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e-BULLETIN INDEX 2009
e-Bulletin Indexes: 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013

     December 2009

25 Dec 2009

1237

Tom McMahon: A Christmas Reflection...

24 Dec 2009

1236

Dr Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages "Wise Men and Humble Shepherds!"

23 Dec 2009

1235

Robert Blair Kaiser: Can any war be classed as "holy"?

22 Dec 2009

1234

Dr Andrew Kania: Peace of Faith Part 2 & Worst Christmas Cards ever...

21 Dec 2009

1233

Tom Lee: The Council of Chalcedon

20 Dec 2009

1232

Francis Brown: The last chapter from his book — aspects of life!

19 Dec 2009

1231

Robert Blair Kaiser: Sr Joan Chittister, Fr Richard Neuhaus and Cardinals Mahony and McCarrick meet on the Bill Moyers show.

18 Dec 2009

1230

Christmas-January Publishing Schedule

17 Dec 2009

1229

Dr Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages — the Nativity Narratives

16 Dec 2009

1228

Robert Blair Kaiser continues his examination of the Crusades. Today the 4th and 5th Crusades and the Children's Crusade

15 Dec 2009

1227

Dr Andrew Kania’s thought-provoking lecture at Oxford on 4 Dec Part 1 of 2

14 Dec 2009

1226

Tom Lee: The lead-up to the Council of Chalcedon

13 Dec 2009

1225

Francis Brown: Part one of a reflection on ten aspects of life

12 Dec 2009

1224

Robert Blair Kaiser: Cardinal Grandeur joins the Cardinal Mahony story!

11 Dec 2009

1223

Fr Dan Donovan: Thank God for the Women Religious who embraced Vatican II!

10 Dec 2009

1222

Dr Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages #21: "The Virgin Will Conceive" (Matthew 1:23)

09 Dec 2009

1221

Robert Blair Kaiser: Part 3 of his look at the Crusades — Are we Christians, or Catholics, proud of the Crusades?

08 Dec 2009

1220

Dr Andrew Kania: Part 2 of his address to the Oxbridge Students at Eton College last week on Faith-Based Diplomacy.

07 Dec 2009

1219

Tom Lee: Leo the Great asserts the Primacy of Rome

06 Dec 2009

1218

Francis Brown: A meditation on Jesus of Nazareth

05 Dec 2009

1217

Robert Blair Kaiser: Who said religion and politics don't mix?

04 Dec 2009

1216

George Ripon: The Reminiscences of Pope John XXIV

03 Dec 2009

1215

Dr Ian Elmer: Did God support war and genocide against the Canaanites?

02 Dec 2009

1214

Robert Blair Kaiser: La crociata, non si fa piu—No more Crusades!

01 Dec 2009

1213

Like two freight-trains colliding: Dr Andrew Kania's address for Eton College and the Dublin Report!

     November 2009

30 Nov 2009

1212

Tom Lee: What are Catholic Christians to do if part of the Church goes wrong?

29 Nov 2009

1211

Francis Brown: Innocence, Forgiveness and discerning Goodness and Evil

28 Nov 2009

1210

Robert Blair Kaiser: Chapter 14 from "Cardinal Mahony" — Autochthony

27 Nov 2009

1209

Fr Daniel Donovan: The Cadaver Trial of Pope Formosus. Is it a metaphor for the Church today?

26 Nov 2009

1208

Dr Ian Elmer: Whatever happened to those 'strange Gods'?

25 Nov 2009

1207

Robert Blair Kaiser: Holy Words Holy Wars!

24 Nov 2009

1206

Dr Anrew Thomas Kania: Light from Light (cf. Luke 3: 21 - 22) — In response to the maxim: "Jesus is God; but God is not Jesus."

23 Nov 2009

1205

Tom Lee: The origins of Mariology in the East and the influence of St Patrick in Ireland

22 Nov 2009

1204

Francis Brown: Worth and Humility

21 Nov 2009

1203s

Robert Blair Kaiser's novel introduces the idea of 'autochthony' into the discussion...

20 Nov 2009

1202

Andrew McAlister: Urging our support for The Charter for Compassion.

19 Nov 2009

1201

Dr Ian Elmer asks provocatively: Did God have a wife?

18 Nov 2009

1200

EDITION 1200: Tom McMahon provides a surprising assessment of the Council of Trent.

17 Nov 2009

1199

Two commentaries today: Tom Lee on the conflict between Cyril and Nestorius and Alan Gill provides an addendum to the National Apology.

16 Nov 2009

1198

Follow up to the Intelligence Squared debate on UK Television: Is Catholicism a force for good in the world ... or should it be perceived as such?

