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

     December 2010

25 Dec 2010

1602

A seasonal commentary from Dr Andrew Thomas Kania

24 Dec 2010

1601

No commentary or email as editor takes annual leave

23 Dec 2010

1600

No commentary or email as editor takes annual leave

22 Dec 2010

1599

No commentary or email as editor takes annual leave

21 Dec 2010

1598

No commentary or email as editor takes annual leave

20 Dec 2010

1597

No commentary or email as editor takes annual leave

19 Dec 2010

1596

John Chuchman: "Seeds of Love".

18 Dec 2010

1595

Bill Farrelly: "Thanks Anyway, I Prefer The Mystery", and sharing our stories — what Catholica is all about...

17 Dec 2010

1594

No commentary or email as editor takes a break

16 Dec 2010

1593

Dr Brian Gleeson CP: Dining With Jesus: Celebrating his Active Presence at the Eucharist

15 Dec 2010

1592

Tom McMahon: Strange bedfellows: Homosexuality-Homophobia-Church

14 Dec 2010

1591

Dr Andrew Kania: Sheep and Goats ... Part 2 The Goats!

13 Dec 2010

1590

Vynette Holliday: Questioning the Doctrine of the Virgin Birth Part 6: Examining the Gospel of Luke III

12 Dec 2010

1589

John Chuchman: I Seek...

11 Dec 2010

1588

No commentary or email as editor takes a break

10 Dec 2010

1587

Dr Ian Elmer: The Puzzles about Mary

09 Dec 2010

1586

Video Commentary from Brian Coyne: The cultural crisis facing the Church

08 Dec 2010

1585

Tom McMahon: Institutionalised Homophobia

07 Dec 2010

1584

Dr Andrew Kania: The Iron Horse (cf.Luke 12:4)

06 Dec 2010

1583

Bill Farrelly: The Trouble with Women!

05 Dec 2010

1582

John Chuchman: Lessons on a Spiritual Journey

04 Dec 2010

1581

Edgar Davie: Is Mandatory Celibacy actually a heresy? Part 2

03 Dec 2010

1580

Edgar Davie: Is Mandatory Celibacy actually a heresy? Part 1

02 Dec 2010

1579

Dr Ian Elmer: Was Jesus Born in Bethlehem?

01 Dec 2010

1578

Tom McMahon: The Trentan Priesthood cannot reform itself!

     November 2010

30 Nov 2010

1577

Dr Andrew Kania: On Sacrament and Commitment

29 Nov 2010

1576

"Bill Nelson": Address at the launch of Chrissie Foster's book

28 Nov 2010

1575

John Chuchman: Beauty is a Divine Language!

27 Nov 2010

1574

Bill Farrelly: Excuse Me God, Can We Talk About My Libido?

26 Nov 2010

1573

Technical Outage

25 Nov 2010

1572

Dr Ian Elmer: Do you believe in an afterlife and resurrection?

24 Nov 2010

1571

Tom McMahon: Sex: the "elephant in the room called Church"

23 Nov 2010

1570

Dr Andrew Kania and Brian Coyne on "Heaven"

22 Nov 2010

1569

Technical Outage

21 Nov 2010

1568

Pope Benedict's new view on condoms

20 Nov 2010

1567

Fr Daniel Donovan: An Open Letter to the Cardinal?

19 Nov 2010

1566

Dr Ian Elmer: Where did our ideas of the physical church come from?

18 Nov 2010

1565

Technical Outage

17 Nov 2010

1564

Tom McMahon: A Dysfunctional System...

16 Nov 2010

1563

Dr Andrew Kania: So a Man Walks into a Pub (cf. Matthew 9: 11-13)

15 Nov 2010

1562

Conference Report: Australasian Clergy Abuse, Reparation & Prevention Conference held in Sydney last Friday, 12th November 2010

14 Nov 2010

1561

John Churchman: What does Communion call us to do?

13 Nov 2010

1560

A New Direction...

12 Nov 2010

1559

Technical Outage

11 Nov 2010

1558

Catholica—a conversation about life!

10 Nov 2010

1557

Technical Outage

09 Nov 2010

1556

Technical Outage

08 Nov 2010

1555

Technical Outage

07 Nov 2010

1554

No email or commentary today due to technical difficulties

06 Nov 2010

1553

A Pep Talk from the Publisher

05 Nov 2010

1552

Joe Rigert & Richard Sipe: Call for the Pope to resign

04 Nov 2010

1551

Dr Ian Elmer: What standard of behaviour are we called to as Christians?

03 Nov 2010

1550

Tom McMahon: The two worlds that confronts modern humankind...

02 Nov 2010

1549

Two Visions: where do you line up in this race?

