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Why do we do penance during Lent? Why do we spend so much time focussing on the cross, and on the suffering of Christ?

In this edition of Foolish Wisdom, Bernard reminds us of what this Lenten Season is about.

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Bernard Toutounji is a freelance Australian writer and speaker with a theological formation. He has had articles published in both print and online journals including The Punch, Online Opinion and Mercator Net.

You can also follow his column at foolishwisdom.com 

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It seems like there are not many goods or services available today that don’t constitute some level of material cooperation in evil, so are we supposed to stop buying things?

In this edition of Foolish Wisdom, Bernard reflects on why the issue may not be so black and white.

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Bernard Toutounji is a freelance Australian writer and speaker with a theological formation. He has had articles published in both print and online journals including The Punch, Online Opinion and Mercator Net.

You can also follow his column at foolishwisdom.com 

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“Work is not a ball and chain that is bolted around our ankles for fifty years. Work is a unique opportunity to live within the human community and to leave our mark, however large or small on humanity.”

In this edition of Foolish Wisdom, Bernard reflects on why we shouldn’t be spending our weekdays waiting for Friday afternoon.

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Bernard Toutounji is a freelance Australian writer and speaker with a theological formation. He has had articles published in both print and online journals including The Punch, Online Opinion and Mercator Net.

You can also follow his column at foolishwisdom.com 

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“…morality is not a set of rules that religions have come up with to either burden or bring joy to their adherents. Religions promote morality because a moral life is the behaviour proper to human beings.”

Is our understanding of right and wrong dependent on whether or not we believe in God, or should it be? Bernard Toutounji reflects…

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Bernard Toutounji is a freelance Australian writer and speaker with a theological formation. He has had articles published in both print and online journals including The Punch, Online Opinion and Mercator Net.

You can also follow his column at foolishwisdom.com 

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We can often feel justified in our feelings of hurt and anger toward another, but is this a reason not to forgive?

Bernard reflects on the type of forgiveness Christ calls us to in this edition of Foolish Wisdom.

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Bernard Toutounji is a freelance Australian writer and speaker with a theological formation. He has had articles published in both print and online journals including The Punch, Online Opinion and Mercator Net.

You can also follow his column at foolishwisdom.com 

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Some idle chit-chat about a celebrity mutual friend might seem harmless, but is it more dangerous than we think?

Listen as Bernard reflects on this toxic habit…

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Bernard Toutounji is a freelance Australian writer and speaker with a theological formation. He has had articles published in both print and online journals including The Punch, Online Opinion and Mercator Net.

You can also follow his column at foolishwisdom.com 

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Bernard reflects on why secular society should embrace the Sacrament of Confession, and why challenging the seal of confession is counter-productive.

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Bernard Toutounji is a freelance Australian writer and speaker with a theological formation. He has had articles published in both print and online journals including The Punch, Online Opinion and Mercator Net.

You can also follow his column at foolishwisdom.com 

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Bernard reflects on his experience of preparing for his wedding, and the pitfalls of the booming wedding industry and an overly-feminised, ‘princess for a day’ model of wedding planning.

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Bernard Toutounji is a freelance Australian writer and speaker with a theological formation. He has had articles published in both print and online journals including The Punch, Online Opinion and Mercator Net.

You can also follow his column at foolishwisdom.com 

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What does our clothing communicate (or fail to communicate) about who we are, or how we want others to view us? Bernard reflects on the importance of modesty in this edition of Foolish Wisdom. 

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Bernard Toutounji is a freelance Australian writer and speaker with a theological formation. He has had articles published in both print and online journals including The Punch, Online Opinion and Mercator Net.

You can also follow his column at foolishwisdom.com 

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In this edition of Foolish Wisdom, Bernard contrasts American psychologist Jesse Bering’s ‘anything goes’ understanding of sexual morality with the Church’s understanding of grace and human dignity.

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Bernard Toutounji is a freelance Australian writer and speaker with a theological formation. He has had articles published in both print and online journals including The Punch, Online Opinion and Mercator Net.

You can also follow his column at foolishwisdom.com 

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