The text of the Prayer Pilgrimage Purposes & Prayer is now complete, ‘People@prayer’– Prayer Pilgrimage Purposes & Prayer This year I am going on a Prayer Pilgrimage around the Diocese. The theme is ‘People@prayer’. The Pilgrimage will commence on Pentecost … Continue reading
‘It’s Bolshevism for the Home Counties’ Interesting interview with the brother of Christopher Hitchens of ‘God is not Great’, fame. Peter Hitchens tells Ed West of The Catholic Herald, 30 April 2010, that the New Atheism promoted by his brother, Christopher, … Continue reading
Recently I was sent an article, Helping Ministers, by Dr Tony Robinson of Vitality Psychology & Consulting Services Pty Ltd (Strathfield, NSW). Dr Robinson co-wrote this article with Andrew Peden, Brendan Geary and Geraldine Taylor Robinson. In this article the authors, describe … Continue reading
Opened the blind this morning and there it was – SNOW on Mount Wellington, Hobart! Autumn is definitely here after an extended summer and gorgeous autumn.
This excellent review of the book ‘Christianity alongside Islam’, by John W Wilson (Brunswick East: Acorn Press, 2010, $39.99) concludes, Into whose hands would I put this book, then? Certainly into the hands of anyone – Christian, Jew, Muslim, agnostic – who … Continue reading
Talk of a strip club in Devonport has been a hot topic in recent weeks, with debate raging over whether it was a suitable business for the city centre, especially if it opened so near to a church and primary … Continue reading
A sad day for Australia – An online poll with 12,458 votes has 84% in favour of banning the wearing of the burqa in Australia. This follows comment by an Australian senator: Outspoken senator Cory Bernardi has called for the banning of … Continue reading
St Stephen’s Church, Penguin started work on a new roof last year and this year they have put up a new bell! Jo Clydesdale of The Advocate (Thursday May 6, 2010) writes: Bell to draw worshippers SWEET sounds will now stream from Stephen’s … Continue reading
Some time ago I issued an Ad Clerum regarding the confession of sins, particularly focussing on restrictions surrounding the granting of absolution to a person who confesses to child abuse. Because these circumstances can present a moral, theological and legal … Continue reading
‘South Park gag makes mockery of free speech‘ argues forcefully for free speech and the absence of threats to shows such as South Park. The comment that best captured the key argument in the article’s opposition to the gagging of South Park . . . “Those who … Continue reading