01 Nov 2010

1548

Papers from the Inaugural Symposium of the Australian Ecumenical Council for Spiritual Direction

     October 2010

31 Oct 2010

1547

John Chuchman: Love does not triumph over all?

30 Oct 2010

1546

Brian Coyne: Paradigm Shift Part II

29 Oct 2010

1545

Brian Coyne: Paradigm Shift Part I

28 Oct 2010

1544

Dr Ian Elmer: Do we yearn to become like God?

27 Oct 2010

1543

Tom McMahon: The Collapse of the Seminary System...

26 Oct 2010

1542

Brian Coyne: Mass-communicating the Jesus Message...

25 Oct 2010

1541

Brian Coyne/James/Slavoj Zizek: Taming the Reptile part of our brains.

24 Oct 2010

1540

John Chuchman: The quest "to become like God".

23 Oct 2010

1539

Pope Benedict XVI's Letter to Seminarians

22 Oct 2010

1538

Dr Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages #50: Did the Ancient Israelites Drink Beer?

21 Oct 2010

1537

Highlights from the As One Voice National Christian Music Conference Concert

20 Oct 2010

1536

Tom McMahon: Changing Perceptions of Priesthood...

19 Oct 2010

1535

A.W. Richard Sipe: Richard Sipe argues a turning point has been reached...

18 Oct 2010

1534

Dr Andrew Kania: Mary MacKillop was not the first Aussie saint!

17 Oct 2010

1533

The Canonisation of St Mary Mac. A commentary on True Compassion from John Chuchman

16 Oct 2010

1532

Vinnie Nauheimer: What are the causes of the Unfathomable Clerical Silence on Clergy Sexual Abuse?

15 Oct 2010

1531

Dr Ian Elmer: The meaning of miracles

14 Oct 2010

1530

No commentary or email today — Editor taking a short break

13 Oct 2010

1529

Tom McMahon: Revisiting old clerical colleagues...

12 Oct 2010

1528

Tuesday's Email: "Had It" Catholics and Miracles...

11 Oct 2010

1527

Catholica Community: Sharing Our Stories how we overcome pain and anxiety

10 Oct 2010

1526

John Chuchman: I know that my True Self is found only in God.

08-09 Oct 2010

1525

Brian Coyne: Review of the Universal Pictures docu-drama on Mary MacKillop: "Blessed Mary: A Saint for All Australians"

07 Oct 2010

1523

Dr Ian Elmer: Was Jesus a wowser?

06 Oct 2010

1522

Tom MacMahon: Has the mindset behind Catholic seminaries let us down?

05 Oct 2010

1521

John Chuchman: A Simple Liturgy...

04 Oct 2010

1520

Brian Coyne: Can Mary MacKillop re-vitalise the Church?

03 Oct 2010

1519

No lead commentary or email today

02 Oct 2010

1518

No lead commentary or email today

01 Oct 2010

1517

Dr Brian Gleeson CP: Revisiting the Story of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)

     September 2010

30 Sep 2010

1516

Dr Ian Elmer: Does God change?

29 Sep 2010

1515

Tom McMahon: Do we need to re-think priesthood from the ground up?

28 Sep 2010

1514

Dr Andrew Kania: How do we access the goodness of God?

27 Sep 2010

1513

Vynette Holliday: Questioning the Virgin Birth Part 5: Examining the Gospel of Luke II

26 Sep 2010

1512

No commentary or email today (AOVNCM Conference)

25 Sep 2010

1511

No commentary or email today (AOVNCM Conference)

24 Sep 2010

1510

Vince Exley: What is God?

23 Sep 2010

1509

Dr Ian Elmer: Perhaps our best commentary yet: What was the first Sin?

22 Sep 2010

1508

Tom McMahon: Clericalism — what an ugly scar it has left?

21 Sep 2010

1507

Dr Andrew Thomas Kania: Dr Andrew Kania explores the insights of Czech novelist Milan Kudera.

20 Sep 2010

1506

Brian Coyne: A commentary on the message from Bishop David Walker on the looming lack of parish priests.

19 Sep 2010

1505

John Chuchman: Be the God you want to see in the world!

18 Sep 2010

1504

Australian Catholics Bishops' 2010 Social Justice Sunday Statement

17 Sep 2010

1503

Dr Ian Elmer: Adam's Rib

16 Sep 2010

1502

Jesus the Christ e-Conference Day!

