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Rebel priest Peter Kennedy gives up on worshipping God

Web Team » 27 July 2011 » In Uncategorized » 16 Comments

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/rebel-priest-peter-kennedy-gives-up-on-worshipping-god/story-e6freon6-1226102271330

REBEL Brisbane priest Peter Kennedy has further distanced himself from the Catholic Church, saying he no longer believes in worshipping God or the power of prayer.

He also has questioned why God would allow the terror attack to happen in Norway.

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Terry Fitzpatick Homilist July 23-4 Sussex St Uniting Church

Web Team » 26 July 2011 » In Uncategorized » No Comments

We have heard 2 parables which speak of finding in order to discover this Kingdom of God. I want to share a parable about losing to find the Kingdom of God.

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In 3 Countries, Challenging the Vatican on Female Priests

Web Team » 25 July 2011 » In Uncategorized » No Comments

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/world/23priest.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general

By Laurie Goodstein Published: July 22, 2011

More than 150 Roman Catholic priests in the United States have signed a statement in support of a fellow cleric who faces dismissal for participating in a ceremony that purported to ordain a woman as a priest, in defiance of church teaching.

The Rev. Roy Bourgeois has received letters from the Vatican threatening dismissal for his role in a ceremony that purported to ordain Janice Sevre-Duszynska, far right, as a priest.

The American priests’ action follows closely on the heels of a “Call to Disobedience” issued in Austria last month by more than 300 priests and deacons. They stunned their bishops with a seven-point pledge that includes actively promoting priesthood for women and married men, and reciting a public prayer for “church reform” in every Mass.

And in Australia, the National Council of Priests recently released a ringing defense of the bishop of Toowoomba, who had issued a pastoral letter saying that, facing a severe priest shortage, he would ordain women and married men “if Rome would allow it.” After an investigation, the Vatican forced him to resign.

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HOW ARE WE TRAVELLING?

Web Team » 13 July 2011 » In Uncategorized » 2 Comments

Report on the Survey Questionnaire Responses of People Attending Worship with the St Mary’s in Exile Community

Survey Questionnaire Responses 2011

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Terry Fitzpatrick Homilist July 9-10 2011

Web Team » 12 July 2011 » In Homilies, Uncategorized » 4 Comments

A saying used widely in the East, in particular in Eastern spirituality and a saying that should never be quoted before a homily is “Those who know do not say; those who say do not know.”

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How the Price on Carbon Works- in Under Two Minutes

Web Team » 12 July 2011 » In Uncategorized » No Comments

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