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How many of you have a “sacred trust”? By “sacred trust”, I mean a godly duty to which you have publically bound yourself by an oath in the presence of God and in his name. Off hand, I can think … Continue reading →

I understand that the Holy Father’s second volume of his book “Jesus of Nazareth” is now at the translators. The first volume made a beautiful and timely argument for holding together what many “scholars” today prefer to separate: Jesus of … Continue reading →

ABC Online is reporting Priests’ ‘wives’ speak out against celibacy (HT to Matthias): About a dozen women have written an open letter to the pope challenging the Church’s position that priestly celibacy is a sacred commitment. “As far as I’m … Continue reading →

There was a story yesterday in Cathnews drawing our attention to an ABC TV Lateline story “Unique Ukrainian priests escape scandal”. The Lateline report began with: It seems not a week goes by without some devastating revelation of sexual abuse … Continue reading →

The newswires are carrying this story this morning: Vatican official tells paedophile priests to expect damnation. It is a classic case of the “chinese whispers” effects which often happens with stories eminating from the Holy See. I was especially surprised … Continue reading →

This half-page ad appeared in yesterday’s Sunday Age. I am not quite sure what to make of it. Any ideas?

I wanted today to show my daughters some of the “Hitler rant” parodies on YouTube (this was the one I was attempting to find), only to find that I could hardly find any of my favourites. The story is here. … Continue reading →

Last Sunday night Compass featured a film which was mainly made in the Melbourne Archdiocese called “Challenge, Change, Faith: Catholic Australia and the Second Vatican Council”. It was produced for the Burke Family Trust by X-Ray Vision. It features a … Continue reading →

I read this passage this morning from N.T. Wright’s “Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vison“, on page 164. I thought it worth putting up the whole paragraph for your consideration. When, by clear implication, I am charged with encouraging believers … Continue reading →

Another TV history professor that I really admire is Simon Shama. I was totally engrossed by his “History of Britian”, both the series, and later the book. So when I saw a new audio book in the library, “The American … Continue reading →