Religion

St Davids, Easter 2013

So, what is Easter … ?

The 2011 Australian census states that 61.1% of Australians call themselves “Christian”. This I would say was highly, highly questionable as this...

Priest Perera

I was recently invited to St Mary’s Cathedral presbytery to talk to the newest priest in Tasmania, for four months, Father Shammi...

Pope Francis elected as 266th Roman Catholic pontiff

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio takes name of Francis after accepting his election as 266th head of Roman Catholic church The Guardian here

The Pope who resigned

Pope Benedict XVI is to resign at the end of this month after nearly eight years as the head of the Catholic...

Magdalene laundries: Ireland accepts state guilt in scandal

Ireland has officially recognised the state’s guilt in the “enslavement” of more than 30,000 women, most of whom were sent against their...

Joy, Love, Paradox …

Seek Joy … not Happiness … At the end of life lie Love and Paradox … • THE FLASHMOB sponsored by a...

The hero at the heart of the Royal Commission

Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox – the lifetime copper whose revelations finally triggered PM Julia Gillard’s decision to launch a Royal Commission...

The suppression of our animality … and its terrible consequences. The Royal Commission

A senior serving police officer, Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox, claims the Catholic church covered up crimes of paedophile priests, silenced investigations...

‘Protect marriage’. Jensen ‘must apologise’. HCC backs marriage equality

Christian leaders urge Parliament to protect the definition of marriage For release: Sunday 09/09/12 With Parliamentary debate on marriage beginning again tomorrow...