E-news Vol 1 - No. 13

September 10, 2008

From the Director - How do we face evil and maintain our joy?

For some time now Hugh Mackay has "credited" the growth of fundamentalism or the retreat into private spiritual worlds on the rate of change and the increasing number of complicated issues facing us in the modern Australia. (more)

Negros Nine priest goes home

The only surviving priest of the famed Negros Nine, Father Brian Gore is returning to his old stamping ground of Kabankalan, Negros Occidental (more)

Climate Change and Defence

A major principle in Catholic teaching is that peace issues are integrally connected within a range of social justice issues, such as solidarity and development, and increasingly being recognised to be connected to Climate Change (more)

Children behind bars

Throwaway Children.' Where will they go? Back to the streets to be taken up by criminal gangs, trafficked into the sex industry or unfortunately as happens, become domestic slaves or be sold to paedophiles? (more)

Reflection - The big prize has already been won

We don't realise that the finger of God has already singled us out to be sharers in a wealth beyond all imagining. The Holy Spirit, ‘best gift of God' lives in us, loves us, guides us throughout the days of our lives. (more)

It was like a miracle

Listen to an excerpt from Missionairies of the People of Fr Aedan McGrath's time after solitary confinement in China for nearly 3 years (more)

 

Mission Activity Pack for Schools

Resource to assist students in understanding the missionary dimension of the Church - both locally and globally (more)