15 Nov 2009

1197

Francis Brown: Faith, Love and Kingdom.

14 Nov 2009

1196

Who are the cardinals and bishops responsible to? Robert Kaiser's novel today cuts to the heart of that question.

13 Nov 2009

1195

Dr Andrew Kania: A history of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia plus we republish a commentary from Fr Tom Doyle to draw attention to Child Abuse Prevention Week which begins today.

12 Nov 2009

1194

Dr Ian Elmer: Now here's an interesting question ... How important were women in the early formation of the Church?

11 Nov 2009

1193

Tom McMahon: Fascinating history and a fascinating commentary...

10 Nov 2009

1192

Brian Coyne: Review of Dan Brown's latest thriller – The Lost Symbol

05 Nov 2009

1189

Robert Blair Kaiser: Chapter Eleven "Keys" (Published a day early this week as the editor is taking the weekend off.)

05 Nov 2009

1187

Dr Ian Elmer: Heaven — is it something to come or something now?

04 Nov 2009

1186

e_Conference on St Luke and Tom McMahon's commentary today asks "Where do we find today the humble preacher from Nazareth, teaching the crowds the value of the beatitudes?"

03 Nov 2009

1185

Melbourne Cup Day in Australia!

02 Nov 2009

1184

Tom Lee: Anything you can do I can do sillier!

01 Nov 2009

1183

Francis Brown: Continuing the search for "True Self"...

     October 2009

31 Oct 2009

1182

Kaiser's novel introduce "Sister Phoebe"; The Apology to Women Petition; and an Update on the Catholic Spiritual Marketplace.

30 Oct 2009

1181

Daniel Gullotta: On the problems of factionalism.

29 Oct 2009

1180

Dr Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages — Who was Theophilus?

28 Oct 2009

1179

Very interesting day up here & Tom McMahon hits the ton!

27 Oct 2009

1178

We quietly launch the Catholica Spirituality Marketplace and Dan Donvan reviews Bishop Julian Porteous' book on priesthood.

26 Oct 2009

1177

Tom Lee: Augustine and Pelagius and their conflict over Original Sin

25 Oct 2009

1176

Francis Brown: In search opf True Self...

24 Oct 2009

1175

Robert Blair Kaiser: Chapter 9 from Kaiser's novel is all about the Cardinal's 'resurrection'

23 Oct 2009

1174

Friday's Email: It beats building cathedrals that no one will ever use!

22 Oct 2009

1173

Dr Ian Elmer: Is the Acts of the Apostles Historically Reliable?

21 Oct 2009

1172

Tom McMahon: The young priest's search for his sexual identity and an understanding of the sexual dimension of life.

20 Oct 2009

1171

George Ripon: The Mass — if it ain't broke, why fix it?

19 Oct 2009

1170

Tom Lee: The excommunication and reinstatement of Chrysostom and the sacking of Rome by the Visigoths

18 Oct 2009

1169

Francis Brown: A pensive reflection in verse accompanied with a Violin Concert by Mendelssohn.

17 Oct 2009

1168

Robert Blair Kaiser: Chapter 8 from Kaiser's novel introduces Sunnyhill — a "teacher of Church history at the Gregorian"

16 Oct 2009

1167

Guest Commentator – Janice Kennedy: Enough is Enough!

15 Oct 2009

1166

Dr Ian Elmer: What Record was Luke Setting Straight?

14 Oct 2009

1165

Tom McMahon: Gettin' "down and dirty"...

13 Oct 2009

1164

Daniel Gullotta: An Essay examining the strengths and weaknesses of Ferdinand Christian Baur's 'Two-Missions Thesis'.

12 Oct 2009

1163

Tom Lee: We begin Chapter 23 of his exploration of the First 500 Years of Christianity...

11 Oct 2009

1162

Francis Brown: A very different view of priesthood and spirituality...

10 Oct 2009

1161

Robert Blair Kaiser: A great line from his novel "Cardinal Mahony": "John XXIII Catholics trying to survive in a John Paul II world!"

09 Oct 2009

1160

Fr Kevin Murphy: A reflection on the nature of (church) community...

08 Oct 2009

1159

Much to Report Today: Lead commentary by Dr Ian Elmer on how many Gospels preceded Luke?; News Report from the organisers of the Vaticanum II Petition; Caritas Special Appeal; and the upcoming e-Conference on St Luke.

07 Oct 2009

1158

Tom McMahon: Is the psyche of today's priest is modelled on the psyche of Jesus — or perhaps some other psyche that developed at a later point in history?

06 Oct 2009

1157

No lead commentary or email published today.

