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In the discussion about Justice and the Gospel, Pastor Mark Henderson suggested that the Lutheran hermeneutical distinction between “Law” and “Gospel” would help understand the matter. I objected that this hermeneutic is quite unique to Lutheranism (it is, in fact, … Continue reading →

I was a fan of Alan Parsons when I was younger (still am sort of). It was their Gaudi album and the title song about the Cathedral of La Sagrada Familia which first drew me to this incredible work by … Continue reading →

If this picture has you salivating, you may be interested to know that it was used by Cathnews to illustrate this story: Caritas’ Fish Friday cook-off for Project Compassion. Celebrity chefs from Sydney’s Aqua Dining, Nick’s Seafood, Garfish and Coast … Continue reading →

Many predicted that the first moves to establishing an Anglican Ordinariate would come in Australia. The Primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion has already indicated readiness to accept the Holy Father’s offer in Anglicanorum Coetibus (no surprise there – they … Continue reading →

The proposal for a human rights act for Australia has little prospect of being adopted because it faces widespread opposition over a potential shift of power from the executive to the judiciary. (Cathnews) Good.

Yes, I know, Lent is all about giving up your indulgences! But I thought I would indulge in a little über-Catholicism this Lent with a series of extracts fom the USCCB English translation of the the Enchiridion indulgentiarum quarto editur … Continue reading →

We all know the dangers of a “gospel” that is reduced to Social Justice, but is there a danger that conservative Christians, both Catholic and Protestant, might react too much in the opposite direction, by an eschatologising rejection of the … Continue reading →

Yep, no kidding. I don’t watch Oprah (of course), so I am thankful for the tip off from Andrew Rabel about this amazing episode of the show that features the Dominican Sisters of Mary from Michigan. Oprah begins by saying … Continue reading →

Michael Leunig has another beautiful and insightful piece in today’s A2 in The Age: “Dead lemon tree syndrome”. He writes about a lemon tree: I often have occasion to walk past a cafe near Melbourne where a small, dead lemon … Continue reading →

A quite astounding piece was published yesterday in both the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age by Dean Mighell, the Victorian Branch Secretary fo the Electrical Trades Union: “Unions must leave Labor”. He writes: In 1972, Gough Whitlam changed Australian … Continue reading →