tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post9152050552469405817..comments2023-08-31T20:17:07.028+10:00Comments on The Rosstrum: Boring or interesting?Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08827731848618933239noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post-28136721380278482272007-08-15T15:05:00.000+10:002007-08-15T15:05:00.000+10:00Yes, a good natured ribbing. Perhaps I should hav...Yes, a good natured ribbing. Perhaps I should have added a smiley face:)Glen O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220895739530164962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post-48494805917465420012007-08-14T15:13:00.000+10:002007-08-14T15:13:00.000+10:00Glen, I hope that's a good-natured ribbing...Glen, I hope that's a good-natured ribbing...Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827731848618933239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post-3686162501512821232007-08-14T13:06:00.000+10:002007-08-14T13:06:00.000+10:00Look out Ross, you lapsed Baptist you! You have ju...Look out Ross, you lapsed Baptist you! You have just commemmorated a saint by posting his image and reflecting on his example of Christian conduct to be emulated. This is after all essentially what the "calendar of saints" is all about. I reckon it's a pretty good idea myself. Apparently Lawrence famously said to his barbecuers, "I'm done on that side you can turn me over now."Glen O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220895739530164962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post-32418371597592940372007-08-13T15:03:00.000+10:002007-08-13T15:03:00.000+10:00Lucas, I know Aussies are given to adulation of sp...Lucas, I know Aussies are given to adulation of sporting figures, but that's taking it too far. Then again, Warwick Capper is always looking for more publicity, so how about we mount a campaign to have him canonized? One of the criterion for sainthood is to have performed a miracle. <BR/><BR/>La Trobe's motto is, "Qui cherche trouve," which means "Whoever seeks shall find," Deakin's is "Doctrina Perpetua" which means "Forever learning" (Sounds like me), and RMIT's is "Perita manus, mens exculta" ("The skilled hand, the civilised mind").<BR/><BR/>Did you spell Hillsong with a dollar sign? If so, was it deliberate or a typo?Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827731848618933239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post-86924498128317992872007-08-12T03:20:00.000+10:002007-08-12T03:20:00.000+10:00I'd like to have Sir Curtley of Ambrose as my Patr...I'd like to have Sir Curtley of Ambrose as my Patron Saint. I recall he was a fast and furious worker but a man of little words. Particularly when Lord Stephen went to Waugh with him. But I digress...<BR/><BR/>As a Monash Man myself the inscription (I think in Italian not Latin but don't quote me) is translated as "I am still learning"<BR/><BR/>Now as for there being a patron saint of IT workers I don't think I've been able to find one.<BR/><BR/>I think it is noble though to look at some of the different Christians whose impact has lasted through the centuries.<BR/><BR/>Currently I'm looking at the lives of Ignatius of Loyola (partiucularly in the area of prayer - quite interesting), and also Brother Lawrence - a Catholic after the Reformation, and a French one at that, but a bloke with much good to talk about in terms of worship (Practicing the Presence of God) in everyday terms that people without photogenic Hill$ong looks can engage in.lgarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04329709379280788547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post-53564695965550518442007-08-11T10:09:00.000+10:002007-08-11T10:09:00.000+10:00Shannon, St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan is the patro...Shannon, <BR/><BR/>St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan is the patron saint of learning. Will he do? <BR/>Part of my job as a librarian is to encourage my patrons to find the answers to questions themselves, so I encourage you to look into this, if you feel so inclined.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827731848618933239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post-4000572956798160902007-08-10T22:20:00.000+10:002007-08-10T22:20:00.000+10:00BBQ Anyone? Sorry Ross that was too good to let it...BBQ Anyone? Sorry Ross that was too good to let it pass.<BR/><BR/>I also find it weird they not only burnt books in that eara, the burned there librians too. (I am twistered I know).<BR/><BR/>I wonder if they have a patron saint for Theology students? Another thing is, how do they decide who is a paticular saint for a certain areaShannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14831431054136052952noreply@blogger.com