05 Oct 2009

1156

Tom Lee: See where it all started: Original Sin, Limbo, Purgatory, Sex & Celibacy...

04 Oct 2009

1155

Francis Brown: By the Waters of Babylon I Wept... — and "The birds of Catholica"!

03 Oct 2009

1154

Robert Blair Kaiser: Chapter 6 from "Cardinal Mahony – a novel" Remembering

02 Oct 2009

1153

Herbie: The Curious character of the Curia's take on Priesthood…

01 Oct 2009

1152

Dr Ian Elmer: Did Jesus and His Disciples Oppose the Temple?

     September 2009

30 Sep 2009

1151

Tom McMahon: In search of the how our ideas of priesthood developed during the Crusades and the Middle Ages.

29 Sep 2009

1150

George Ripon: Lay Celebration of the Eucharist

28 Sep 2009

1149

Tom Lee: The First 500 Years today looks at the conversion of Augustine

27 Sep 2009

1148

Francis Brown: It's Life I Choose — Ridding our lives of disharmony

26 Sep 2009

1147

Robert Blair Kaiser: Chapter 5 from "Cardinal Mahony – a novel" Verdict

25 Sep 2009

1146

Tom McMahon: Trying to appreciate religion and ministry in the era of Dan Brown and the Da Vinci Code...

24 Sep 2009

1145

Dr Ian Elmer: Did Jesus Ever Get Angry? (Mark 11:15-19)

23 Sep 2009

1144

Brian Coyne: Review of Cliff Baxter's history of the Knights of the Southern Cross

22 Sep 2009

1143

Not published

21 Sep 2009

1142

Tom Lee: Chapter 22 of the First 500 Years of Christianity

20 Sep 2009

1141

Francis Brown: My Love is Here — Fear is of My Making

19 Sep 2009

1140

Robert Blair Kaiser: The trial of Cardinal Mahony continues...

18 Sep 2009

1139

Friday's email: No lead commentary today

17 Sep 2009

1138

Brian Coyne: What sort of ecclesial leadership do we need?

16 Sep 2009

1137

Tom McMahon: Celibacy — the dueling show down at OK Corral circa 1123!

15 Sep 2009

1136

Sr Mary Cresp rsj: A Spirituality of Humility Part 3

14 Sep 2009

1135

Tom Lee: The Authorised Version of Scripture emerges under Jerome and Damasus

13 Sep 2009

1134

Francis Brown: My Love is here, Now! Heaven is Now!

12 Sep 2009

1133s

Robert Blair Kaiser: The trial of Cardinal Mahony begins...

11 Sep 2009

1132

Tom McMahon: Apologia Pro Vita Sua Part 10: The problem with celibacy

10 Sep 2009

1131

Dr Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages from Scripture — The Ten Commandments

09 Sep 2009

1130

Not published (Editor busy programming)

08 Sep 2009

1129

Sr Mary Cresp rsj: A Spirituality of Humility Part 2

07 Sep 2009

1128

Tom Lee: The First 500 Years — Basil, Jerome and Augustine

06 Sep 2009

1127

Francis Brown: Trusting in Providence

05 Sep 2009

1126

Robert Blair Kaiser: Chapter Two from his novel "Cardinal Mahony"

04 Sep 2009

1125

Dr Graham English: The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful about Catholic schools and the education of the poor in Australia

03 Sep 2009

1124

Dr Ian Elmer: How does God Speak to Us?

02 Sep 2009

1123

Tom McMahon: A calliope of thoughts following the funeral of John Managle.

01 Sep 2009

1122

Sr Mary Cresp RSJ: A reflection on humility (Part 1)

     August 2009

31 Aug 2009

1121

Tom Lee: On Basil the Great, Paulinus of Nola, Gregory of Nyssa and something on the obsession with sex

30 Aug 2009

1120

Francis Brown: A change of pace — Four Poems

29 Aug 2009

1119

Robert Blair Kaiser: "Cardinal Mahony — A Novel" The Preface and Chapter One

28 Aug 2009

1118

Editorial: The Duty of Care of the Institution to its Employees and Parishioners

27 Aug 2009

1117

Dr Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages — Why Does God Always Appear on Mountains?

26 Aug 2009

1116

Tom McMahon: Tom continues with his series exploring the psychology of priesthood

25 Aug 2009

1115

Exciting developments @ Catholica: Robert Blair Kaiser to join our commentary team and today's commentary from Tom Lee looks at the Barbarian Invasions

24 Aug 2009

1114

Dr Andrew Kania: Moral Hemophilia: Concept and Reality (cf. Luke 10: 29-37)

23 Aug 2009

1113

Francis Brown: Is it safe to judge? Anyone? Anything?

