Rowland Croucher
Catholic Priesthood Damned
CATHOLIC clergy commit six times as much abuse as those in the rest of the churches combined, ”and that’s a conservative figure”, a child protection expert says. Patrick Parkinson, a Sydney University law professor, told the state inquiry into how the churches handle sex abuse yesterday that the figures for the Catholic Church were strikingly […]
Joan Chittister: The Monastery of the Heart
Joan Chittister: The Monastery of the Heart: An Invitation to a Meaningful Life, 2011. When people whose judgment I respect (Richard Rohr, Brian McLaren et. al.) keep suggesting we read Joan Chittister, I sit up and take notice. Others apparently agree: Google has 339,000 references to her (there can ¢â‚¬â„¢t be too many with a […]
Male Circumcision: When Rites and Rights Collide
Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion The University of Chicago Divinity School Sightings 10/18/2012 When Rites and Rights Collide – Michelle Harrington This summer, new rulings concerning an age-old practice surfaced on both sides of the Atlantic. In the United States, The American Academy of Pediatrics released an updated policy statement on male circumcision. […]
Street Art (Incredible!!!)
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STRATEGIC COMMENT October 15, 2012
The attempted murder of 14-year-old Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai by the Taliban may prove to be the *best catalyst ever* for a moderate Muslim uprising against Islamic extremists in Muslim history. * IS IT THE FIRST TIME Muslim children have been mobilized en masse to protest against intolerance and extremism? * MIGHT THIS EVENT mobilize […]
Grace Beyond Comprehension
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com John 21:15-19 is possibly the most profound story in the whole Bible. It shows the simply, well ‘extravagant’ is too small a word for it, grace of God to sinners like you and me. Jesus deliberately singles out Peter and purposefully asks him three times if he loves him. This is […]
More Bumper Stickers
* FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION! It comes bundled with the software. * I can’t dial 911. There’s no 11 on my phone. * I married Miss Right. I just didn’t know her first name was, “Always”. * What is a free gift? Aren’t all gifts free? * Can you yell “MOVIE!” in a crowded […]
MY MOST MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS
MY MOST MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS ¢â‚¬“ Jan Croucher Living in Boulder (Western Australia) and the third of six children was a fairly secure experience. When I was about twelve years old my father mortgaged our house and bought machinery to mine for gold. Unfortunately this venture ended in disaster, with the mine caving in on top […]
Things I’ve Learned…
I’ve learned…. That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. I’ve learned…. That when you’re in love, it shows. I’ve learned…. That just one person saying to me, ‘You’ve made my day!’ makes my day. I’ve learned…. That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one […]
Homosexuality – Brian McLaren’s evolving views…
A “farewell, Brian McLaren” moment, or not I recently received this note from a reader of my books, someone I had met on a trip to Asia a few years back: I read recently about your recent stand on homosexuality … Don ¢â‚¬â„¢t know if everything is correct ¢â‚¬“ but this was my comment on that […]
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