under the patronage of St Joseph and St Dominic
By the rivers of Babylon there
we sat and wept, remembering Zion;
on the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps. . . Ps 136
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under the patronage of St Joseph and St Dominic By the rivers of Babylon there
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Miscellaneous PapersI. The PassengerChrist is the Way. We who seek to emulate him must make ourselves wayfarers, passengers. This is the dignity accorded the pilgrim; he emulates the Divine Exemplar, Jesus Christ. more II. One Road to Heaven, a Thousand Roads to HellEvery one of us is made to see God. That is the only reason we were created. None of the business of life has, at the last, any other significance. more III. Solving Australia's Drought ProblemsThere is a solution to the water shortage problem in Australia. The solution lies in acknowledging the rights of Almighty God over each of us and of our utter dependence on Him. more IV. Why the Drought Will Get WorseHow can we lament the drought yet keep on offending Almighty God, the giver of rain, so profoundly? The offences are not only continuing, they are increasing -- abortion, the in vitro fertilisation of human embryos, and now, cloning. Yet we expect Him to provide us with rain! more V. The Tsunami & Secular HumanistsThe tsunami of Boxing Day 2004 shook the security of the secular humanists. There is no security for those who deny the existence of God. more VI. The Will, Mistress of the SoulEach of us will determine his own destiny: no one else will do it for us. more VII. Born for FriendshipAlmighty God not only made us in His own image, but He made us capable of rising to the level of personal friendship with Him. more VIII. Two Events that Stopped the WorldThere have been two events in the last ten years that have stopped the world; one of them with horror, the other with wonder, and bemusement. more IX. Veni Sancte SpiritusPentecost Sunday marks the birth of the Catholic Church, the beginning of the explosion of the faith that has had such an influence on the world. more X. The Struggle Lasts as Long as LifeThe whole of a man's life is a struggle with himself. Getting to heaven is a lifetime's work. more XI. The Shadow of His WingsThe life of Fr Gereon Goldmann OFM, former member of Hitler's SS, stretches the bounds of credibility. His path to the Japanese mission field led through the terrible terrain of wartorn Europe and North Africa. more XII. World Youth Day and Man's VocationPope Benedict came to Sydney to recall the youth of the world to their vocation - love. more XIII. Ascension ThursdayThe failure to celebrate Christ's Ascension on the Thursday forty days after His Resurrection is yet another triumph of expediency over liturgical truth. more XIV. The Vatican BureaucracyThe seeming inability of the Vatican to control its own household is a matter of ongoing concern. more XV. Heaven, Where Dwell the Saints Those who believe in God and in His revelation
are the world's realists: XVI. Good FridayWas it necessary that Christ should suffer for us? Yes, for two reasons. more XVII. Homily of Pope Benedict on Canonisation of Six New SaintsWe set out here our translation of the homily of His Holiness on 17th October when he raised six new saints, including St Mary of the Cross (Mary MacKillop), to the altars of the Church. He emphasises the importance of prayer. more XVIII. Paul BrazierAt about 10.00 pm on Easter Wednesday, 27th April 2011, the feast in the Tridentine rite of his favourite saint, St Peter Canisius, bishop and doctor of the Church, Paul Andrew John Brazier, died suddenly at his home in Faulconbridge in Sydney’s Blue Mountains. more IXX. What Ails the Youth of BritainThe heirs of Henry Tudor have come into their inheritance. more XX. A Propos of Modern ManglishTwo Australians have established a website to address the mangling of the English language. Here is a letter of response to an article by one of them, Harold Scruby, in 'The Australian' of 22nd December, 2011. more XXI. Death of a SoldierWe mark the ninth anniversary of the founding of this website, the anniversary of the death of Leo XIII, with our tribute to the latest Australian soldier to die in Afghanistan. He was the writer’s nephew. The reader will find reference in a footnote to the wisdom of the great Pope. more XXII. Italy, the Vatican & Dr MoraroIn December last an Australian academic, Dr Piero Moraro, criticised certain advice by Archbishop Bregantini of the Italian Bishops Conference to the Italian Government in respect of the current economic crisis in Italy. His criticisms had some merit; and some shortcomings. more XXIII. After AmericaThis is a critique of Mark Steyn's praiseworthy study of America's moral, social and economic decline, 'After America'. more XXIV. In Defence of Tolkein's Fantasy
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XXXI. Truth & the Canberra DisasterAugust 13th last marked the 80th anniversary of the air crash that may be said to have destroyed Australia’s United Australia Party Government. The anniversary has provided great scope for conjecture at the expense of the facts. We provide here an article which balances assertions that responsibility for the disaster should be laid at the feet of the then Minister for the Air and Civil Aviation, Mr Jim Fairbairn. more |
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Christ’s Church specifies for Lent an antiphon to the Office of Matins which reveals Divine foreknowledge of the dilemma that confront us—Promisit Dominus coronam vigilantibus. more
God made man in His own image and likeness. Careful consideration shows just how closely we reflect the Divine Being. more