22 Aug 2009

1112

Daniel Gullotta: Learning from Deuteronomy — what sort of relationship does God call us into?

21 Aug 2009

1111

Brian Coyne: Review of Karen Armstrong's "The Battle for God"

20 Aug 2009

1110

Dr Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages #6 — The meaning of Biblical Numbers

19 Aug 2009

1109

Tom McMahon: A tribute to two priests

18 Aug 2009

1108

A big story brewing and request for feedback on design of Catholica Spiritual Marketplace page.

17 Aug 2009

1107

Tom Lee: The Triumph of Christianity!

16 Aug 2009

1106

Francis Brown: Losing the innocence of our childhood...

15 Aug 2009

1105

A shorter update this week...

14 Aug 2009

1104

Not published

13 Aug 2009

1103

Dr Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages #5 — Faith and Miracles (Mark 6:5-6)

12 Aug 2009

1102

Tom McMahon: The priesthood as we’ve known it is a creation of the Council of Trent in 1542

11 Aug 2009

1101

News story — Archbishop told abuse victim "Go to Hell!"

10 Aug 2009

1100

EDITION 1100 — Tom Lee: Many Councils and Much Division

09 Aug 2009

1099

Francis Brown: My Thoughts Expressed in Verse

08 Aug 2009

1098

Doing something practical for the victims of childhood sexual abuse

07 Aug 2009

1097

Daniel Gullotta: A Study and Reflection on the Quran 1:1-7

06 Aug 2009

1096

Dr Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages — The Calming of the Storm (Mark 4:35-41)

05 Aug 2009

1095

Tom McMahon: Why we need to understand the psychology of priesthood...

04 Aug 2009

1094

Dr Andrew Kania: The real story behind Morris West's prophecy...

03 Aug 2009

1093

Tom Lee: The first hymn to Mary and the origins of Mariology.

02 Aug 2009

1092

Francis Brown: Two short chapters from his book today.

01 Aug 2009

1091

Daniel Gullotta: The Good, The Bad, and the REALLY BAD! – Jesus, the Church, and Christianity in Film

     July 2009

31 Jul 2009

1090

Tom Lee: a tribute to a dynamic feminist duo — Barbara Angell and Pat Shaw.

30 Jul 2009

1089

Seeking a priesthood we can trust again & Dr Ian Elmer looks at another 'puzzling passage' from Scripture; The Parting of the Sea story from Exodus.

29 Jul 2009

1088

Tom McMahon and Brian Coyne at two very different funerals…

28 Jul 2009

1087

Dr Andrew Kania: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's New Theology — A new way of interpreting the Christ message…

27 Jul 2009

1086

Tom Lee: 21.1 Arian Resurgence as the Sons Inherit.…

26 Jul 2009

1085

Francis Brown: A lifetime spiritual journey #4…

25 Jul 2009

1084

James, Brian Coyne and ors: Where do we find hope today?

24 Jul 2009

1083

George Ripon: The use of the term YHWH or Yahweh?

23 Jul 2009

1082

Dr Ian Elmer: What Did Jesus Say at the Last Supper?

22 Jul 2009

1081

Tom McMahon: Is the Roman Catholic Church with its manorial setting a world wide continuation of Middle Age feudalism?

21 Jul 2009

1080

Dr Andrew Kania: Render unto Caesar (cf Matthew 22: 17-21) (Bonhoeffer: Traitor of Conscientious Objector?)

20 Jul 2009

1079

Tom Lee: The creation of Constantinople and the legacy of Constantine

19 Jul 2009

1078

Francis Brown: Chapter Two of his book "My Love is Here" – Resurrection

18 Jul 2009

1077

Fr Kevin Murphy: Saint Paul and Church and Eucharist

17 Jul 2009

1076

Kerry Gonzales and Brian Coyne: Spirituality in the Pub address — Do we need a new Creed?

16 Jul 2009

1075

Dr Ian Elmer: A new series investigating puzzling passages in Scripture — #1 The Passover (Exodus 12:1-28)

15 Jul 2009

1074

Tom McMahon: Apologia Pro Vita Sua #3 – the psychology of priesthood

14 Jul 2009

1073

Dr Andrew Kania: The moral courage of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

13 Jul 2009

1072

Tom Lee: How the Council of Nicaea transformed the meaning of the Cross...

12 Jul 2009

1071

Francis Brown: Chapter One of his book "My Love is Here" and James' review of "How God Changes Our Brain".

11 Jul 2009

1070

Dr Anthony Lowe: Re-discovering the practical value in the theological concept of Trinity.

