What is the Point of Suffering?
Anyone out there have any sufferings cross their path lately? Perhaps it’s something transitory like recently losing a job. Perhaps it’s something long term like
Anyone out there have any sufferings cross their path lately? Perhaps it’s something transitory like recently losing a job. Perhaps it’s something long term like
If there is one thing human beings like to do it is talk. We talk about ideas, we talk about facts, we talk about ourselves
Abortion is one of those topics that make people really, really uncomfortable. Nothing destroys the conversation at a pleasant weekend barbeque more instantly than talk
Each year, as so many of us wrap gifts, baste the Christmas turkey and look forward to the holiday fun, there is a growing proportion
This year Jane and I will celebrate our first Christmas as husband and wife and so we have been busy arranging our ‘wish lists’ for
In 2014 it is estimated that 1.5 billion smartphone cameras will take nearly one trillion photos – that’s hundreds of thousands of photos every minute
I am sorry to be the one to raise this issue but I am going to put it straight out there so there is no
Have you ever walked through the city and seen those people holding signs advertising something? They can be found on busy street corners or open
As human beings we are an emotionally fragile bunch. That however is not a bad thing. Indeed, it is our emotional state that most readily
The Australian Federal Government recently announced that it will introduce a package of new measures to provide more flexible and accessible childcare to better meet
With the new Pope naming himself after arguably the most renowned beggar who ever lived – Francis of Assisi – some commentators are hoping that
If you take a quick poll of the next ten strangers you encounter and ask them about the Catholic Church and its attitude towards in
Once again, the lead up to Christmas is upon us; Santa is out in full force, shopping centres are playing Bing Crosby and the ‘spirit
I was recently speaking to a Catholic woman whose daughter is getting married later this year. I inquired about what church the marriage was to take place
So once again in Australia we see the inner workings of the Catholic Church being dissected by an audience that has little understanding of, or
I was scrolling through Facebook today and I saw the following message; “KEEP people in your life that truly love you, motivate you, encourage you,
I am getting married at the end of the year to a lovely woman named Jane, and so my life in these last five months
So there I was at the train station minding my own business when a young lady walked past wearing a pair of tights. At least
It is amazing the way that the same-sex marriage debate has taken such a strangle hold on discussion and commentary in Western society. Who would
Recently the Sydney Opera House in Australia hosted the Festival of Dangerous Ideas which brings together a host of speakers on a variety of controversial topics. Not
It turns out that I am dying. One day, in the not too distant future, I will be dead. It may be tomorrow or it