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I start my new Anima Education course “Reading Paul” on Monday night 6pm – 8pm at Mary Glowrey House (132 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy). You are welcome to come and join us if you live in or around Melbourne. The course … Continue reading →

A marvellous column by our Auxiliary Bishop Christopher Prowse in the Herald Sun today (highlighted by Cathnews–it isn’t a rag that I normally subscribe to) arguing for the Church’s right to a voice in the abortion debate in this state. … Continue reading →

For those of you wanting more detail on our recently departed Archbishop Emeritus, The Age obituary has it about right. See here: “Gentle Leader of the Flock in a Changing Era”.

Please keep Mark and Teresa Streckfuss in your prayers. Their sixth (do I have that right?) child is about to be born any day now. Mark and Teresa were in my “Walk through the Scriptures” class for Anima Education in … Continue reading →

Have you ever wondered how the composers and publishers of music used in liturgy (hymns, Mass settings, etc) are paid for the time and effort involved in writing, producing and distributing their work? So asks Elizabeth Harrington in her latest … Continue reading →

In the midst of death we are in life: Benjamin Edward Holmes was born yesterday to Peter and Susie, bringing the total to SIX! Every congratulation and blessing to Susie and Peter on this wonderful occasion. A blessing for Bejamin … Continue reading →

I have just finished reading “The Ministry of Oversight”, the final statement of the 2000-2007 round of dialogue between the Australian Catholic Churches and the Lutheran Church of Australia. You can read the media statement released from the Adelaide Archdiocesan … Continue reading →

An obvious feature of the graph below is the steep decline that has occurred from the high point in 1972 of 148 Corpus Christi seminarians (100 for Melbourne Archdiocese and 48 for rural Victoria and Tasmania) to a low point … Continue reading →

(A story by Garrison Keillor from Lake Wobegon) So Pastor Inqvist gave up scotch for Lent… It happened one evening when Fr Wilmer called him from Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility and called him up to come over. He said: … Continue reading →

John Button (one of our ex-pollies who died the same day) got front page. Anyway, here are some of the things the late Archbishop’s friends say about him in the article: “I had 13 lovely years sitting opposite him at … Continue reading →