Rowland Croucher
Pro bono legal scheme offers help and delivers justice
Working hard for the needy * Kristen Hilton, Hugh De Kretser * June 24, 2008 Victoria’s pro bono legal scheme offers help and delivers justice. THERE is a joke that goes “it was so cold outside that the lawyers had their hands in their own pockets”. Lawyers consistently feature at the bottom of popularity polls, […]
Lambeth Bible Studies 2008
Signs on the Way: Bible Studies for the Anglican Communion in the Year of the Lambeth Conference Introduction These seven Bible studies are designed to complement the Bible studies which the bishops of the Anglican Communion (and their spouses) will be participating in during the Lambeth Conference 2008. Like the Bible studies being undertaken by […]
Sorry… another blonde joke
A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs and one night he’s doing a show in a small town in Essex . With his dummy on his knee, he starts going through his usual routine that includes blonde jokes. Suddenly, a blonde (Sharon) in the 4th row stands on her chair and starts shouting: ‘I’ve heard […]
Learning English
A Priest was about to finish his tour of duty, and was leaving his Mission in the jungle where he has spent years teaching the natives when he realizes that the one thing he never taught them was how to speak English. So he takes the chief for a walk in the forest. He points […]
Scottish joke
The pope was in Aberdeen on his tour of Scotland in His Popemobile which was was driving along the golden sands when there was an enormous commotion heard just off the headland. They rushed to see what it was and upon approaching the scene the Pope noticed, just outside the surf, a hapless man wearing […]
Interfaith Dialogue
(Note from Rowland: although this is a universally-read website – most of its visitors are Americans – sometimes something local comes up which ought to be replicated elsewhere. This is one such item.) JCMA Backgrounder: June 2008 Melbourne is evidently one of the leading cities in the Southern Hemisphere for interfaith work. Winning the bid […]
King Arthur and the Witch
Some of you have seen this, but some haven’t, OK? King Arthur and the Witch: Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighbouring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur’s youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could […]
Life in the Australian Army
Life in the Australian Army… Text of a letter from a kid from Eromanga to Mum and Dad. (For those of you not in the know, Eromanga is a smalltown, west of Quilpie in the far south west of Queensland ). Dear Mum & Dad , I am well. Hope youse are too. Tell me […]
Muslim polygamy in Australia
Allow polygamous marriages – sheik June 24, 2008 MEMBERS of Australia’s Islamic community believe polygamous marriages should be recognised to protect the rights of women. Sheikh Khalil Chami of the Islamic Welfare Centre in Sydney’s Lakemba today said polygamous marriages, although illegal, existed in Australia and should be recognised. “… Not an open door but […]
Tribute to a Mother
From a friend: This song by Sophie Tucker, in particular the feeling she put’s into it, always has me shedding tears….In both languages… It has been sung by many artists, but non effect me as Sophie Tucker does….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNPC0_rBAhM &feature=related Duet by Tom Jones and John Farnham http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0AAsl20VeY &feature=related My Yiddishe Momme McCoy…. If you […]
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