touch o’ rum…
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