Rowland Croucher
The Happy Planet Report
The (un)Happy Planet Index 2.0 Back in 2007 I wrote an article on the decay of western culture, in which I mentioned the New Economics Foundation’s Happy Planet Index. This is an index that addresses the relative success or failure of countries in supporting a good life for their citizens, while respecting the environmental resource […]
Seeking the sacred in Australian Art and Literature
14 July 2009 ________________________________________ Authors of a new book launched at the Adelaide Festival of Ideas this weekend readily acknowledge that the ideas of Sacredness and Australia do not sit comfortably beside each other. Indeed, in many areas of Australian commentary, these two concepts would remain oxymoronic. In Intimate Horizons: The Post-Colonial Sacred in Australian […]
Max Thurian: Modern Man and Spiritual Life
Brother Max Thurian was the ecumenical Taize community’s sub-prior and resident theologian until his death in 1996. Invited with co-founder of Taize Brother Roger to be an observer at the Vatican II Council, he was later – in somewhat secretive and controversial circumstances – ordained as a Catholic priest. [1] The unique attribute of this […]
Pets’ Diaries
WHAT PETS WRITE IN THEIR DIARIES Excerpts from a Dog’s Diary…… 8:00 am – Dog food! My favorite thing! 9:30 am – A car ride! My favorite thing! 9:40 am – A walk in the park! My favorite thing! 10:30 am – Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing! 12:00 pm – Lunch! My favorite […]
Smile!
I’m not a complete idiot – – Some parts are just missing. Out of my mind, back in five minutes. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is the room spinning medicine. God must love stupid people; He made so many. The gene pool could use a little chlorine. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps. Ever stop to […]
Just Imagine!
=========================== CAN YOU JUST IMAGINE WHAT LIFE WOULD BE LIKE IF EVERY HUMAN ON EARTH REFUSED TO TAKE ANOTHER’S LIFE ? ===========================
Jokes Jews Tell
Hymie, gets knocked down by a car. He’s not seriously hurt but the passers by send for an ambulance and keep him immobile. One chap takes off his jacket and puts it under Hymie’s head. “Are you comfortable?” he asks. Hymie shrugs and says “I make a living”. **** Two elderly Jewish men fall overboard […]
Manhood
Men and boys: THE WORLD NEEDS MEN … who cannot be bought; … whose word is their bond; … who put character above wealth; … who are larger than their vocations; … who do not hesitate to take chances; … who will not lose their identity in a crowd; … who will be as honest […]
Eugene H Peterson, Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work
Eugene H Peterson, Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work (Grand Rapids Eerdmans, 1992 [1980]) Reviewed by Darren Cronshaw I have loved reading Peterson over the years. He is an inspiration as a pastor and reflective practitioner. He is often very counter-cultural both to contemporary society and contemporary expressions of church life and its tendency towards […]
Our Freedoms – Religious And Otherwise – Are Under Attack
Editors note: Neil Addison gave this talk to a Young Catholics Group at the London Oratory on May 20 this year. He is a barrister and Director of the Thomas More Legal Centre. Whilst the article relates to life in Britain the only difference with Australia is that we are only at the beginning of […]
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