Pope Francis has put a renewed focus on families with his declaration that the Church must invest in families to battle the rise of secularism. The pontiff also said the Church needed to “strengthen other forms of community to transmit the faith”.
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A farmer lived alone near a country town with a small dog that he loved and doted on. After many long years of faithful service, the dog finally died so the farmer went to his parish priest and said, “Father, my dear dog has died. Could you possibly offer some prayers at Mass for him on Sunday?”
The priest replied, “I’m so very sorry for your loss but unfortunately I can’t pray for your dog at Mass.”
The farmer said, “I understand Father, really I do. I guess I’ll have to go to the new church down the road. No telling what they believe. Do you think $1000 is enough to donate for the service?”
The priest piped up, “Why didn’t you tell me that your dog was Catholic.”
In 2006, Franciscan theologian Richard Rohr visited Australia and was interviewed on ABC Radio National’s “Religion Report”. At the time, I was particularly impressed by a point Rohr made in distinguishing between “Christianity” and “Churchianity”, where the first constituted a challenge to the prevailing wider societal mores and values, while the second supported the cultural status quo.
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As they say in the classics, a happy workplace is a productive workplace. Therefore, employers want the best out of their employees because it will lead to increased productivity.
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Covid changed the way many of us work. Being in lockdown forced much of the global workforce to spend time at home with the result many people are now happy not to go back to the office.
Valuing your work self Read More »
Jokes Paddy and Mick were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking up. A woman walked by and asked what they were doing. “We’re supposed to work out the height of the flagpole,” said Paddy. “but we don’t have a ladder.” The woman took a spanner from her purse and loosened a few bolts.
How do we speak of God’s commitment to us in Jesus Christ?
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The United Nations (UN) is exploring ways to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive change and make a positive impact on the environment.
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For those of us, despite our best intentions, who occasionally put the wrong product in recycling bins, help may be at hand – at last! And Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be the saviour.
AI to rescue our rubbish Read More »