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From the Very Reverend Richard Humphrey, Dean of Hobart, Dear Friends You have shown an interest in the part of the homily that I read at the Nine Lessons and Carols Service on Christmas Eve at the Cathedral. The part … Continue reading
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GOOD NEWS!! Since my post last week on Bible verses on combat rifles?!, and two days after THE AGE report (20 January 2010) , US troops use combat rifles bearing Bible verses, the manufacturers have promised to stop stamping references … Continue reading
MOST parents who are worried that their children spend a lot of time on social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace can relax. A new study has found that it is well-adjusted young people who are more likely to … Continue reading
A front page article in our State’s major newspaper today illustrates some of the challenges of following Jesus in today’s Tasmania. Newspaper article here, Anger at ‘happy clappers’. Some brief notes: 1. We live in challenging times. Making the Good news of … Continue reading
Yesterday’s dedication of the extensions to the St Stephen’s Smithton church building was a fantastic celebration of God’s goodness and the fruition of the dreams and labour of God’s people. As I have said so often, Good facilities facilitate good ministry. The extensions are … Continue reading
Major Nidal M. Hasan’s Jihad Seminar Explained by Mark Durie is a thorough and fair analsis of Major Hasan’s thinking. The conclusion in part, It is essential to grasp that the views which Major Hasan describes in his seminar are not obscure, extreme or … Continue reading
Incredulous! Dumbfounded! Bewildered! Frustrated! Angry! Pleading! Somebody, please tell me it’s not true! All of the above describe my reaction to the terrible news that Bible verses are inscribed on the sights of combat rifles. The verses refer to Jesus as the light and I … Continue reading
Media Release from the Archdiocese of Hobart, 20 January 2010 A Mass will be held at St Mary’s Cathedral this Friday evening to pray for those who have suffered so greatly in the Haitian earthquake. Father Brian Nichols said the … Continue reading
You can rely on some people: rely on some for good and some for ill and some for ignorance and arrogance a la Pat Robertson. His comments on God’s judgement on Haiti have been widely reported. I appreciate the rejection … Continue reading
Yesterday, at the Prime Minister’s Australia Day Address in Hobart, I took the opportunity to thank him and his government for increasing aid to earthquake ravaged Haiti. With the many demands on his Government the temptation is to only look … Continue reading