E-News Vol 1 - No. 15

October 15, 2008

From the Director - Mission without the Holy Spirit?

The Spirit “blows where it wills” (Jn 3:8) and is at work in the hearts of all people of good will, in many religions and movements beyond the visible confines of the Church. (more)

Mission and mindsets

Mission is like a kaleidoscope of activities and outlooks. God does take us on quantum leaps of understanding that destroy our mindsets.  (more)

Maybe Mass is not so boring after all

“MASS is boring. Why should I go?” This has been a recent refrain in the Western world. Mass readings and homilies seem wordy. (more)

 

Winners are grinners

With such aspirations and desires being lived out by these winners and by the thousands of other pilgrims from Australia and from around the world, World Youth Day is already bearing fruit in this new generation of missionaries. (more)

90 years of Mission

Fr Noel Connolly's prayer to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the St Columbans Mission Society (more)

 

Reflection - Spare a thought

My kids close their eyes, spread their arms and fly with it, until they fall to the ground laughing”. They know that nature plays with us. (more)

 

Subaanen Christmas Cards

The Subaanen women have handcrafted Christmas cards that calls attention to the refugee status of the child Jesus. Click here to read about their work and to order your Christmas Cards (more)

Mission as dialogue

Communicating in a Multi-Cultural Church - 18th of October, 2008 (more)