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An Open Letter to the Priests and Community at St Mary’s South Brisbane

Web Team » 20 February 2009 » In Crossroads » No Comments

We invite comment from members of the Catholica Forum and Letters to the Editor from subscribers expressing your views on this Open Letter, or offering further suggestions that might help build the Church in positive ways in Australia and help foster a win-win outcome for the St Mary’s Parish Community in South Brisbane, the Archbishop, the institution, and for all the stakeholders in this present impasse…

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Words, Words, Words – Robert Perrier – February 1 2009

Web Team » 01 February 2009 » In Homilies » 1 Comment

Dear Friends, one of the reasons I come to this community is because of its capacity to welcome and enfold everyone including the unclean spirit, whatever that is. There seems to be a lot of fear in today’s readings, which is apt because fear and love is the subject of my homily. Before beginning, however, I would like to set today’s gospel reading against another reading, which seems to be saying something different. It’s from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians.

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