Large crowds populated all the Anzac Day ceremonies I attended yesterday. The breakfast which followed the dawn service included rum mixed with International Roast. That combination is probably the best and only way to consume those two beverages. I heard a lot of stories about war.

Saturday, August 17, 2013. 1 Nothing happens in this world but by the direction or permission of God. 2 Therefore, when we are robbed of our good name, despoiled of our wealth, abused, or otherwise wronged, we must ascribe it to the will of God. It is His hand that is visiting us; all is the work of His providence. 9 Tribulations are, indeed, an essential feature in the means that work unto salvation.

Monday, April 17, 2017.

Sunday, November 14, 2010. Readers who come here looking for my usual blog, www. Friday, November 12, 2010.

This blog offers an Australian perspective on faith, religion and spirituality. It invites you to join the joys and hope, the grief and anguish of a middle aged Aussie Catholic. The material reflects my interest in global as well as local issues. My perspective is probably more quirky than orthodox. Sunday, March 25, 2018. This is the commemoration of a moment in history that has defined values, fired the imagination and plunged us into the joys and hope, the gri ef and anguish of human life.

Celebrating life in the Catholic Church. April 8, 2013 by joyfulpapist. Back for the last week in April. Keep well, my dears. April 5, 2013 by joyfulpapist. Tagged Jesus on the shore of Lake Tiberius. April 4, 2013 by joyfulpapist. Tagged Jesus walks through a locked door.

A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men. Saturday, 25 July 2015. Lectures for Semester Two begin on Monday, further complicating things, but I am fortunate to be able to work flexibly in times such as this. Please pray for Albert, for Susie and for the health professionals involved this week. Thursday, 9 July 2015. I was reading a biography of H. How is this relevant today? .