Read Dr. Massimo Faggioli's article 'It's time for the Catholic Church to stop the canonization of Popes' in the Washington Post! #THL washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/…

Same situation here in Australia, where Murdoch and his minions used both mass and social media to ensure the re-election of liars, hypocrites and common criminals.

It is time to give new symbols their place: a community where the poor are invited to the banquet; accompaniment predicated by love and acceptance, where doubts and questions are not reasons for derision and banishment. ncr.media/2ZqmyxA

Mr Dutton keeps saying that Priya & Nades were told they would never settle in Aus bc they came by sea. But the truth is they were both allowed to apply visas offering or leading to permanent settlement. Want the facts? Tap bit.ly/PriyaNadesFacts theguardian.com/australia-news…

Pianist Stephen Hough: I miss concerts but solo music-making seems more sublime than ever | Music | The Guardian theguardian.com/music/2020/mar…

Listening to My Favourite Things, an early recording by Stephen Hough, on Amazon Music. So good to hear this again after so long.

I helped to edit this episode of the Commonweal Magazine podcast. It’s an important one. Please listen and share, friends.

Specialist support classes to open at Lakemba catholicweekly.com.au/support-classe… via The Catholic Weekly

BREAKING: no cucumber sandwiches at BBC Proms Standard News standard.co.uk/comment/commen…

For the The New Statesman a Q&A with Stephen Hough on childhood memories, painting on large canvases, and Oscar Wilde. Illustration by: Stavros Damos

Open Letter to Archbishop Fisher by Paul Collins raises interesting points #marriageequaility & catholic doctrine johnmenadue.com/paul-collins-a…

Jarrod McKenna My daughter posted this on her FB page today, had to save it.

This dying chimpanzee had one last visitor before she passed away.

Wishing all on Twitter a very happy Christmas.

A man hits a very large, slow-moving, peaceful creature at close range with a high-powered rifle to help him feel like more of a man. Legal, endangered, threatened, or none of the above, it's still wrong and barbaric. Please RT if you think all trophy hunting should be outlawed.