The achievements of Mary MacKillop are impressive but, argues Bishop Glenn Davies, the mechanism of canonisation runs counter to what the Bible says about the saints.
The achievements of Mary MacKillop are impressive but, argues Bishop Glenn Davies, the mechanism of canonisation runs counter to what the Bible says about the saints.
"I cannot celebrate Christmas with all the traditional rituals from my home that 'made' Christmas for me and my family."
One of the most disturbing aspects of the net filtering debate is watching the Sydney Morning Herald become nothing more than a cheer squad for the libertarian movement.
Most Christians find a degree of contradiction in the celebration of Christmas which at root reflects the profound contradiction between natural and revealed religion.
While Christmas is steadily becoming secularised, it is still a time when Christianity and the wider culture experience a temporary convergence.
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