15 Sep 2010

1501

Tom McMahon: A reflection on the funeral ritual by Tom McMahon

14 Sep 2010

1500

Brian Coyne, Jeremy Rifkin: Future Church: The Changing Face of Religious Belief and Practise

13 Sep 2010

1499

Vynette Holliday: Querying the Doctrine of the Virgin Birth Part 4 – Luke's Gospel I

11 Sep 2010

1497

Book Review: Hell on the Way to Heaven by Chrissie Foster with Paul Kennedy reviewed by Brian Coyne

10 Sep 2010

1496

Search the world of books and movies from Catholica...

09 Sep 2010

1495

Dr Ian Elmer: Was Christos the surname of Jesus?

08 Sep 2010

1494

Tom McMahon: Updating the insights of Jesus to speak to the challenges of today

07 Sep 2010

1493

Brian Coyne: Chrissie Foster's book "Hell on the Way to Heaven"

06 Sep 2010

1492

No email or lead commentary

05 Sep 2010

1491

John Chuchman: How different the world might be if God were a woman?

04 Sep 2010

1490

Br Shane Wood cfc: Some criticisms of the University of Notre Dame Australia

03 Sep 2010

1489

Dr Ian Elmer: Why Did Jesus Call Fisherfolk to be Disciples?

02 Sep 2010

1488

Tom McMahon: Sex! Sex! Sex!

01 Sep 2010

1487

Welcome to our 'down under' spring...

     August 2010

31 Aug 2010

1486

Dr Brian Gleeson: Dining with Jesus: his ministry of meals...

30 Aug 2010

1485

Vynette Holliday: Questioning the Doctrine of the Virgin Birth: Part 3

29 Aug 2010

1484

John Chuchman: Out from Under the Bushel (Learning to love, and be loved...)

28 Aug 2010

1483

Fr Kevin Murphy: Affirming our faith in uncertain times...

27 Aug 2010

1482

What will the new liturgical translations achieve? Two article from NCR & The Tablet

26 Aug 2010

1481

Dr Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages #41: The Legend of Gog and Magog (Revelation 20:7-8)

25 Aug 2010

1480

Tom McMahon: "reform" is generational, ongoing!

24 Aug 2010

1479

Dr Brian Gleeson: Do we start with Jesus as God or Jesus the man?

23 Aug 2010

1478

Kagefumi Ueno: "Contemporary Japanese Civilization — A Story of Encounter Between Japanese 'Kamigani' (Gods) and Western Divinity."

22 Aug 2010

1477

George Ripon: Ut Unum Sint: what happened? (Part 2 of 2)

21 Aug 2010

1476

George Ripon: Ut Unum Sint: what happened? (Part 1 of 2)

20 Aug 2010

1475

Robert Blair Kaiser: The struggle for freedom not from the British but from Rome...

19 Aug 2010

1474

Dr Ian Elmer: The Book of Revelation: Fact or Fiction?

18 Aug 2010

1473

Tom McMahon: The Potential of the Laity

17 Aug 2010

1472

Dr Brian Gleeson: Putting our hope in the person of Jesus: Part 2

16 Aug 2010

1471

Vynette Holliday: "Making sense of the Assumption of Mary", and John Chuchman: "Questioning the Virgin Birth Part 2"

15 Aug 2010

1470

Dr Brian Gleeson: "Making sense of the Assumption of Mary", and John Chuchman: "Search for the Divine Feminine"

14 Aug 2010

1469

Dr Graham English: "Climbing out of yesterday with sticky little feet: some things I do and some I do not believe."

13 Aug 2010

1468

Tom McMahon: A critique and praise for Catholica.

12 Aug 2010

1467

Dr Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages #40 – What can we learn from "Doubting Thomas"?

11 Aug 2010

1466

Dr John-Erik Stig Hansen: The Miracles that do really matter

10 Aug 2010

1465

Dr Brian Gleeson: Putting our hope in the person of Jesus: Part 1

09 Aug 2010

1464

Vynette Holliday: Questioning the Doctrine of the Virgin Birth: Part 1

08 Aug 2010

1463

No email or lead commentary today.

07 Aug 2010

1462

Dr Andrew Kania: The genius of Jesus as a communicator and teacher.

06 Aug 2010

1461

Join our caption competition (No lead commentary today)

05 Aug 2010

1460

Dr Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages – What does Jesus scribbling in the sand have to do with the search for the 'real Jesus'?

04 Aug 2010

1459

Tom McMahon: The connection between priests and laity

03 Aug 2010

1458

Dr Brian Gleeson: The Jewish World of Jesus Part 3

02 Aug 2010

1457

Fr Dan Donovan: Church Authority and Conscience

01 Aug 2010

1456

Prof Allan Patience: Archbishop Hickey and Julia Gillard; John Chuchman: "Bishops' Prayer"

     July 2010

31 Jul 2010

1455

Dr Ian Elmer's 150th Commentary for Catholica: Why Abraham is such a central figure in the three great religions of the book?

