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Father Bob Maguire: October 2004

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Social commentary, Father Bob-style. Sunday, October 31, 2004. Scripture Reflections - 31st Sunday of the Year (31 October 2004). Everyone and everything is sacred or special". 26 But you spare all things, because they are yours, O LORD and lover of souls, for your imperishable spirit is in all things! Therefore you rebuke offenders little by little, warn them, and remind them of the sins they are committing, that they may abandon their wickedness and believe in you, O LORD! Is nothing sacred anymore?

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Father Bob Maguire: Drowning in Poverty

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Social commentary, Father Bob-style. Thursday, September 15, 2005. Of course you can't apply Susie O'Brien's cautionary tale, unreservedly, to Australian conditions. I would, however, like to piggyback on Susie's article to sound the alarm, for the 32nd year, about lack of meaning, respect, opportunity and connectedness evolving into a dire loss of social capital (as mentioned the other day by Michael Carr-Gregg). This has become a man-made disaster brought about by a natural disaster. Katrina clobbers r...

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Father Bob Maguire: February 2005

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Social commentary, Father Bob-style. Monday, February 21, 2005. Vatican 3 is upon us! It looks to me that the sleeping giant, a.k.a. the vast majority of Catholics, is stirring. There’ve been a few sightings recently on intellectual independence of lay people and the clergy. That’s where Vatican 3 will originate. It’ll be bottom up reform, not top down. Has a bit on this issue; on such a move by the Swiss Church. I recommend you to subscribe to OLC. I quote with the Editor’s permission:. The general secr...

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Father Bob Maguire: May 2005

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Social commentary, Father Bob-style. Sunday, May 29, 2005. Spare a thought for Schapelle Corby, Kylie Minogue and Graham Kennedy, such different people but the same people because they’re celebrities by popular vote. We go to press well before sentence and verdict are revealed in Schapelle’s case. One comment from Indonesia’s embassy in Canberra however, caught my attention. All the publicity generated in Corby’s case may encourage others to ask for special treatment. Back to Schapelle. Justice isn’t...

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Father Bob Maguire: June 2005

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Social commentary, Father Bob-style. Sunday, June 26, 2005. The Flower Children of Pham Ngu Lao. I just received this report from one of my agents in Vietnam. Open Family. Is my eldest Organisational child. I have two other organisational children (see post headed An Anzac Apology ). As Tuesday, 21 June, was the longest night in Melbourne, Open Family. Had a fundraiser (check the link Open Family. The Flower Children on Pham Ngu Lao. S heart, its street children. Serious, serious street children. After a...

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Father Bob Maguire: Bobcast

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Social commentary, Father Bob-style. Sunday, September 18, 2005. Enjoy listening to Fr Bob's thoughts on Episode #1 of The Father Bob Show! Please click on the link below to download and hear his Podcast -. Http:/ www.thepodcastnetwork.com/gday world/2005/09/16/gday-world-on-the-pod-47-father-bob-maguire/. Posted at 9:27 AM. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. View my complete profile. Father Bob Live - Sunday Night Radio with John Safran. My Parish in South Melbourne - Drop in on Father Bob! In Bob We Trust.

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Father Bob Maguire: In Bob We Trust

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Social commentary, Father Bob-style. Tuesday, September 06, 2005. In Bob We Trust. IN BOB WE TRUST. Reprinted with permission from the Emerald Hill Weekly). Even at 71 years of age, South Melbourne priest Father Bob Maguire can still be counted on to stir up some controversy. But it’s all for a good cause, writes Andrew Fenton. He says, chuckling. Or about the time I spent in prison? Maguire also says Jesus Christ! Maguire is at best cantankerous; at worst, the world’s biggest pain in the rectory. He...

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Father Bob Maguire: Values of the Depression Era

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Social commentary, Father Bob-style. Saturday, October 29, 2005. Values of the Depression Era. I've just returned from burying Connie X, born 80 years ago. I've done a lot of that since arriving in South Melbourne 31 years ago, so I've had regular 'virtual' visits to the Depression era. That's what moved me to get Paul Gray's article on my blog - because I could do no better by a long shot. Film a working class act. Take the Right's carry-on over Russell Crowe's Cinderella Man. Get the political message?

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Father Bob Maguire: A high price for justice

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Social commentary, Father Bob-style. Tuesday, August 16, 2005. A high price for justice. Jill Singer’s article reminded me of a pet concern of mine: the mindlessness of imprisonment. I have her permission to re-print. A high price for justice. Jill Singer ( jsinger@bigblue.net.au. What does all this mean for the average, law-abiding citizen you might ask? Well, you’re paying for our correctional system, and there’s no evidence you’re getting value for your money. And what are we getting for our money?