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Does prime minster Ardern pray? Comments 0

Thursday, July 19th, 2018

Does Jacinda Ardern talk to God? “No. But I have a real respect for people who have religion as a foundation in their lives, ” she told Pathos in a recently published interview. “And I respect people who don’t. I’m agnostic. “I don’t spend a lot of time trying to figure it out. “I do Read more

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Hindu to Atheist to Agnostic to Anglican to Catholic to priest Comments 0

Monday, July 17th, 2017

A remarkable journey will reach a new stage on 15 July when Br Robert Krishna OP will be ordained a priest by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at St Benedict’s, Broadway. Br Robert’s journey began in Bangalore, India. Originally a Hindu, he became an atheist at the age of 10, and in his late teens considered Read more

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  • Mon The elevation of some specific laity to positions of power within the church is simply an extension of clericalism. Clericalism by another name will be as toxic. The expression of ministry as service and self giving rather than control and power is the only antidote to clericalism which is so...

    Clericalism renders the baptised subservient to preening priests ·  October 20, 2018

  • Kieran I wonder how well we appreciate how seriously the Gospels themselves condemn clericalism. Certainly Mark places the issue squarely before us when the disciples quarrel among themselves as to "Who is the greatest?" (Mark 9:33-37). Few of us realise how solemn it is when a dying leader leaves his...

    Clericalism renders the baptised subservient to preening priests ·  October 18, 2018

  • Jacqui I read with interest this article and found it particularly sad that Fr Leslie felt the suspicion of sexual offending caused by others and that he in effect needed to prove himself innocent. Very sad for him. Very sad for the community. What also saddened me is Fr Leslie seems to be saying our New...

    Priest critical of church’s response to abuse ·  October 18, 2018

  • Pippa O Pretty much the ignoring of Humanae Vitae is why we are where we are now in our beloved Church. Artificial contraception within the Catholic Church and outside of it is, in my opinion, to blame for the awful divorce rate and the broken families that we see and the pain many live with - especially...

    The unintended and horrible consequences of bad good intentions ·  October 18, 2018

  • Pippa O We said Mon.

    The unintended and horrible consequences of bad good intentions ·  October 18, 2018

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