30 Jul 2010

1454

Tom McMahon: The Document on the Laity and a link to Fr Borys Gudziak's lecture in Perth

29 Jul 2010

1453

Dr Brian Gleeson CP: The Jewish World of Jesus Part 2

28 Jul 2010

1452

Vynette Holliday: Jesus the Jew

27 Jul 2010

1451

Brian Coyne: We are a Church in search of a re-vitalised leadership!

26 Jul 2010

1450

No email or commentary today

25 Jul 2010

1449

No email or commentary today

24 Jul 2010

1448

No email or commentary today

23 Jul 2010

1447

Dawn Bowie: Exploring the Abuse Scandal through the eyes of a Convert

22 Jul 2010

1446

Dr Ian Elmer: Confusing aspects in the story of the conversion of the first Gentile to Christianity...

21 Jul 2010

1445

Tom McMahon: Vatican II and the empowerment of the Laity...

20 Jul 2010

1444

Dr Brian Gleeson: The Jewish World of Jesus Part 1

19 Jul 2010

1443

Vynette Holliday: The New Testment: was it framed in a Jewish or Greek mindset?

18 Jul 2010

1442

John Chuchman: The search for the Divine Feminine

17 Jul 2010

1441

Vince Exley: Can Catholicism become a force in society again?

16 Jul 2010

1440

Editor having a break: no email or lead commentary published

15 Jul 2010

1439

Dr Ian Elmer: What sets Christians apart from the rest of Society?

14 Jul 2010

1438

Tom McMahon: The positive orientation of the insights of Vatican II

13 Jul 2010

1437

Pewter: Pewter wonders about these things called 'performance reviews'?

12 Jul 2010

1436

Tom Lee: His final essay looking towards the future of Christianity.

11 Jul 2010

1435

Tom McMahon: How can the world solve inter-racial conflict?

10 Jul 2010

1434

Prof Allan Patience: Apologies for Sexual Abuse are now "Too Little, Too Late"

09 Jul 2010

1433

Three must read commentaries from National Catholic Reporter

08 Jul 2010

1432

Fr Dan Donovan: What would Mary make of it all?

07 Jul 2010

1431

Tom McMahon: Four bishops who had a profound influence on my thinking.

06 Jul 2010

1430

Vynette Holliday: How did we get from the God of the Hebrews to the Triune God of the Christians?

05 Jul 2010

1429

Tom Lee: Essay Three on the future of Christianity and the Papacy

04 Jul 2010

1428

Independence Day and John Chuchman reflects on the Nature of Spirituality

03 Jul 2010

1427

Fr Dan Donovan: The Vatican in a World Order that is Changing Rapidly Part III of III

02 Jul 2010

1426

Fr Dan Donovan: The Vatican in a World Order that is Changing Rapidly Part II of III

01 Jul 2010

1425

Fr Dan Donovan: The Vatican in a World Order that is Changing Rapidly Part I of III

     June 2010

30 Jun 2010

1424

Tom McMahon: A new series on the documents of Vatican II.

29 Jun 2010

1423

Ken Canedo: The Folk Mass Revolution and some thoughts from the editor on the place of music and the performing arts in Catholic education.

28 Jun 2010

1422

Tom Lee: Essay Two on the future of Christianity and the Papacy

27 Jun 2010

1421

John Chuchman: The Church: It must die to be transformed!

26 Jun 2010

1420

The Catholica Community: Extending yesterday discussion about how we make good moral choices when the choices before us are complex?

25 Jun 2010

1419

Brian Coyne: How do we make the correct choice when the choices are morally difficult?

24 Jun 2010

1418

Tom McMahon: A tribute to Jesus and his Beatitudes…

23 Jun 2010

1417

No email or lead commentary published today

22 Jun 2010

1416

The Catholica Community: What is the central objective of Christian religious practice?

21 Jun 2010

1415

Tom Lee: A series of four essays looking to the future...

20 Jun 2010

1414

John Chuchman: The Journey

19 Jun 2010

1413

Rev James E Connell: An Open Letter to All Catholics

18 Jun 2010

1412

Brian Coyne: Review of Bill Bryson's book "A Short History of Nearly Everything"

17 Jun 2010

1411

No lead commentary today following the death of Ian Elmer's mother.

16 Jun 2010

1410

Tom McMahon: Adjusting Jesus to modernity…

15 Jun 2010

1409

John Chuchman: ...living with the Questions!

14 Jun 2010

1408

What would Jesus do about economic growth? Queen's Birthday Holiday in most of Australia so a link to some fascinating external commentaries.

