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One of the things I enjoy about my job is getting to meet interesting people. I had the pleasure of chairing a meeting of the Boroondara Interfaith Network on Tuesday 13th November, at the Hawthorn Town Hall. The theme of … Continue reading →

A local protestant minister, Dr Rowland Croucher, has a great little site called “John Mark Ministries” where you will find all sorts of stuff. In his latest email to subscribers, there was this little thought, which I thought was quite … Continue reading →

Thanks to Arabella for alerting me to a section of the third chapter in Joseph Ratzinger’s Principles of Catholic Theology: Building Stones for a Fundamental Theology. Entitled “The Community’s Right to the Eucharist? The ‘Community’ and the Catholicity of the … Continue reading →

Over at Cooees from the Cloister, Hardman Window takes Elizabeth Harrington to task about her latest (apparently rehashed) article in Brisbane’s Catholic Leader: “Rules alone won’t do it”. Now, Elizabeth often has good points in her column. But she is … Continue reading →

I’m going to be blogging a bit about liturgy and priesthood etc. in the next few days, but to be getting on with, there is a marvellous article out of the Sydney Liturgical Office by Fr Tim Deeter entitled: “Not … Continue reading →

As the Robot used to say to Will Robinson… This appeared in the parish bulletin on Sunday: Working for a Renewed Priestly MinistryPUBLIC FORUMSponsored by Catholics for Ministry and Catalyst for Renewal The purpose of the Public Forum is to … Continue reading →

As if it were not enough for me to lock swords with authors who write about the “Republic of Heaven”, Thomas Keneally (Australian Irish author and amateur pope) has decided it is time to revive interest in that old furphy, … Continue reading →

Pope Benedict has been continuing his series of weekday audiences on the Fathers of the Church, this time with St Jerome. In this, he stressed (in regard to the message of scripture) that: Despite the fact that it is always … Continue reading →

Here are some helpful links for those of you who want to follow up on the the whole Philip Pullman and Golden Compass thing: The Golden Compass Agenda UnmaskedA full analysis available for a small fee from the Catholic League … Continue reading →

Thanks to Andrew for sending me the address for the online copy of the John XXIII petition for you to sign. You might not agree with the tone of the letter and you might think there are better explanations for … Continue reading →