The Father Bob Show

I realise I haven’t been posting very much this year. There is actually a reason for it, too. Although in the interests of mystery and intrigue I cannot tell you what it is… yet. Right now I should be editing a video, but since my inner procrastinator feels the need to instead write, here I am.

Are you familiar with the work of Catholic Priest, Social Commentator, Podcaster and Radio Host Father Bob? Tonight signals his return to Sunday Night Safran on Triple J with John Safran. Some of you might not know that Father Bob also has his own podcast show, the aptly named Father Bob Show, on the Podcast Network. And recently I was mentioned on the show… twice!

I am a huge fan of the work of Father Bob and was thrilled beyond words to discover he had been reading my comments on his website. If I am being completely honest with you, I sent a SMS message to someone the second I discovered my name in his most recent podcast (#112 – The Old Bastards).

The comments I made that he references in the show are as follows.

From Back To Basics:

Is there an opportunity for the Catholic church (and potentially other churches) to sell some of their assets and act as a tool of wealth redistribution?

And moreover isn’t there a great need to empower the poor with the tools to engage in society at all levels (including wealth building and other monetary concerns)? Give a man fish… teach a man to fish… kind of proposition.

I appreciate your commitment to the poor though I get the feeling from the frequency and tone of these posts that your current strategies for servicing them aren’t working. Time to think out of the box?

From The WWW of Wisdom, Worship and Work:

Philanthropy needs a better market place. There are people with wealth they would like to share and needy charities which would appreciate an injection of funds or other non-monetary forms of support. We need somebody with the foresight to create a mechanism where demand can meet supply in a meaningful and simple manner. Technology might yet hold the answer.

What I really appreciate about Father Bob Maguire is his commitment to social good. He has such an inclusive approach when it comes to helping people, which is often a far cry from the some of the more ‘conditional’ aid work spread across the world. Perhaps best exemplified by this parody video offered by The Onion.

Don’t forget to tune into Sunday Night Safran tonight, or grab the podcast from tomorrow.

Happy Sunday!

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