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(From press release from Catholic Communications) The former Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne Thomas Francis Little died peacefully in his sleep last night at his home in Camberwell at the age of 82 years. He was appointed the sixth Archbishop of … Continue reading →

Writing in the most recent edition of the Tablet (“Judaism’s way to salvation”, 29 March 2008) Cardinal Christoph Schönborn suggests a way out of the maze surrounding the question of evangelisation and the Jewish people (most recently stirred up by … Continue reading →

I don’t think I have put up the link to my review of this fine book. Here it is in the last edition of “The Kairos”.

There are some out there who obviously have it in for Tony Blair. Fair enough. He was a political leader, and you are allowed to have it in for political leaders. Look how many people had it in for (and … Continue reading →

No, this is not “Spirituality In the Pub”–that’s another mob. This program is run by the Victorian Catholic Students and Youth Association (VCSYA), and it is well worth attending. They asked me to be a speaker for this meeting, but … Continue reading →

By golly, this sounds good. Anyone in or around Syndey is strongly urged to enrol and attend. I am jealous that time and budget prohibit me from doing so. Check out the speakers! Third Colloquium on the New Evangelisation Evangelical … Continue reading →

Thanks to Church Resources, I received today a copy of Dr Matthew Del Nevo’s ruminations on the matter of leadership in the Church. I don’t know Matthew from a bar of soap, but his general instinct appears to be good, … Continue reading →

My wife and daughters and I have just had the most wonderful “holiday” in Ballarat, a regional Victorian city, which came to prominence with the discovery of gold in 1851. It has been, in the past and is still today … Continue reading →

This really does go to far. They will be wanting a “Catholic Joy of Sex” next. Well, okay, perhaps such thing might not be such a silly idea–in fact, some would argue that we already have it in JPII’s magnum … Continue reading →

I know that he officially died on 2nd April, but it was this morning, 3rd April in Australia, three years ago that I woke to hear the news that he had died. It really was as if a member of … Continue reading →