The Movement and Bob Santamaria (2): the Split |
This contains more public history; but about things I find are generally forgotten nowadays. I hope that it's of some interest and that my perspectives are reasonable.The picture we were given as jes...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:42:00 GMT |
Memories of the Movement and of Bob Santamaria (1): in the seminary |
For once, not a celebration. Rather, a meditation on an increasingly forgotten bit of the history of politics and religion in Australia, and on the idea that the road to hell is paved with good inten...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:48:00 GMT |
On Being Jack Foxs son, (2 )and in memory of Pop Fox |
A main thing I inherited from Jack Fox was his parents, Pop (John Joseph) and Nana (Ina, for Alexandrina) Fox. This blog is more about being Pop Fox's grandson.By all reports, my father was treated b...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:46:00 GMT |
On being Jack Foxs son, (1) and in memory of Fr Cyril Callaghan |
I never knew my father.I knew a few external things about him. He had come by ship to New Zealand with his scottish parents as a two-year-old in 1920. He had gone to St Pat's College, Wellington, i...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:09:00 GMT |
tribute to Ross Phillips |
I have been celebrating the culture of the La Trobe Philosophy Department over the 40 years I have taught here; and counting down an honour roll of those I think have most helped make it what it has b...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:57:00 GMT |
tribute: the La Trobe Philosophy Department |
I mentioned at the end of my tribute to my Uncle Pat that I have been extraordinarily lucky in my working life. For over forty years I have had a job I loved doing, teaching philosophy, and been allo...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:42:00 GMT |
tribute to Pat Skinner |
For most of the past 40 years it's been a matter of remark (and sometimes of accusation, sometimes of envy) that most of my friends have been women. All my Facebook friends are, for instance, but for ...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:51:00 GMT |
Review of Neil Gaiman’s "Anansi Boys" |
The first thing about this book is that it's fun, good-humoured, a rollicking yarn. Gaiman can tell a story, and stories within and about stories, totally holding our interest while knitting them toge...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:50:00 GMT |
A celebration of Peter Steele |
Another celebration of an old friend; this time, Peter Steele.I was recently at a celebration of Peter Steele's fifty years in the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). A catholic priest and a brilliant poe...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:32:00 GMT |
Towards an Idea of the Erotic 5 (an appendix) |
Just rounding this off, mainly with some quotes from people I take to be saying things that chime in with what I've been saying. After writing the rest I found that a great deal of it had been well pr...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:01:00 GMT |
