Bob Maguire

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name = Father Robert John Thomas "Bob" Maguire
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occupation = Priest
Radio presenter
Community Worker
Beekeeper
Notable Roles = John Safran vs God
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website = [http://www.fatherbob.com.au/ FatherBob.com.au]
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Father Robert John Thomas (Bob) Maguire AM, RFD (born 14 September 1935) is an Australian Catholic priest, and community worker from South Melbourne. He was awarded the Order of Australia in 1989. In his younger days, Maguire used to be a beekeeper, which he describes as "one of the finest periods of my life." [cite episode| title = [http://abc.net.au/triplej/safran/podcast/safran_20070916.mp3 September 16 2007] | series = Sunday Night Safran | serieslink = Sunday Night Safran]

Media work

In his earlier days, he hosted his own radio show on 3AW.

Father Bob had a guest appearance on the SBS television programme "John Safran vs God" with the Melbourne Jewish comedian John Safran. He is a recurring guest host of "Sunday Night Safran" on Australian national youth radio station Triple J on Sunday nights. From November 2005 to January 2006, he joined Safran as co-host of "Speaking in Tongues" on SBS television.

His popularity is such that he now has his own website and podcast, in addition to the "Sunday Night Safran" podcast.

Once, and quite famously, Maguire described his methods of preaching as "orthodox, yet unconventional." Famous for his occasional religious puns, Maguire once declared that "although we Catholic priests may have better quarters, it's the Anglicans who can afford the better halves!"

Community work

At age 73, Father Bob remains active in community work with Open Family, which he co-founded in 1978, and as president of the Bob Maguire Foundation. He also established the Emerald Hill Mission and Beyond Care. He is a patron of Dance World and the Canonical Administrator to the Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School.

Father Bob is the parish priest of the Saint Peter and Paul Parish, South Melbourne. [cite web | title = Catholic Parish of Sts Peter and Paul | url=http://www.sppchurch.org.au/ | accessdate = 2007-12-19 ] According to Father Bob, the most important funeral he has ever conducted, was that of Victor Peirce. [cite book | last = Anderson | first = Paul | authorlink = Paul Anderson | title = Dirty Dozen : Melbourne's gangland killings | publisher = Hardie Grant Books | date = 2004 | pages = 201-202 | isbn = 9781740665742 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.fatherbob.com.au/ Father Bob's blog]
* [http://www.fatherbobsfoundation.com.au/ Fr Bob Maguire Foundation]
* [http://fatherbob.thepodcastnetwork.com/ Father Bob's Podcast site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/fatherbobmaguire Father Bob's myspace]
* [http://www.speakingintongues.com.au/ Official Speaking In Tongues website]
* [http://www.saxton.com.au/default.asp?nc8=100&sc8=141&sd8=2623 Saxton Speaker Bureau profile]
* [http://www.triplej.net.au/safran/ Sunday Night Safran] on Triple J
* [http://www.openfamily.com.au/ Open Family]
* [http://www.australiaday.vic.gov.au/events_ambassadors_details.asp?view=321 Father Bob bio]