Keywords: Joan Chittister
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RELIGION
I have always considered myself pro-life. It’s not something I’ve felt a need to wear as a badge of honour, rather it has always been a default position. But terminology matters. Indeed, frequently, calling myself pro-life has drawn the derision or raised eyebrows of people around me, nuns and priests and radical ratbags alike, it has connotations.
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RELIGION
- John Warhurst
- 22 April 2021
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The biggest test for the Plenary Council, now less than six months from its first meeting, is to reconnect with the Catholic community. The elongated nature of the lead up and growing apathy have made that difficult, yet it remains essential.
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 15 July 2019
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Some have portrayed Chittister as a feminist, secular warrior in religious dress. But those familiar with her writing on social, cultural and political issues recognise that it is fed by her life as a Benedictine Sister, and particularly by her deep, lived reflection on the Rule of St Benedict.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 14 December 2012
For the past three years video consultant Peter Kirkwood has produced a fortnightly series featuring some of the world's leading figures of faith and spirituality. We take a look back at some of his best Eureka Street TV interviews, including Hans Kung, Anwar Ibrahim, Peter Kennedy and more.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 13 December 2012
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 06 May 2011
15 Comments
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 06 May 2011
Allison argues recent scientific revelations about homosexuality are part of the unfolding natural law that challenges negative attitudes and beliefs regarding it, and the basis for official Church teaching, that being gay is 'an objective disorder'.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 11 January 2011
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 07 May 2010
31 Comments
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 09 April 2010
6 Comments
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 26 February 2010
19 Comments
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Juliette Hughes
- 18 May 2007
Juliette Hughes tells it like it is (or, how it should be).
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