Posts Tagged: Christ
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Dec 19, 2011
No Comments“Increase humanitarian intake to prevent future asylum tragedies” says Catholic Migrant office
Media Release 19 December, 2011 The Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office (ACMRO) today expressed sorrow over the tragedy which has resulted in the deaths of a possible 160 people, mostly thought to be asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Iran. This time last year, a similar tragedy occurred when just short of safety, a boat...
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Dec 15, 2011
No CommentsA vandal at Christmas
By Bishop Greg O’Kelly This article was first published in “The Witness” of Port Pirie and is used with permission At Christmas five years ago, people entering St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral in Adelaide were shocked to discover that the nativity crib had been vandalised. Someone had urinated over the statues of Mary and Joseph, and...
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Dec 06, 2011
No CommentsAdvent app from Caritas Australia
Caritas Australia invites you to join us on a first-time interactive journey throughout the world with our Advent Calendar, which for the first time available as an iPhone App which can be downloaded here...
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Dec 06, 2011
No CommentsPlenary Wrap-Up, November, 2011
PLENARY WRAP-UP, NOVEMBER, 2011 The following information pertains to the proceedings of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Plenary Meeting which took place from 22-25 November at Mary MacKillop Place. If you require any more information, please email...
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Nov 24, 2011
No CommentsNew Roman Missal officially launched by Australian Bishops
Media Release 24 November, 2011 The new English translation of the Roman Missal was officially launched today by the President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Archbishop Philip Wilson during the Bishops’ Plenary meeting in...
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Nov 24, 2011
No CommentsAustralian Bishops express solidarity with Coptic Christians following violence in Egypt
Media Release 24 November, 2011 The Australian Catholic Bishops today at their Plenary meeting expressed solidarity with the Coptic Christian community in Egypt. In recent months, sectarian violence has plagued the...
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Nov 20, 2011
No CommentsWhat is this “Year of Grace”?
By Fr Peter Brock You’ll have seen Archbishop Wilson’s Letter, on behalf of the Australian Bishops, announcing the Year of Grace [www.yearofgrace.catholic.com.au] The Bishops have chosen, as a sort of sub-heading, a phrase from Pope John Paul II’s Novo Millennio Ineunte: “starting afresh from Christ”. So that might be the four-word answer to the question....
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Nov 15, 2011
2 Comments“One Body in Christ” –Disability Council releases new resource for people with disabilities
“One Body in Christ” – Release of a New Resource for Welcoming People with Disability Media Release 16.11.11 The Australian Catholic Disability Council and the Disability Projects Office of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference have released today a new resource for parishes and Church communities called One Body in Christ, Welcoming People with...
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Nov 11, 2011
No CommentsPut out into the deep – the New Evangelisation’s challenge to the Church
By Marita Winters, Director, Catholic Enquiry Centre and the National Office for Evangelisation Recently I’ve been part of several dinner conversations on the state of the Catholic Church. Does that sound familiar? During one, there was comment on the average age of the few participants at a vigil Mass -the estimate given was “at least...
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Oct 20, 2011
1 CommentToward a theology of disability
By Patricia Mowbray The Disability Projects Office of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference is a much more all-encompassing ministry than one might imagine. It involves encouraging and promoting the full participation of people with disability, their families and friends in the faith life of our Church in Australia. It’s all about taking our rightful place...