Tag Archives: religion
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
Business on holidays and holy days
The Irish Times reports that hotels in Limerick will be allowed to open on Good Friday this year for the first time because a major rugby match is being played in the town that day. Publicans took the matter to … Continue reading
Put the saint back into Valentine’s Day
I rather liked the media statement from the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide seeking to “reclaim” Valentine’s Day. The initiative provides parishes and Catholic school families with practical suggestions for celebrating St Valentine’s Day and encouraging married couples to spend more … Continue reading
The 19th wife and Mormon polygamy
I enjoyed reading The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff. The book mixes historical fact with modern fiction to describe the polygamous tradition of “plural marriage”, also known as “celestial marriage” in the early Mormon church, which continues among dissident fundamentalist … Continue reading
Blessed Mary MacKillop
Blessed Mary MacKillop is likely to become Australia’s first Saint. She founded the Josephite order of nuns at Penola in 1867. Penola is 50km from Mount Gambier and we walked around the town today. Mary’s birthday is one day before … Continue reading
Jesus played cricket: opened the batting
Two interesting reports caught my eye tonight: one that Jesus played cricket and the other that William Shakespeare was a Catholic. Neither comes as a shock. There have long been rumors that Bill was a Mick, but author Joseph Pearce … Continue reading
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