10 Jul 2009

1069

Dr Anthony Lowe: Re-discovering the real depth in Catholic thought. Going right back beyond the 1950s, beyond Trent, to the genesis of some of our thoughts about the Divine ... Re-discovering the real thinking about Trinity.

09 Jul 2009

1068

Dr Ian Elmer: The Legacy of St Paul...

08 Jul 2009

1067

Tom McMahon: Spare a thought for the good bishops as you read this...

07 Jul 2009

1066

Andrew Kania: What sort of priests do we want?

06 Jul 2009

1065

Tom Lee: The Arian Heresy leads to the Council of Nicaea to resolve it.

05 Jul 2009

1064

Francis Brown: My Love is Here Part 1

04 Jul 2009

1063

Dr Patrick Collins: Wither Liturgical Reform and Renewal in 2009? Part 2

03 Jul 2009

1062

Dr Patrick Collins: Wither Liturgical Reform and Renewal in 2009? Part 1

02 Jul 2009

1061

Dr Andrew Kania: Questioning the direction in which our leaders are taking us...

01 Jul 2009

1060

Tom McMahon: Tom's Apologia Pro Vita Sua – psychology and priesthood

     June 2009

30 Jun 2009

1059

National E-Conference on St Paul...

29 Jun 2009

1058

Tom Lee: Cementing the Power in Rome

28 Jun 2009

1057

Sunday Forum: What's it all about, Alfie? (Mk 1057)

27 Jun 2009

1056

Brian Coyne: Two diocesan initiatives that are worth following — a Good News commentary

26 Jun 2009

1055

Absolute Truth: Review of the Television series published in The Tablet...

25 Jun 2009

1054

Dr Ian Elmer: The Death and Preservation of Paul...

24 Jun 2009

1053

Tom McMahon: At the meeting point of two oceans...

23 Jun 2009

1052

Dr Andrew Kania: A powerful commentary explaining our disunity...

22 Jun 2009

1051

Tom Lee: The First 500 years — Consolidation of Church and State.

21 Jun 2009

1050

Sunday Forum: Following up the conversation started in Melbourne...

20 Jun 2009

1049

Pewter: Will the changes to the liturgy "bring 'em back" or "drive 'em away"?

19 Jun 2009

1048

Fr Kevin Murphy: Vision and Mission.

18 Jun 2009

1047

Dr Ian Elmer: The Failure of Paul!

17 Jun 2009

1046

Discussion: What measurement yardstick should we use for the success of Catholicism or Christianity? And Tom McMahon: #3 Report on his Aussie Pilgrimage

16 Jun 2009

1045

Dr Andrew Kania: Can any of us live a lie?

15 Jun 2009

1044

Tom Lee: The conversion and endorsement of Constantine

14 Jun 2009

1043

Sunday Forum: How will our generation be remembered?

13 Jun 2009

1042

Pewter: Pray-up or Pay-up!

12 Jun 2009

1041

Daniel Gullotta: "Made in the Image of God".

11 Jun 2009

1040

What I'd really like — what we'd all really like, and, Dr Ian Elmer on Paul's Last Will and Testament.

10 Jun 2009

1039

Tom McMahon: Tom's critique of us Aussies and Brian Coyne critique of Tom!

09 Jun 2009

1038

Dr Andrew Kania: Opening up the discussion on ecumenism...

08 Jun 2009

1037

Tom Lee: How Christianity emerged from persecution to a religion of state...

07 Jun 2009

1036

Thomas Merton on Priesthood by Rev. Patrick W. Collins, Ph. D.

06 Jun 2009

1035

Two lead commentaries today: Pewter reflects on why the minority are always favoured and Daniel Gullotta writes a critique of Bishop John Shelby Spong.

05 Jun 2009

1034

No email or lead commentary today because of technical problems on our new server

04 Jun 2009

1033

Dr Ian Elmer: Who wrote Romans?

03 Jun 2009

1032

Tom McMahon reports on his Aussie Odyssey...

02 Jun 2009

1031

Dr Andre Kania revs up an important discussion on the infallibility of the institution...

01 Jun 2009

1030

Film Review: Angels and Demons...

     May 2009

31 May 2009

1029

Welcome to our new domain where Kerry Gonzales writes on the difficult journey out of active participation.

30 May 2009

1028

PUMPKIN TIME! Pewter delivers the last post on our old web server.

29 May 2009

1027

No email or commentary today as we prepare for the changeover to a new server.

28 May 2009

1026

Dr Ian Elmer: St Paul — Reporting to Rome!

27 May 2009

1025

Tom McMahon: How do we reclaim Jesus out of all the scandal?

