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Monday, 08 Mar 2010 So much food for thought and discussion... Dear Friends, There is simply so much fruitful discussion going on in our forum at the moment, and elsewhere in the media, that I thought I'd give you a rest today from yet another new lead commentary. The animated banner below just gives a small flavour of some of the stories in the news at the moment that are generating much thoughtful reflection. Please feel free to join the conversation. Last week we far exceeded our previous number of visits and, while March is always a good month in readership growth, I expect we'll break through the 50,000 number this month. Few Cathedrals could boast that number of 'visits' a month let alone suburban parishes. We're now 'up there' in the realm of websites that have been around a lot longer than us or which have the massive resources of the institution behind them. We still survive on the proverbial smell of an oily rag but to our core community of writers and those contributing to the conversations on our forum all this is enormously gratifying.  This week coming up has all the portents of being another great week. Tomorrow we have the second part of Andrew Kania's reflection on Epiphany, Paul Collins will be here on Tuesday or Wednesday with his Lent Reflection in the series we have been following with the Australian Bishops. Tom McMahon has a great reflection that I'll fit in somewhere around the Bishops' Reflections. I;m not yet sure of what Ian Elmer is bringing us this week but if you've been following his commentaries for the past couple of years by now you will have earned yourself the equivalent of another tertiary qualification. Here are links to just a small selection of the discussions presently firing on the Catholica Forum... Wishing you a great day wherever you happen to be ... in life and in our world — and take Bill Dowsley's advice and don't play with snakes! Catholica |
