Building upon a stray thought : Plenary Council
A few days after the last blog post I was driving home from something and as I reached the garage a stray thought appeared, 'You know those monthly small steps, it would be a whole lot easier to do...
View ArticlePutting the Catholic into Catholic tertiary institutions
Ten years ago, as part of our home schooling adventures, we used some Excellence in Writing material, and I put together this essay for practice. I came across a copy of it recently, and it seems to...
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Living in Faith when Public Masses are unavailable
In many countries, including Australia, we are now in the extraordinary situation of being without sacraments for the foreseeable future, due to efforts to minimise the effect of the coronavirus.Being...
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Sr Margaret Wall rsj
Vale Sr Margaret Wall rsj29 Apr 1923 – 9 Dec 2019The time has finally come to do a fuller obituary for her than was possible last December on Instagram. In the interim a good friend acquired a copy of...
View ArticleThe sky is not falling...
The sky is not falling…It is Holy Saturday for real today, even though we have been living in Holy Saturday mode for over 3 weeks. The proclamation of the Resurrection is about to begin, so today is...
View ArticlePandemic log entry
As we look to Pentecost in just a few days’ time, it seems like a good idea to do a general reflection about the last 10 weeks of living under lockdown conditions. It will serve as a reminder to how...
View ArticleMusings upon the Reports from the Discernment and Writing Groups of the...
On Pentecost Sunday 2020 the Reports from the Plenary Council’s six Writing and Discernment Groups were released. I have read Philippa Martyr’s and Fr John Miechels’s commentaries on these Reports....
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Towards a new paradigm for conferences
Towards a new paradigm for conferences Something has been niggling at me for at least the last 10 years when it comes to conferences of all kinds, be they professional, community or church based. The...
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Felix Seady 1918-2020
Felix Anthony Seady 19 Jan 1918 – 14 Jun 2020Many locals would remember Felix Seady. He went to his eternal reward on 14 June 2020 at the age of 102 years, 4 months and 26 days. Up until his 100th...
View ArticleSt Augustine Zhao Rong
Recently (July 9) the liturgical calendar had an optional memorial celebration for St Augustine Zhao Rong and companions, martyrs. Since the name didn’t ring any bells for me, I thought I should find...
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Sifting true from false prophecy
Knowing how to sift true from false prophecy is something that everyone needs. It may be easier to understand if some case studies are used.This need came to my attention through a friend who had been...
View ArticleWhy do You talk to them in parables?
Why do You talk to them in parables?This is a question the disciples put to Jesus in the 13th Chapter of St Matthew’s Gospel. Many of us still ask that question.Part of the answer is that human beings...
View ArticleHow did they get there on foot before Jesus?
This conundrum has often puzzled me. The general Gospel story is that Jesus and the apostles went by boat to a deserted spot on the shores of Lake Galilee, and a huge crowd travelling on foot got there...
View ArticleAugust Discoveries
During the month of August, a lot of good, thought provoking content came my way. It was my intention to complete a blog-post about one of them, but that’s still in process. So instead I will share the...
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Ponderings on the Instruction on Parish Renewal issued by the Congregation of...
After wading through the first third of the Congregation of the Clergy’s Instruction on Parish Renewal, I came across Fr Michael White’s blog on the Parish of the Future,...
View ArticleA Guide to Reddit
Following the blog post of 30 Aug 2020, august-discoveries.htmlit seemed like a very good idea to produce a beginners guide to Reddit, to assist anyone who felt called to take up Bishop Barron's...
View ArticleDiscipleship
A Christian is someone who has accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour. Most of us find the Saviour part easy, and it is the Lord part we struggle with.This relatively short talk (34 mins) is one of the...
View ArticleDo a pulse check on your church culture
Obviously I have a particular organization, and a particular online event, in mind as I write. But these thoughts are applicable across the board, in parishes, dioceses, religious organisations etc. So...
View ArticleThe McCarrick Report
Yes, I have read the McCarrick report, especially the footnotes, and skimming over those places in the main text that were obviously repeating previous information. It is 461 PDF pages long, prepared...
View ArticleIf you want to know what is really going on....
... then you need to find sources of news other than the traditional sources of news media.Here are some you might like to investigate:richards-watch.org/Is a very good compendium of both news media...
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