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Priests should be allowed to marry

Ongoing revelations of sexual abuse by the clergy continue to rock Christian churches. While it’s true that all denominations have had to deal with this scourge, the Catholic Church appears to have more than its proportionate share of cases. Every … Continue reading

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Traditional Anglicans maintain the faith

I know it’s a sin to click my own Google ads, but sometimes I find them interesting and can’t resist. Not that there is anything forbidden (I think) about the West Australian Apostolic District of the Anglican Catholic Church in … Continue reading

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Ancient language goes modern

It’s rather ironic I learned about The Vatican’s web site from a blog named The Inquisitr I’m not surprised The Vatican has a web site; it’s just I had never thought about it before and had never visited. As The … Continue reading

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Religion

I admit that we lost contact with organised religion after the twins were born. It required a big effort to get the family to mass and the twins were a handful. Traditional denominations in Australia have lost members partly because … Continue reading

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Psalm 119

Psalm 119 is a long and beautiful psalm. I read it tonight and felt inspired to write about it. Being a sneaky bloke I tried to find some text online to cut and paste. Interesting! My hard copy reference was … Continue reading

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Preparing for high school

It’s hard to believe that our eldest child is now at the age we have to select a secondary school for her in 2006. It seems only a fraction earlier than yesterday that Kathleen was starting primary school. I went … Continue reading

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Master and Commander

Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brian is a delightful book and a wonderful starting point for anyone interested in nautical fiction. It’s the first in O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin series and I’m glad I started here, as it sets the scene for … Continue reading

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