The
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]
005 :
11 Mar 2007
Don't
look back... Both in the
lead commentaries and in
the forum in recent day we've had much discussion on today's
Gospel reading about the Parable of the Barren Fig Tree. In his
commentary today, Alan takes a different tack and
concentrates on the Epistle and its message. [more]
004 :
04 Mar 2007
Overcoming
our fear of the dark...Alan Simpson, thinks
it's "a shame, really, that so often our very human forms
of artificial 'enlightenment' obscure our vision of what God gives
to us. Do we see only what we allow ourselves to see?"[more]
003 :
25 Feb 2007
What
does this mean: "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord
will be saved"? From the other side of the Pacific,
and taking a break from growing grass on his ranch in Texas, Alan
Simpson, is joining us with a series of gentle reflections
on the Sunday readings during Lent. In his first contribution, Alan
reflects on the meaning in "Everyone who calls on the name
of the Lord will be saved."[more]
001 :
05 Oct 2006
Sloth:
the easiest of the Seven Deadlies – it requires no effort,
no thought, no intent! And now from another voice from around
the other side of the world: Alan Simpson has done a lot
of theological study in his time but has now retired to grow grass
for cows, goats and sheep on a ranch in Texas. He argues in a delightfully
whimsical commentary that sloth is probably the easiest of the Seven
Deadlies. It requires no effort, no thought, no intent. Sloth happens.
Can we do anything about it? Probably not. Besides, nobody cares
if we sleep through the homily — as long as we don't snore!
[more]
Visions of the Future Breathtaking and confronting BBC Channel 4 series with American theoretical physicist Michio Kaku examining life in the future. The series raises big ethical and moral questions that collectively humankind needs to face and answer. Some of these questions are perhaps more morally difficult than anything we have faced in the past. A "must view" series for anyone interested in the discussions on morality and ethics discussed on the Catholica Forum. Part 1: The Intelligence Revolution 58m34s. Part 2: The Biotech Revolution 58m41s. Part 3: The Quantum Revolution. 18 YouTube segments total 175m54s total. [Catholica Discussion String 26Aug10] | [WATCH THE VIDEO]
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