Thomas V. Gourlay | Husband | Dad | Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology & Religious Education at the Catholic Institute of WA | @DawsonSociety |
Perth, Western Australia
Joined May 2010
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I was proud to have graduated last night with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from @notredameaus. Here are some snaps from the ceremony. Thankfully my parents were able to come along to witness it (very sadly Elizabeth was sick and unable to!)
Really excited to be participating in the Global Working Group on Vatican II, hosted at @MaritainND
vatican2global.org/
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The Global Working Group on Vatican II: Theology, Proclamation, and Evangelization is a fellowship of 240+ Catholic scholars and pastors from all 6 inhabited continents, especially the Global South. The Global Working Group is led by John Cavadini and Matthew Levering, and
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The Dawson Society's November Newsletter has just dropped - Have a read, and be sure to subscribe
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This extended interview with D.C. Schindler over at @GenofMod is really wonderful. I can't wait for Schindler's forthcoming book
Authority and its Counterfeits: A Conversation with D.C. Schindler
genealogiesofmodernity.org/j…
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Today is the feast of Blessed Karl of Austria, who nearly 15 years ago was taken as a patron saint of our little Dawson Society project.
May he continue to intercede for us, and for peace in our world.
This is going to be a great event! Come along if you're in Perth
The Dawson Society is pleased to be hosting Christopher Casterns of The @AdoremusSociety for our final Speakers Forum event for 2026.
It is going to be an excellent evening, so if you're in Perth, we'd encourage you to come along!
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Our October newsletter is out!
In this edition we have a provocative and irreverent post on medievalism by guest contributor Adam Wesselinoff. There are some thoughts of my own on loving unlovely places and Tom Gourlay offers some reflections on generosity towards children.
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Thank you to all who came along for what was a spectacular evening! Thanks to Aurora - Perth for the magnificent music and to Professor John Kinder for his expert commentary and elucidation of the music and the text.
What an excellent choice! Well deserved indeed!
The Ratzinger Prize returns to the United States. The winner of the 2026 edition is John C. Cavadini, professor of Theology at @NotreDame. The Prize will be presented by the Holy Father on December 19, 2026, in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace: fondazioneratzinger.va/conte…
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The Ratzinger Prize returns to the United States. The winner of the 2026 edition is John C. Cavadini, professor of Theology at @NotreDame. The Prize will be presented by the Holy Father on December 19, 2026, in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace: fondazioneratzinger.va/conte…
"In faith we can understand the ultimate foundation for the dignity of the person, inasmuch as the Son, “by the revelation of the mystery of the Father and His love, fully reveals man to man himself and makes his supreme calling clear” (no. 22).
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The person always implies relationship, communion and participation in relation to God and to others; hence, a filial relationship with God the Father and a fraternal relationship with Christ and with all humankind. It excludes self-centred isolation.
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To be a person means to perceive oneself as a gift to be shared, growing and maturing through acceptance, reciprocity and service." press.vatican.va/content/sal…
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These Wounded by Beauty events really are something else - some truly excellent music, accompanied by expert commentary that really provides a way in to appreciate the music on a deeper level. Make sure you secure your ticket!
WOUNDED BY BEAUTY: MAGNIFICAT
What happens when we take the time to really listen to beautiful music?
The Dawson Society’s Wounded by Beauty series returns on Friday 9 October for a special evening exploring one of the great Christian hymns: the Magnificat
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'Genesis is right: ‘It is not good that the man should be alone.’ The phrase “be alone” is a contradiction in terms.'
Wendell Berry, Our Only World: Ten Essays (Berkley, CA: Counterpoint, 2015), 6.
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Reading Wendell Berry has been so formative for me. I am grateful for having had the opportunity, and grateful for his life.
May he rest in peace.
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Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris sing The Carter Family classic "Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow" (1976)
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We've been getting a lot of questions lately about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/…