26 May 2009

1024

Dr Andrew Kania: Pysanky – Eggs that seek to penetrate the Mystery of the Cosmos.

25 May 2009

1023

Tom Lee: Borrowing from the other great religious systems of thought.

24 May 2009

1022

PeterR: Eucharist is a verb, not a noun!

23 May 2009

1021

Pewter: A bit of Sush before Mass, eh! (And some more stats on Catholica's growth.)

22 May 2009

1020

Check out the New Catholica Forum!

21 May 2009

1019

Dr Ian Elmer: Ecclesial politics: not much change since the time of St Paul...

20 May 2009

1018

Tom McMahon: Letters to my Children #4 – Rusty Russian Submarines and Roman Catholicism

19 May 2009

1017

Dr Andrew Kania: The Witness – Part 2

18 May 2009

1016

Update on Bishop Chris Toohey and much more: video from Stephen for the Bishops and Tom Lee on the origins of Christmas...

17 May 2009

1015

Sunday Forum: Spiritual ways of dealing with pain!

16 May 2009

1014

A new series of Saturday commentaries: From the Pewside!

15 May 2009

1013

Daniel Gullotta takes a look at Genesis

14 May 2009

1012

Ian Elmer: The Year of St Paul – The Example of Christ

13 May 2009

1011

Tom McMahon: Letters to my Children #3

12 May 2009

1010

Editorial: Going out on a limb in search of the Divine and Dr Andrew Kania's commentary: "The Witness"

11 May 2009

1009

Tom Lee: Forty Years of Peace for the Roman Christians

10 May 2009

1008

No email or lead commentary today

09 May 2009

1007

Brian Coyne: Living out of our anger!

08 May 2009

1006

Two video commentaries from Dr Ian Elmer and Tom McMahon

07 May 2009

1005

No email today

06 May 2009

1004

Tom McMahon: Women — a high priority sacrament!

05 May 2009

1003

Dr Andrew Kania: The Challenges facing the Church in Australia

04 May 2009

1002

Party Day at Carcoar for Us! and Tom Lee: Two Asps in One Basket (Part 2)

03 May 2009

1001

Sunday Forum: What are the most memorable liturgies you've been part of?

02 May 2009

1000

Editorial Commentary: We've made it to edition 1000. Thank you!

01 May 2009

999

Daniel Gullotta: A theology student gazes into Hell!

     April 2009

30 Apr 2009

998

Dr Ian Elmer: A commentary about Conflict Resolution. And in the forum a discussion on how we pray.

29 Apr 2009

997

Tom McMahon: Continuing his mini-series on Marriage: Learning from past mistakes.

28 Apr 2009

996

Dr Andrew Kania: A Hymn to Her and a challenge from the editor.

27 Apr 2009

995

Tom Lee: Two Asps in One Basket – Novatus and Novatian

26 Apr 2009

994

Sunday Forum: Continuation of the discussion on Truth Conquers!

25 Apr 2009

993

Brian Coyne: Veritas Vincit — Truth Conquers!

24 Apr 2009

992

No email or lead commentary published today.

23 Apr 2009

991

Dr Ian Elmer: Marriage — To Philippi with Love...

22 Apr 2009

990

Tom McMahon: Marriage — Camelot and the revolt against Victoria...

21 Apr 2009

989

Dr Andrew Kania: Jesus Wept

20 Apr 2009

988

Tom Lee: Poking out our tongues. (No lead commentary today.)

19 Apr 2009

987

Sunday Forum: Does God need, or answer, our prayers?

18 Apr 2009

986

Daniel Gullotta: The morality in the world of Batman, Robin, The Joker and the citizens of Gotham city.

17 Apr 2009

985

George Ripon: Planning for Priestless Parishes...

16 Apr 2009

984

Dr Ian Elmer: Building a congregation (or readership)...

15 Apr 2009

983

Tom McMahon: Our changing perceptions of what marriage is about — same-sex marriage

14 Apr 2009

982

Dr Andrew Kania: a post-Easter reflection

13 Apr 2009

981

Great commentaries for Easter Monday including Tom Lee on the Pagan Mystery cults

12 Apr 2009

980

Easter Sunday Message 2009!

11 Apr 2009

979

Brian Coyne: Concluding the series on the future character of the Church

10 Apr 2009

978

Good Friday Audio-visual Reflections from YouTube

09 Apr 2009

977

Ian Elmer: St Paul in Chains — an Easter Reflection

08 Apr 2009

976

Tom McMahon: Marriage – In the Middle Ages did the Church bless same-sex unions?

