Karen Armstrong: the compassionate face of religion
A good alternative to de Botton’s position: If this doesn’t work, this link goes straight to the website. See Guardian article.
Category: Religion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa08eyQ_-eE
I can’t decide whether he has lost it or is having a lend, or is actually making a serious point! It is certainly a more intelligent contribution than that of Richard Dawkins (a very...
Prayer of Teresa of Ávila
It would make a good poster! Let nothing disturb thee, Nothing affright thee; All thing are passing; God never changeth; Patient endurance Attaineth to all things; Who God possesseth In nothing is wanting Alone...
Brazil, the Catholics decline after 140 years – Vatican Insider
Now if this was Australia, it would be in the Studies of Religion Exam for sure. The Bishops and the community are celebrating the decision to organize World Youth Day 2013, but continuous is...
Catholic abuse inquiry to be considered – ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Catholic abuse inquiry to be considered – ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Sooner or later, somebody was bound to do this. It will be an uncomfortable time. In fairness, will other denominations be...
Religion has no place in education (The Sun-Herald, 14 Aug 2011, Page18)
Religion has no place in educationThe Sun-Herald14 Aug 2011IN 25 years of corresponding with readers, my all-time favourite letter began, ��Dear Peter, I have always felt you were a complete boofhead. However, on the...
Does a belief in God hold back students? (The Sun-Herald, 14 Aug 2011, Page18)
Does a belief in God hold back students?The Sun-Herald14 Aug 2011I AM a Fitzphile. I read The Fitz Files first thing when the paper arrives on Saturday. I turn to the non-sporting version every...
White collar workers push Hindu numbers ahead of the pack
I found this article from SMH that you might be interested in: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/-1imvn.html
Benedict XVI and the Future of the West By George Weigel
This seems to be relevant to the New Evangelisation agenda: Evangelical Catholicism takes its ecclesiology, its idea of the Church, from Lumen Gentium (Light of the Nations), Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church,...
America Magazine: Why We Need to Canonize More Lay Saints
Ever since the Second Vatican Council spoke of the “universal call to holiness,” there has been a move to recognize more lay men and women as saints, as models of sanctity for lay Catholics. ...