Posts Tagged: Christ
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Nov 27, 2012
No CommentsAdvent on the go with Caritas Australia
Due to overwhelming popularity, Caritas Australia’s Advent calendar based on the ancient Christian symbol of the Jesse tree has returned for Christmas 2012. In Advent, the Jesse tree reminds us of Biblical characters and events that prepared God’s people for the birth of Jesus. Join Caritas Australia and use the Jesse tree to reflect, pray...
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Nov 26, 2012
No CommentsCrisis in Congo – Church leaders say DRC on brink of war
Media Release, 23 November, 2012 Fear and insecurity has sent tens of thousands of innocent civilians into hiding and flight as the M23 Rebels now occupy Goma, the main city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The military spokesperson of the M23 has now publically declared that the rebels are prepared...
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Nov 26, 2012
No CommentsLetter from Bishop Anthony Fisher – Australian Catholic Youth Festival
Monday, 26 November 2012 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Australian Catholic Youth Festival : 5 – 7 December 2013, Melbourne In December 2013 the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference will host the first Australian Catholic Youth Festival. The Festival is anticipated to be the largest national gathering of Catholic young people since WYD 2008. You...
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Nov 26, 2012
No CommentsInternational Day of People with Disability – Removing barriers to create inclusive society
Media Release, November 26, 2012 The International Day of People with Disability is celebrated on 3 December each year, with this year’s theme of, “Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all.” Bishop Terence Brady, the Australian Bishops’ Delegate for Disability Issues, said that there is much evidence of the types of...
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Nov 22, 2012
No CommentsRoyal commission
By + Cardinal George Pell Archbishop of Sydney 18 November 2012 The following is the text of Cardinal George Pell’s Sunday Telegraph Column. Last Monday the Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a Royal Commission on the sexual abuse of children in institutions across Australia. Naturally the victims were delighted that their struggle for justice was...
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Dec 23, 2011
No CommentsCatholic Migrant office calls for reflection on asylum policy during the Christmas season.
Media Release, 23 December 2011 The Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office today urged both political parties to show moral leadership over the Christmas period with regard to policy debates on asylum seekers and refugees. Director of the ACMRO Fr Maurizio Pettenà CS expressed the view that people seeking asylum need to be processed in...
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Dec 22, 2011
3 CommentsTrust in God, and take one day at a time – A reflection on the life of Bishop Joe
By Fr Maurizio Pettena CS Bishop Joe is still very much a holy presence in my life. I remember very vividly last year on the 23rd of December when he called me at about 10pm at night and asked me what I was doing. He said he wasn’t feeling too well. He kept feeling worse,...
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Dec 20, 2011
No CommentsHomily of Archbishop Philip Wilson at the Foundation Eucharist of the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and PNG
The Foundation Eucharist of the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney December 18, 2011 It is of great interest to me in reading about the history of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy to discover that it was never the intention of Venerable Catherine McAuley...
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Dec 20, 2011
No CommentsThe Sisters of Mercy of Australia and PNG, Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral
On the 12th of December, 2011, the Sisters of Mercy Australia and Papua New Guinea formed one joined Congregation, which will be known as the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea. The following clip is of highlights of the Mass which was celebrated at St Mary’s Cathedral by Cardinal...
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Dec 19, 2011
No CommentsThe Christmas story of asylum seekers
By Fr Maurizio Pettena CS Yesterday, I stood in front of the Nativity scene that is displayed in front of St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney and considered it for a moment. The Christmas story, as always during December, is much on my mind and in my prayer this week. Even David Jones just down the...