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Picking up 'Bits
and Pieces' from around Norwood, Australia, and the World` |
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Test of Spirit.
WYD, Pope Benedict, religion and the secular state. Paul Kelly, The
Australian, 12/13 July. [Posted 12
July 208] |
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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] |
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The power of prayer demonstrated.
[Posted 21 May 208] |
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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] |
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Noel Pearson and views on the
apology. From 'The Australian'.
[Posted 12 February 2008] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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.
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