13 Jun 2010

1407

Dr Paul Collins: further news and analysis of the rumoured decline of a Rome appointment by Cardinal Pell

12 Jun 2010

1406

Thanks for your financial support and today's reflection from Daniel Gullotta on a "Liturgy without the 'g' word" at the Common Dreams Conference

11 Jun 2010

1405

Editorial: The search for a Church we can believe in again...

10 Jun 2010

1404

Dr Ian Elmer: "What Do We Mean by Speaking of the Mass as a Sacrifice?" and an appeal to subscribers

09 Jun 2010

1403

Tom McMahon: a digression from the beatitudes into his family history

08 Jun 2010

1402

Michael Morwood challenges Catholic reform groups

07 Jun 2010

1401

Tom Lee: The Legacy of the Last Five Popes...

06 Jun 2010

1400

John Chuchman: Metaphors for God...

05 Jun 2010

1399

Daniel Gullotta: A Reflection on Prayer...

04 Jun 2010

1398

Retreat Day: Discussion in the Members' Forum...

03 Jun 2010

1397

Dr Ian Elmer: The Puzzle of why Christianity has always been factionalised...

02 Jun 2010

1395

Tom McMahon: Continuing his reflection on the Beatitudes...

01 Jun 2010

1395

Dr Andrew Kania: A reflection on our live journeys...

     May 2010

31 May 2010

1394

Tom Lee: The Age of Reason & the increasing dogmatism of Catholicism...

30 May 2010

1393

John Chuchman: How have your beliefs and outlook changed through life experience?

29 May 2010

1392

Richard Sipe: Is it time for the Pope to Resign?

28 May 2010

1391

Catholica Conversation: Finding a core set of values without getting fundamentalist about it...

27 May 2010

1390

Dr Andrew Kania: UCU— The University of the Catacombs

26 May 2010

1389

Tom McMahon: The first three Beatitudes...

25 May 2010

1388

Tom Lee: The Reformation — beginning of the de-Christianising of European culture?

24 May 2010

1387

Drawing attention to three interesting discussions on the forum
Has Catholic changed;
The Compass Television program on Vatican II and Australian Catholicism
George Pell's Pentecost video

23 May 2010

1386

John Chuchman: Open Awareness... (Also relaunch of the Marketplace)

22 May 2010

1385

Brian Coyne: News "as significant as the splitting of the atom"......

21 May 2010

1384

Brian Coyne: Analysing some recent ideas from Pope Benedict...

20 May 2010

1383

Tom McMahon: The Beatitudes: a way out of the Whirlpool of Religious Chaos?

19 May 2010

1382

Dr Mary Coloe PBVM: A New Pentecost

18 May 2010

1381

No Email: Mary—First Disciple e-Conference

17 May 2010

1380

Tom Lee: The disunity of Christianity and the current crisis in Catholicism

16 May 2010

1379

John Chuchman: Defining Spiriuality—like trying to nail Jell-O to a tree!

15 May 2010

1378

Promotional: the e-Conference on Mary this coming Tuesday...

14 May 2010

1377

Billy: Video Reflection — All the Candles in the World

13 May 2010

1376

Tom McMahon: A dysfunctional institutional empire in a state of collapse Part IV

12 May 2010

1375

An update on where we're at and where we hope to go...

11 May 2010

1374

The Catholica Community: Do we need a new way of measuring our 'success' as Catholics?

10 May 2010

1373

Tom Lee: We begin the Epilogue to Tom's study of the first 500 years of Christianity

09 May 2010

1372

John Chuchman: In Search of Spiritual Horizons — a reflection to complement our Brainstorm.

08 May 2010

1371

Weekend Forum: What is the vision of a vibrant Catholicism you would like to see?

07 May 2010

1370

Amanda McKenna: The view from my piano stool pew!

06 May 2010

1369

Daniel Gullotta: Will I be Coming Home or Leaving Home?

05 May 2010

1368

Tom McMahon: What do priests believe?

04 May 2010

1367

No lead commentary or email today

03 May 2010

1366

Tom Lee and Robert Blair Kaiser: About Bishops being "servants of their people"

02 May 2010

1365

John Chuchman: We ARE the Body of Christ. What are you going to do about it?

01 May 2010

1364

George Ripon: The New Mass Translations — should we continue to protest?

     April 2010

30 Apr 2010

1363

Fr Daniel Donovan: Restoring women to the place of dignity Jesus envisaged for them...

29 Apr 2010

1362

Brian Coyne: Does Denis Edwards provide us a new way of understanding the Resurrection?

