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 we sat and wept, remembering Zion; |
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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 Stuggle 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 - 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 XII - 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 |