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Coptic Metropolitan Bishoy (pictured above) has been visiting Melbourne. Not the most convenient time for Westerners, in the middle of our Holy Week and Easter, but of course, they are on a different calendar. Having arranged baby-sitting, I was able … Continue reading →

My wife alerted me to this website, “Ideas that changed the world”. She has been a teacher in her parish of the earlier course produced by the same people “Introducing God”. Unfortunately, the producers of this material, otherwise quite a … Continue reading →

In connection with the Barney Zwartz article in The Age noted below, there is a list of “seven classic books in which sin is a central theme”. They are: The book of GenesisThe Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel HawthorneCrime and Punishment, … Continue reading →

(Source: Michael Leunig, The Age) Well, I’m confused. I have two copies of The Age, one delivered yesterday and one delivered today, both proclaiming themselves to be the “Easter Edition, March 21-22, 2008”. The only thing to give them a … Continue reading →

Have a squiz at this, because it states the problem very well. I’m buying a copy of the book for our Commission office.

“Skew-wiff” (for you foreigners who don’t speak the Queen’s English) means: askew, out of kilter, off line. As in “Fr John Dear S.J.’s understanding of Christianity is skew-wiff”. I was thinking this just this morning as I was listening to … Continue reading →

The Dean of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family in Melbourne, Dr Tracey Rowland (author of the new book Ratzinger’s Faith), has made the following announcement: The Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of a new … Continue reading →

I left my easter gift buying too late. I went down to the Central Catholic Bookshop today to buy one of the “chocolate paschal lambs” made by the Friends of the Mission. They are very tasteful (and one expects, very … Continue reading →

As we wrote below some time ago, the Times story “Vatican to rehabilitate Luther” was a load of nonsense. However, we were mildly excited at the prospect of Luther being the topic for the Pope’s Schulerkreis this year. So it … Continue reading →

What a fascinating documentary screened on the ABC tonight! It was, of course, completely overlooked by the Green Guide (which preferred to review “Dance with a Serial Killer” on SBS in the documentary category) and didn’t rate a mention in … Continue reading →