28 Apr 2010

1361

Tom McMahon: Part II looking at the current crisis

27 Apr 2010

1360

Two Powerful Commentaries: Dr Andrew Kania and Bishop Patrick Power

26 Apr 2010

1359

Tom Lee: Blaming the Sodomites and reconciling the Monophysites...

25 Apr 2010

1358

ANZAC Day 2010: Dr Andrew Kania writes an ANZAC tribute and we introduce John Chuchman

24 Apr 2010

1357

Catholic forum members: Listening to the experiences and perceptions of former priests and seminarians

23 Apr 2010

1356

Tom McMahon: An International Whirlpool of Religious Chaos!

22 Apr 2010

1355

No lead commentary today due to website maintenance.

21 Apr 2010

1354

No email or lead commentary today due to website maintenance.

20 Apr 2010

1353

Dr Andrew Kania: The meaning in the Sign of the Cross

17 Apr 2010

1352

No email or lead commentary today due to website maintenance.

18 Apr 2010

1351

Brian Coyne: A radical proposal to end the present crisis in Catholicism?

17 Apr 2010

1350

Dr Hans Küng: An Open Letter to the Catholic Bishops of the World!

16 Apr 2010

1349

No email or lead commentary today due to website maintenance.

15 Apr 2010

1348

Dr Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages #33: The Women who Witnessed the Resurrection

14 Apr 2010

1347

Tom McMahon: Violence – Today and Yesterday

13 Apr 2010

1346

News Story from NCR on the Maciel Scandal & Dr Andrew Kania on Byzantine Sacramental Practice

12 Apr 2010

1345

James' review of "The Dawkins Delusion" and Tom Lee on the Legacy of Justinian

11 Apr 2010

1344

A Conversation on Priesthood: Day Eight – You are the Church in the Modern World

10 Apr 2010

1343

A Conversation on Priesthood: Day Seven – Who will be celebrants of the Mass in the future?

09 Apr 2010

1342

A Conversation on Priesthood: Day Six – An invitation to our bishops

08 Apr 2010

1341

A Conversation on Priesthood: Day Five – The gender issue in priesthood

07 Apr 2010

1340

A Conversation on Priesthood: Day Four – Being overshadowed by the breaking news

06 Apr 2010

1339

A Conversation on Priesthood: Day Three – Being patient as we allow the conversation to unfold

05 Apr 2010

1338

A Conversation on Priesthood: Day Two – Finding our Rhythm

04 Apr 2010

1337

A Conversation on Priesthood: Day One – Objectives and Agenda

03 Apr 2010

1336

Brian Coyne reviews "The Dawkins Delusion" & Denis Edwards' new book "How God Acts"

02 Apr 2010

1335

"What is 'good' about this day?"

01 Apr 2010

1334

Dr Ian Elmer: "The Poor" in Jerusalem (Gal 2:10)

     March 2010

31 Mar 2010

1333

Daniel Gullotta: "Why did Judas betray Jesus?"

30 Mar 2010

1332

Des Farmer: "How I got to have a 15 minute audience with JPII without the 3,000 others"

29 Mar 2010

1331

Tom Lee: The colourful reign of Justinian and Theodora

28 Mar 2010

1330

Introduction to a conversation to be led by Tom McMahon looking at the future character and nature of the priesthood we want to serve us.

27 Mar 2010

1329

George Ripon: The challenges for our bishops!

26 Mar 2010

1328

A Virtual Tour of the Sistine Chapel!

25 Mar 2010

1327

Dr Ian Elmer: All you ever wanted to know about the origin of Angels!

24 Mar 2010

1326

Tom McMahon: Humankind's long infatuation with violence

23 Mar 2010

1325

The Passion Narrative Reflection with the Aussie Bishops

22 Mar 2010

1324

Tom Lee: The First 500 Years: End of Paganism in the Empire, a calendar centering time on the Birth of Christ and the first pope to take a new name on election.

21 Mar 2010

1323

Editorial on the Pastoral Letter to the People of Ireland, and a commentary from Fr Eric Hodgens on the looming shortage of priests in Australia

20 Mar 2010

1322

Saturday's email: Like and Lenten Vigil waiting on the Pope's letter!

19 Mar 2010

1321

John Hushon: How To Destroy a Diocese!

18 Mar 2010

1320

Ian Elmer: Puzzling Passages #30: Why Do Christians No Longer Practice Circumcision?

17 Mar 2010

1319

Tom McMahon's Apologia and CathyT presents the lead Lenten Reflection this week.

16 Mar 2010

1318

Daniel Gullotta: A reflection on Mary Magdalene "The Gift of Love" and a winner for our caption competition.

