by | Nov 16, 2010
The recent elections in USA saw the rapid rise of a new party in USA. Although it was linked with the Republican Party, many Republican leaders openly disagreed with Tea Partiers. However, they did not do so for moral reasons. I would like to address some of these....
by | Nov 16, 2010
BISHOP ROBINSON’S ADDRESS TO AUSTRALIAN CLERGY ABUSE, REPARATION AND PREVENTION CONFERENCE From Brian Coyne Let me try and summarise what Bishop Robinson had to say. He is putting forward a check-list of twelve major points that he believes need to be addressed by the...
by | Sep 23, 2010
The reforms of the Second ‘Vatican Council provided a variety in liturgy that we had not had since before the Council of Trent. In our seminary training we were taught about fitting in the various parts of the Liturgy to suit the particular theme of the Mass,...
by | Aug 9, 2010
I am back in St Thomas More’s for the month of August, always happy to be back with you. It is the one stronghold for me as I spend the year wandering from place to place! Since we have the Feast of the Assumption of Mary in the middle of the month, and since this...
by | Apr 20, 2010
Science and Religion 2010-04-18 In certain circles it is believed that science trumps religion. The idea is simple and uncompromising: Religion cannot stand up to science. The hard facts of science ultimately render faith untenable. Coupled with this is the idea that...
by | Apr 12, 2010
Thine Is the Kingdom CHRISTIANITY The First Three Thousand Years By Diarmaid MacCulloch Illustrated. 1,161 pp. Viking. $45 By JON MEACHAM Published: April 1, 2010 It is only a brief moment, a seemingly inconclusive exchange in the midst of one of the most...
