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Picking up 'Bits and Pieces'  from around Norwood, Australia, and the World`
Test of Spirit.  WYD, Pope Benedict, religion and the secular state.  Paul Kelly, The Australian, 12/13 July.        [Posted 12 July 208]
An Oxford radiocarbon testing lab is to make new tests on the Shroud of Turin to determine whether recent carbon monoxide contamination could have skewed earlier tests that indicated a creation date of the 13th or 14th century.             [Posted 26 May 2008]
The power of prayer demonstrated.                                                                                                                               [Posted 21 May 208]

Fr Steve Curtin SJ has been appointed as the next Provincial of the Australian Jesuits, with the appointment commencing on              St Ignatius Day, 31 July.                                                                                                                                                [Posted 14 May 2008]
Noel Pearson and views on the apology.  From 'The Australian'.                                                                       [Posted 12  February 2008]

New Jesuit Superior General   and the new Superior General's address at the Gesu on 20 Jan.  Fr Paul also has suggested the following links for further information:

Fr Adolfo Nicolás new Superior General; A profile. by Michael McVeigh (Province Express 21/2/07); What should GC35 do? (12-Dec-2007)Fr Adolfo Nicolas SJ: Six hopes for the General Congregation;  Reactions from prominent USA Jesuits; and a good site for extensive background information and news                                                                                                          [Posted 20 January 2008]

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, in 'The New York Times', on the culture trap in the West:

CULTURE is formed by the collective agreement of individuals. At the same time, it is crucial that we not fall into the trap of assuming that the survival tactics of individuals living in tribal societies -- like lying, hypocrisy, secrecy, violence, intimidation, and so forth -- are in the interest of the modern individual or his culture.

I was not born in the West. I was raised with the code of Islam, and from birth I was indoctrinated into a tribal mindset. Yet I have adopted the values of the Enlightenment and, as a result, I have to live with the rejection of my native clan as well as the Islamic tribe. Why have I done so? Because in a tribal society, life is cruel and terrible. And I am not alone. Muslims have been migrating to the West in droves for decades now. They are in search of a better life. Yet their tribal and cultural constraints have traveled with them. And the multiculturalism and moral relativism that reign in the West have accommodated this.                   [Posted 22 January 2008]
Some jokes for a laugh.  Not only are they clean, they are funny! - normally a contradiction in terms        [Posted 25 April 2007]
Fr Andrew Zerafa was a prolific writer of stories, often humorous and always with a moral.  Follow this link to a virtual library of stories that you are certain to enjoy.  [Posted 23 February 2004]

         Even if you may need an occasional prod to remember, we will still have you jumping out of your skin with excitement at the range of  Parish activities  for 2008.