Letters

Fact-filled article

Thomas and Patricia Watkin

Contents - Aug 2012 - Buy a copy now Assumption homily: Mary: The true Ark of the Covenant - Pope Benedict XVI Benedict XVI sets up Anglican Ordinariate for Australia - Monsignor Harry Entwistle News: The Church Around the World Youth: Young adult Catholics peer ministry in WA and Queensland - Br Barry Coldrey Religious freedom: US Supreme Court upholds Obamacare - Babette Francis Vocations: Australian religious Sisters: 'In the true spirit of Vatican II' - Kate Cleary MGL Events: Equipping Christian leaders for the challenges of secularism - Philippa Le Feuvre Marriage: Archbishop Hickey: the Eucharist and the Christian family - Archbishop Barry Hickey The Virgin Mary's key role in our salvation history - Cedric Wright Parents' love for their children: finding the right balance - Andrew Kania Letters: Fact-filled article - Thomas and Patricia Watkin Letters: Caritas - Lance Eccles Letters: Old Testament God (1) - Fr Brian Harrison OS Letters: Old Testament God (2) - Frank Mobbs Letters: Emily's List - Maureen Federico Letters: Transubstantiation - John Young Letters: Real Presence - Theo Jorna Letters: Women priests - Francis Vrizmoed Letters: Marriage - Peter J. Young Books: LESSONS IN A ROSE-GARDEN: Reviving the Doctrinal Rosary, by Aidan Nichols O.P. - Peter Westmore (reviewer) Books: THE NEW EVANGELISATION: Issues and Challenges for Catholic Schools - Br Barry Coldrey (reviewer) Books: HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL IN THE PRIESTLY BREAST: Procedural Justice - Michael Thomas (reviewer) Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Reflection: The Pietà: the love of our heavenly Mother - Anne Lastman

"Obama and same-sex 'marriage': Shaking his fist at God" (July AD2000) by Babette Francis, with an eye-catching photograph of Rev Franklin Graham, introduced, an uplifting and instructive experience to our family!

Rev Graham said the President was "defying God's will" by changing his opinion on the issue: "President Obama has, in my view, shaken his fist at the same God who created and defined marriage. It grieves me that our President would now affirm same-sex marriage, though I believe it grieves God even more. This is a sad day for America. May God help us."

Thank you AD2000 for bringing such an informative and fact-filled article - on such an important issue - into our home at this time.

THOMAS & PATRICIA WATKIN
Camberwell, Vic

Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 25 No 7 (August 2012), p. 15