Bernard Toutounji is an Australian Catholic writer, speaker and educator. Bernard holds a Bachelor of Theology from the Catholic Institute of Sydney and a Master of Theology from the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family, Melbourne. He is undertaking further studies at St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College, Sydney and, as time permits, at the Theology of the Body Institute, Pennsylvania, USA.
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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Beware the movement of social norms
In a world lacking morality, what seems extreme today could quite possibly become society’s next step on the slippery slope.
Use language to uphold the innate dignity of all people
Words can be used for a variety of purposes, but when they’re used to refer to a person by their sexuality, basic human identity is minimised.
Personhood for the people: material man’s a straitjacket
An a-religious space is an atheist space, writes Bernard Toutounji.
Google age can’t be one of blind faith
Information is at our fingertips, something we, in our freedom, wield; divorced from the inner “us”, or is it, asks Bernard Toutounji.
Precious religious tools are there for the ruining
An impersonal faith is a borderline worthless faith, when ours is a God who calls us to the most intimate of communions.
Taking an interest in others can end the loneliness curse
If you’re lonely this Christmas, step out of your own world to another…
Bam. I’ve said it. Men and women are not the same
Acknowledging the fundamental differences between masculinity and femininity is not to imply inferiority or superiority…
Bright promise, big questions
If you take a quick poll of the next ten strangers you encounter and ask them about the Catholic Church and its attitude towards in vitro fertilisation (IVF) you are likely to get two responses: half will not realise the Church has a concern with IVF and the other half will state how ridiculous it is that the Church is concerned about a process that can bring children to couples who are una...
Eternity really a continuation of the destiny we choose
The idea that God ‘sends’ us to either heaven or hell really misses the point that it is much more we who choose where we are to go…
Trading the royal banquet for McDonalds
Almost half of those who leave the Catholic Church join a Protestant denomination. But due to their lack of understanding, they are choosing a Happy Meal over a royal feast.
