Forget the Pope - Saddam must 'swing before he sings'! Cliff casts a very cynical eye on the behaviours of a number of the key groups who've had a lot to say about prosecuting the War on Terror. He asks if they have a motive for wanting Saddam to "swing before he sings"? [more]

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The meaning of pain and struggle Inspired by Margaret Throsby's radio interview with Robert Hughes, Rosemary takes us on a journey today to begin an exploration of the meaning of pain and struggle in our lives. [more] Rosemary's commentary might make for a more extended discussion in our forum which I have endeavoured to kick off with this post.

Did you know Our DYK spot today contains a whole heap of interesting general knowledge facts about the Bible. [more]
 

The morality of torture! Peregrinus begins a two-part series investigating the morality of terror. This week his focus is on what he calls "real world morality". How do you respond to his hypothetical? [more]

On the "cultural standoff" in Catholic Education in Melbourne Ruth's a bit nervous about the latest stir in OnLine Catholics about the goings on in Melbourne Catholic Education. [more]

What's missing from the Archbishop's address? The Vatican's head honcho on communications, Ab Foley, is "convinced that communication is THE essential work of a bishop" [his emphasis]. Tom argues His Grace left a couple of things out in his memo. [more]

For some Divine Backing for her pick in the Melbourne Cup Ruth's hardly even a one-day-a-year punter but she has drawn one of the favourites in the Ladies' Sweep. Her prayer is for a bit of Divine Guidance to get him across the line. [more]

Let's provide a bit of feedback! We might not have the resources to do an audit of Catholic communications around the world but Cliff suggests we ought to have a go. Today he provides a start and invites you to provide more. [more]

On Archbishop Foley's communications' advice The Vatican Archbishop responsible for media has urged the bishops to start communicating. His words have the sympathy of our own cloistered commentators. [more]

The Historical Jesus Then and Now: The Challenge of the Kingdom of God... Last weekend Tom McMahon attended a series of lectures by the renowned scholar John Dominic Crossan at the local Presbyterian Church in his neighbourhood in San Jose. This morning (Sunday Australia time) I received these notes of those lectures and was intrigued enough to go off doing a whole lot further research on the net. In his postscript to the notes you will read this assessment by Tom: "In 12 years of Catholic seminary and 52 years of study as a roman priest I have never before heard such meaningful explanations of the Jesus message". I'm sure others will get value out of Tom's notes as well. Using this as a starting point you'll find a heap of further information available on the net. ...BMC [more]