EDITOR'S ROUND-UP

The power of a good story...
Saturday, 24th March 2007

Dear friends,

I was somewhat nonplussed to learn when doing the layout for Ian Elmer's commentary last night that of the 1426 names mentioned in the Bible, 1315 are males and only 111 are female. I had never appreciated the bias was quite as extensive as that. That is just one of the interesting facts Ian Elmer brings to this analysis of the curiously placed story in Scripture of Jesus' encounter with the adulterous woman and the mob who wanted to stone her for her sins. [more]

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Again it has been a stimulating week with the discussions in our forum. As editor I never get complaints about the quality of the discussions but there is always some on the quantity. There's too much to keep up with. I have no complaints about this though as it is building enormously to the database which will eventually form the basis for the ultimate success of our endeavour.

And for our weekly readers here's a summary of the lead commentaries from the past week...

OUR COMMENTARIES FROM THE PAST WEEK...
A tribute to the Christian Brothers...

AvatarThe Christian Brothers announce their leadership team for the new Oceania Province... The Christian Brothers today announced the new leadership team which will head the new Oceania Province of their Congregation from 1st October 2007. We have prepared a small tribute to the Brothers and their work. [more]

Thursday's email commentary...

AvatarWhy do the conservatives have little trouble in attracting funding and everyone else struggles? Is it because, as some of the conservatives would claim, that this reflects that Providence is shining on their endeavours and that lights the ways forward? Or do we have to look to other causal factors? [more]

Peregrinus...

AvatarCaught in the act... This coming Sunday in the Lenten cycle of gospel readings, we have the story of the woman caught in the act. In this commentary Peregrinus prises the story apart to explore the depths in its meaning. It's another example of Jesus "breaking the rules" but why does he do this? What's he trying to say to us? [more]

Andrew's Take...

AvatarWorks without Faith... This week Dr Kania begins a new series of three commentaries that he suggests take conscience into the field of practical application. This first commentary looks at the attitude our faith invites us to bring to social service. In his commentaries over the next two weeks he will provide perspectives on leadership and moral dilemmas as they relate to conscience. [more]

Milly on Monday...

AvatarUsing the internet to broadcast some "Good News"... Milly continues her thoughtstream on cyberspace and its potentials for broadcasting the Good News. In this commentary her focus is on some of the challenges posed by the net to the more traditional channels of communication we use. [more]

Alan's Lenten Reflection...

AvatarThe tale of the Prodigal... Alan Simpson takes us on a gentler meander through today's Gospel reading and poses a few questions about our own behaviours. [more]

Best wishes for a great day wherever you happen to be ... in life, and in our world,

Brian Coyne
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