15 Mar 2010

1317

Tom Lee: Hormisdas finds a formula to reunite Constantinople and Rome in 1519

14 Mar 2010

1316

Sunday Forum: What Is Wrong with the Catholic Church?

13 Mar 2010

1315

Video Interview with Dr Maureen Cleary

12 Mar 2010

1314

Saving us from slithering snakes, slithy toads ... and the devil!

11 Mar 2010

1313

Dr Ian Elmer: What is the name of God?

10 Mar 2010

1312

Dr Paul Collins: The Prodigal Son, and Tom McMahon on the quest for human peace II

09 Mar 2010

1311

Dr Andrew Kania: The nature of Epiphany II

08 Mar 2010

1310

So much food for thought and discussion...

07 Mar 2010

1309

Brian Clery: The Saga of Munglanup (A Ballad)

06 Mar 2010

1308

Bishop Anthony Fisher's homily and a Catholica editorial on the challenges faced by the institutional leaders.

05 Mar 2010

1307

Satire with Fr Donal Hartigan: The Cecil B. de Pell Production Company pulls off another extravaganza

04 Mar 2010

1306

Dr Ian Elmer: The Age-old problem of Authority and Dissent

03 Mar 2010

1305

Bishops's Lenten Reflection and Tom McMahon

02 Mar 2010

1304

Dr Andrew Kania: A reflection on the nature of Epiphany...

01 Mar 2010

1303

Tom Lee: The First 500 Years Benedict and Scholastica and their positive contribution...

     February 2010

28 Feb 2010

1302

Sunday Forum: The question or problem of Authority...

27 Feb 2010

1301

George Ripon: The New Mass Translation — should we protest a little more forcefully?

26 Feb 2010

1300

Dr Ian Elmer: Why was Circumcision the Sign of the Covenant? (Gen 17:11)

25 Feb 2010

1299

Dr Ian Elmer: A discussion about the foundations of faith and belief...

24 Feb 2010

1298

Tom McMahon: The Four Great Freedoms...

23 Feb 2010

1297

PeterR: The Lenten reflections with the Aus bishops II...

22 Feb 2010

1296

Tom Lee: The first schism between East and West

21 Feb 2010

1295

Sunday Forum: A Meditation from John Henry Newman

20 Feb 2010

1294

Mary Mackillop named Australia's first saint Editorial Commentary by Andrew Kania on the abuse of minors and the cover-up

19 Feb 2010

1293

Tom McMahon: Finding Jesus outside the wafer host...

18 Feb 2010

1292

Dr Ian Elmer: Were We Too Quick to Deify Jesus?

17 Feb 2010

1291

A response to the Bishops' Lenten Reflection

16 Feb 2010

1290

A good news story about Church leadership the Bishops' Lenten Reflections & Andrew Kania takes a look at the power, and limitations, of language.

15 Feb 2010

1289

We have a crisis in leadership, not a crisis in faith. Tom Lee: The End of the Western Roman Empire

14 Feb 2010

1288

Sunday Forum: An invitation to join a special Lenten journey...

13 Feb 2010

1287

Robert Blair Kaiser: The Final Chapter of "Cardinal Mahony a novel"...

12 Feb 2010

1286

News Story: The problems faced by parish musicians, composers, publishers and copyright agencies...

11 Feb 2010

1285

Dr Ian Elmer: Why is God always judging people in the Old Testament?

10 Feb 2010

1284

Tom McMahon: Renaissance Part I of III

09 Feb 2010

1283

Professor Hans Kung: The Global Ethic on ABC Radio National. (Alternative commentary today.)

08 Feb 2010

1282

Tom Lee: The First 500 Years of Christianity the confrontation between Attila and Leo over Rome

07 Feb 2010

1281

Sunday Forum: Building more harmonious families, and communities...

06 Feb 2010

1280

Heart palpitations for two Cardinals including Chapter 23 from Robert Blair Kaiser's novel, "Cardinal Mahony"

05 Feb 2010

1279

George Ripon: The Parish of Tomorrow...

04 Feb 2010

1278

Dr Ian Elmer: on "Eunuchs, celibacy and marriage" and Joan Chittister on the meaning of suffering...

03 Feb 2010

1277

Tom McMahon: 30 Million ex-Catholics reaching out to the Lapsi...

02 Feb 2010

1276

A.W. Richard Sipe: Yes, celibacy is a problem for lay people as well...

01 Feb 2010

1275

Brian Coyne: How do you communicate 'the Good News' in a digital and three-sentence attention span age?

     January 2010

31 Jan 2010

1274

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 1 6,695 reads originally published 01 Jan 2007, Dr Armen Gakavian's perspective on youth spirituality.

