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A vibrant, multicultural community with “heart”
I was honoured by Christos Tsiolkas and Zoe Ali to speak briefly at the opening of their photographic exhibition, City Gallery, Melbourne Town Hall, September 2 – 22 January 2011. Entitled “A New Jerusalem: Faith and the City”, it was walking through Melbourne and discovering the sites of religious and sacred observance in the architecture, [...]
Talking Heads – 23 August 2010
ABC “TALKING HEADS” PROGRAMME – 23 AUGUST 2010 PETER THOMPSON: Welcome to Talking Heads. We often have guests on the show who are refreshingly different. This week, our guest is a man who’s spent his lifetime passionately advocating a fair go for everyone. And it’s got him into a lot of trouble. Father Bob McGuire’s [...]
There are worse things than losing
Churchgoers will read this blog in their newsletter 22nd, day after election. Online it’ll be Thursday before election. It’s hard to know what pitch to make, if any. I’ve maintained for many years that clergy need to be publically partly apolitical. The nation has suffered enough from divisive comments made at election time from church [...]
The Grand Plan
Got brochure this week from Priests Retirement Foundation outlining provisions for Melbourne Diocesan Priests. Well intentioned. Chilling reminder. Same day, opened a debate on the Grand Plan for Aged Care of Older Australians. It was at Mercy Aged Care, Parkville. Three key political players in the area of aged care formed the panel: Minister Justine [...]
The vital cog
Melbourne Talk Radio drivetime Presenter, Martin King, hosted a lunch for pensioners, on site at Burnley, last Wednesday. I was invited both as pensioner (for which I’m grateful to the people of Australia via the Federal government) and as very occasional contributor to 3MTR. It was a symbolic gesture of respect from King and MTR [...]
50 Years done and dusted
Last weekend’s celebration of 50 years of catholic priesthood is done and dusted. Very satisfying gathering of 400 at Mass in a bitterly cold church. Warmed up afterwards with tea and cakes down back of same church. 30 of my relatives were present. That was reassuring – 3 nieces (1 other in heaven) and the [...]
World’s spinning even faster
Been a bit slack last two weeks, using other peoples’ writings, adding just an opening sentence of my own. Don’t know about you, but seems so much more to do, day by day. World’s spinning even faster. May be my age, of course, catching up with me. Forgot my ATM pin number a few days [...]
Henri Ser’s reports from our front line
To ensure we focus on our collective “priesthood” during this 50th Jubilee celebration, we share honorary parishioner, Henri Ser’s reports from our front line. Henri is one of Australia’s leading schleppers: – Pleasant night out on the bus. Unfortunately still a busy night. No pizzas tonight. Was prepared for that and bought nearly 200 hot [...]
And so say all of us
As a follow up to Archbishop Hart’s letter from last week on sexual abuse, I recall this article by Bishop Pat , Canberra – Goulburn. “The untold damage done to innocent people and its life-long consequences in many cases need to be clearly and honestly acknowledged. I am pleased when every effort is being made [...]
The Grand Plan
Fr Bob Maguire and co-radio partner John Safran were recently enlisted to be the public face of THE GRAND PLAN. The Grand Plan maps out the need for older people to have a greater choice in services; improved access to quality care wherever they live. The Grand Plan is about Grand people – older people [...]
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