Letters

Thomas Groome (letter)

C. Hungerford-Morgan

Contents - Sep 2006 - Buy a copy now Editorial: 2006 Fighting Fund launched - Peter Westmore Conscience: AD2000 interviews Cardinal Pell - Cardinal George Pell USA: Liberal Christianity goes into meltdown - Charlotte Allen News: The Church Around the World Chavagnes: Catholic education in a secular culture - Alexander Morrison History: The Counter Reformation and the Jesuits - John Morrissey Family in Society: Asian and Australian families face similar challenges - Leslie Sammut Clergy: ACCC Annual Conference focuses on theology of Benedict XVI - AD2000 Report Letters: Thomas Groome (letter) - C. Hungerford-Morgan Letters: Baptism - Mark Moriarty Letters: Correction to last month's reflection on Baptism - John Young Letters: Communism - Frank Bellet Letters: African pen-friend - Fr Vincent Kajoba Letters: Safe Sex? - Arnold Jago Letters: Judicial activism - Henk Verheven Letters: Stolen faith - Marie Adamo Letters: Helping the Carmelites - Beth Burns Letters: Thank-you note - A. van Tilburg Poetry: The Touch of the Master's Hand - Myra Welch Books: William Bernard Ullathorne: A Different Kind of Monk, by Judith Champ - Michael Gilchrist (reviewer) Books: Advancing the Culture of Death, by Peter Hung Manh Tran - Peter Westmore (reviewer) Books: Why Must I Suffer? by Fr F.J. Remler CM - Jacinta Cummins (reviewer) Books: Stimulating reading from Freedom Publishing Reflection: Cardinal Arinze on the need for Eucharistic reverence - Cardinal Francis Arinze

One has to wonder what the ultimate aim of our Tasmanian CEO is, in regard to religious education. The current RE texts are wishy washy enough, but now, to introduce the notorious Thomas Groome inspired works is inviting disaster.

It is obvious to anyone that the system needs a drastic restructure with real Catholic material taught by real Catholic teachers. Anything less nullifies the claim to be a Catholic school. Do the CEO and/or clergy aim to raise souls to God or send them into a fog of confusion and ignorance? The Groome RE method is far from a positive move - more a walk on the dark side.

C. HUNGERFORD-MORGAN
Devonport, Tas

Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 19 No 8 (September 2006), p. 14