07 Apr 2009

975

Andrew Kania: Lenten Reflection 5 on Jesus' questioning of Peter but also a wider discussion raised by a letter to the editor on the work of Bart D Ehrman in his studies of Jesus.

06 Apr 2009

974

Tom Lee: The Pagan Mystery Religions that posed a threat to Christianity in the 3rd Century.

05 Apr 2009

973

Holy Week Reflection: An invitation to join an active Holy Week Reflection led by Fr Andrew Gentry FCSF.

04 Apr 2009

972

Brian Coyne: Part 4 of a series looking at the future character of the Church. Invitation to Carcoar.

03 Apr 2009

971

No lead commentary today. Email reports on blow out of Perth Cathedral costs.

02 Apr 2009

970

Dr Ian Elmer: Was Paul a Radical Libertarian?

01 Apr 2009

969

Tom McMahon: Marriage in the Middle Ages

     March 2009

31 Mar 2009

968

Dr Andrew Kania: How do we rid ourselves of religious hypocrisy?

30 Mar 2009

967

Tom Lee: Christianity in the Third Century – Origen, Tertullian, Hippolytus...

29 Mar 2009

966

Catalyst for Renewal Forum: Video reports from the Catalyst Forum on Bishop Robinson's book...

28 Mar 2009

965

Brian Coyne: Some thoughts on the future character of our church...

27 Mar 2009

964

Daniel Gullotta: A reflective essay on the call to priesthood

26 Mar 2009

963

Dr Ian Elmer: The ultimate success enjoyed by St Paul

25 Mar 2009

962

2009 Support Appeal Launch and Tom McMahon's third commentary on marriage: Who sold St Joseph the lillies?

24 Mar 2009

961

Dr Andrew Kania: Tunnel Vision (cf.Mark 15: 20) On bearing false witness!

23 Mar 2009

960

Tom Lee: Do you know where the term "pope" came from?

22 Mar 2009

959

Sunday Forum: How do we provide moral support to our Bishops? (Some ideas from Paul Collins)

21 Mar 2009

958

Weekly email — no lead commentary today (editor ill)

20 Mar 2009

957

Tom McMahon: Proceeding cautiously with Part 2 of his series on marriage

19 Mar 2009

956

Dr Ian Elmer: Cutting to the heart of Paul's theology

18 Mar 2009

955

Dr Andrew Kania: Lenten Reflection #2 on the Denials of Peter

17 Mar 2009

954

News Story: Australian Eastern Bishops protest at the treatment of Eastern Rite children in Australian Catholic schools...

16 Mar 2009

953

Tom Lee: The Third Century of Christianity opens with a controversy over the nature of the Trinity...

15 Mar 2009

952

Sunday Forum: Getting people back to taking Catholicism seriously...

14 Mar 2009

951

Two important matters: our first social meeting at Carcoar &: today's commentary looks at the welfare of former nuns

13 Mar 2009

950

Change of pace – some satire – Sr Feralia returns to provide meaning on the Great White in God's great Economy of Salvation + Tribute to Bishop Pat Power

12 Mar 2009

949

Ian Elmer: Was St Paul a Misogynist?

11 Mar 2009

948

Tom McMahon: Introduction and Part I to a new mini-series on Marriage

10 Mar 2009

947

Andrew Kania: A mind-churning Lenten reflection...

09 Mar 2009

946

Tom Lee: Commodus, Victor I and Irenaeus.

08 Mar 2009

945

Ray Otto: Sunday Forum – International Women's Day

07 Mar 2009

944

George Ripon: the role of bishops – should we elect them?

06 Mar 2009

943

Editorial and Dr Dan Donovan on Catholic Tertiary Education in Australia.

05 Mar 2009

942

Dr Ian Elmer: the implications of the "Conflict at Corinth" for Catholicism today.

04 Mar 2009

941

Floating some ideas and Tom McMahon shares the second in his "Letters to My Children" series.

03 Mar 2009

940

Dr Andrew Kania: The Cosmic Mystery of Christ – Part II

02 Mar 2009

939

Tom Lee: Persecution and Heresy Reign Part 12.1

01 Mar 2009

938

Kerry Gonzales: Who's "in communion" and who's "out"? Why? AND "The Theology of Changing Railway Ballast!"

     February 2009

28 Feb 2009

937

Dawn Bowie: Lent through My Father's Eyes

27 Feb 2009

936

Dr Ian Elmer: The Universal Church

26 Feb 2009

935

No email or lead commentary today

25 Feb 2009

934

Tom McMahon: Taking a more adult approach to sin...

24 Feb 2009

933

Dr Andrew Kania: The Cosmic Mystery of Christ.