30 Jan 2010

1273

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 2 4,615 reads originally published 17 Nov 2007, Dr Ian Elmer on the re-introduction of the Latn Mass. Also published Chapter 22 from Robert Blair Kaiser's novel, "Cardinal Mahony"

29 Jan 2010

1272

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 3 4,231 reads originally published 17 Oct 2007, Part II of Peregrinus' series looking at Religion and Art. Part III of his series is also listed in the Top 25 of 2009 at Number 9.

28 Jan 2010

1271

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 4 4,221 reads originally published 13 Oct 2007, Ian Elmer's essay exploring what we need to do in order to begin "the journey within".

27 Jan 2010

1270

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 5 3,836 reads originally published 17 Mar 2009, a news story about complaints the Eastern Bishops have raised about the education of children from Eastern Catholic families in Australian Catholic Schools.

26 Jan 2010

1269

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 6 3,754 reads originally published 09 Mar 2008, a commentary from Tom McMahon in his series on priesthood.

25 Jan 2010

1268

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 7 3,567 reads originally published 14 Jun 2008, Vince Exley takes a look at Dr Gerald May's book "Addiction and Grace".

24 Jan 2010

1267

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 8 3,561 reads originally published 18 Dec 2007, Dr Andrew Kania, "Castles in the Air".

23 Jan 2010

1266

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 9 3,417 reads originally published 24 Oct 2007, Peregrinus, "Religion and Art III". Also published Chapter 21 from Robert Blair Kaiser's novel, "Cardinal Mahony"

22 Jan 2010

1265

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 10 3,501 reads originally published 05 Dec 2006, Ian Elmer asks what we can learn from early disputes in the Church.

21 Jan 2010

1264

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 11 3,412 reads originally published 28 Oct 2008, Paul Collins' analyses the Vatican questionnaire used for the selection of Australian Bishops

20 Jan 2010

1263

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 12 3,343 reads originally published 20 Oct 2007, Ian Elmer's comparison of the spiritual quest to the television series 'Star Trek'

19 Jan 2010

1262

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 13 3,303 reads originally published 08 Jul 2008, Bishop Geoffrey Robinson's report on this tour of the US

18 Jan 2010

1261

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 14 3,250 reads originally published 08 Jul 2008, Andrew Kania, "Holy Heads & Empty Hearts!"

17 Jan 2010

1260

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 15 3,167 reads originally published 12 Nov 2006, Tom Scott, "What is the alternative to 'abundance theology'"

16 Jan 2010

1259

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 16 3,120 reads originally published 15 Jul 2008, Andrew Kania, "The meaning of death". Also published Chapter 20 from Robert Blair Kaiser's novel, "Cardinal Mahony"

15 Jan 2010

1258

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 17 2,829 reads originally published 26 Dec 2006, Benedict Coyne, "An insight into the spirituality of young people today" (No email published).

14 Jan 2010

1257

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 18 2,807 reads originally published 11 Feb 2008, Tom Lee, "The First 500 Years of Christianity I" (No email published).

13 Jan 2010

1256

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 19 2,801 reads originally published 15 Apr 2008, Andrew Kania, "The Moving Hand" (No email published).

12 Jan 2010

1255

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 20 2,366 reads originally published 24 Sep 2007, Interview with three young people, "Seeking an insight into the spirituality of young people today" (No email published).

11 Jan 2010

1254

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 21 2,348 reads originally published 23 May 2007, Peregrinus, "Abortion and The Law ~ Part II" (No email published).

10 Jan 2010

1253

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 22 2,256 reads originally published 31 Mar 2008, Tom Lee, "The challenges to religion..." (No email published).

09 Jan 2010

1252

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 23 2,220 reads originally published 23 Jun 2007, Ian Elmer, "How important is the question of who wrote the Gospels?". Also published Chapter 19 from Robert Blair Kaiser's novel, "Cardinal Mahony"

08 Jan 2010

1251

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 24 2,116 reads originally published 21 Feb 2009, Daniel Gullotta, "Getting used to the idea that God created gays and they're not some kind of freaks or an aberration!" (No email published).

07 Jan 2010

1250

Countdown of Most Read commentaries in 2009: Number 25 2,098 reads originally published 22 Apr 2008, Andrew Kania, "Healing the divide between East and West" (No email published).

06 Jan 2010

1249

No email today — editor's rest

05 Jan 2010

1248

No email today — editor's rest

04 Jan 2010

1247

No email today — editor's rest

03 Jan 2010

1246

No email today — editor's rest

02 Jan 2010

1245

New Year Editorial: Based on today's extract from Robert Blair Kaiser's novel "Cardinal Mahony"

01 Jan 2010

1244

Annual Holidays for the Editor

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