Monthly Archives: December 2010

The Flood Narrative and its ‘Theology:’ can a Christian theology be foisted upon a Jewish myth?

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

The Great Flood of Noah as described in Genesis 6-9 has entered our collective consciousness by a culture deeply informed by an ancient text, a text itself informed and shaped by far more ancient myths and traditions. Through the course … Continue reading →

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“Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.”

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

At Newbridge cemetery, in the County of Kildare, where in an unmarked grave on common ground lies the mortal remains of Sergeant Henry Ramage V.C. (1827-1858). On his posthumous citation for the Victoria Cross it was written of him, “On … Continue reading →

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“And when we stand before God:” Thomas More must be regarded as one of the most genuinely creative thinkers of the early sixteenth century

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

While a layman and a statesman, the contribution of St. Thomas More to the cause of the sixteenth century Catholic Reformation must be taken seriously, not merely because of his erudition and position but because of his insight, integrity and … Continue reading →

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“The Flames of Amalek:” Auschwitz sixty years on, have we learned anything?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

As the Shoah[1] was being born in 1936 and as the shadow of the National Socialist menace fell over the Jewish community within the Third Reich we hear of the German churchmen who felt the weight of Hitler’s brutality upon … Continue reading →

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