23 Feb 2009

932

Tom Lee: Recording how Western Christianity became dominant.

22 Feb 2009

931

"If we build it, they will come!" Reporting our continued growth and floating a couple of ideas.

21 Feb 2009

930

Daniel Gullotta: Getting used to the idea that God created gays and they're not some kind of freaks or an aberration!

20 Feb 2009

929

Editorial: An Open Letter to Frs Peter Kennedy and Terry Fitzpatrick and the community at St Mary's, South Brisbane

19 Feb 2009

928

Ian Elmer: The Ecclesiology in St Paul's letters to the Galatians

18 Feb 2009

927

Tom McMahon: Letters to My Children #1

17 Feb 2009

926

Andrew Kania: The search for a universal philosophy or spirituality

16 Feb 2009

925

Tom Lee: Christianty — Invention or Inspiration?

15 Feb 2009

924

Catholica Conversation: A conversation with an "and ordinary bloke" – Ted Mason

14 Feb 2009

923

Frank Purcell: Infallible does not mean Unaccountable!

13 Feb 2009

922

Dr Ian Elmer: The Christology of St Paul/Email: Do we need new artistic renditions of our scriptural stories and religious mythology?

12 Feb 2009

921

A deeply valuable essay on St Paul from Jerome Murphy-O'Connor OP

11 Feb 2009

920

An appeal to Catholic secondary school teachers… and Tom McMahon concludes his series in Penance

10 Feb 2009

919

Sombre mood in Australia in the wake of our greatest natural disaster since colonisation. Andrew Kania's commentary on Dag Hammarskjöld.

09 Feb 2009

918

Tom Lee: Roman suspicion of Christian beliefs and practices

08 Feb 2009

917

Decision Day in Brisbane and Kerry Gonzales critiques a document on Humanae Vitae put out in Sydney

07 Feb 2009

916

A wealth of reading: A Church in Meltdown!

06 Feb 2009

915

Alan Gill: Walking with the Remnant

05 Feb 2009

914

Dr Ian Elmer: The Advent of the Apostle to the Gentiles

04 Feb 2009

913

Shock-Exclusive: after 73 years Tom McMahon confesses his "first sin" publicly to this community!

03 Feb 2009

912

Dr Andrew Kania: Brain Snap — resolving illusion and fantasy in our lives

02 Feb 2009

911

Tom Lee: The Origins of Christianity – the European Dimension

01 Feb 2009

910

Sunday Forum: A discussion triggered by Clive Hamilton's book "The Freedom Paradox"

     January 2009

31 Jan 2009

909

Letting the Spirit guide our endeavours...

31 Jan 2009

909a

Archive of January front page listing most read commentaries from 2008

30 Jan 2009

908

Annual Holidays for the Editor

29 Jan 2009

907

Annual Holidays for the Editor

28 Jan 2009

906

Annual Holidays for the Editor

27 Jan 2009

905

Annual Holidays for the Editor

26 Jan 2009

904

Annual Holidays for the Editor

25 Jan 2009

903

Annual Holidays for the Editor

24 Jan 2009

902

Editorial: Who will lead us out of the spiritual desert?

23 Jan 2009

901

Annual Holidays for the Editor

22 Jan 2009

900

Annual Holidays for the Editor

21 Jan 2009

899

Annual Holidays for the Editor

20 Jan 2009

898

Annual Holidays for the Editor

19 Jan 2009

897

Annual Holidays for the Editor

18 Jan 2009

896

Annual Holidays for the Editor

17 Jan 2009

895

Annual Holidays for the Editor

17 Jan 2009

894

Tom McMahon: Let us be a hope-filled people II...

16 Jan 2009

893

Annual Holidays for the Editor

15 Jan 2009

892

Annual Holidays for the Editor

14 Jan 2009

891

Annual Holidays for the Editor

13 Jan 2009

890

Annual Holidays for the Editor

12 Jan 2009

889

Annual Holidays for the Editor

11 Jan 2009

888

Annual Holidays for the Editor

10 Jan 2009

887

Catholica Editorial to start the new publishing year: Let us be a hope-filled people...

09 Jan 2009

886

Annual Holidays for the Editor

08 Jan 2009

885

Annual Holidays for the Editor

07 Jan 2009

884

Annual Holidays for the Editor

06 Jan 2009

883

Annual Holidays for the Editor

05 Jan 2009

882

Annual Holidays for the Editor

04 Jan 2009

881

Annual Holidays for the Editor

03 Jan 2009

880

Annual Holidays for the Editor

02 Jan 2009

879

Annual Holidays for the Editor

01 Jan 2009

878

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