Perspectives
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05-Mar-2011
As major developments sweep through Myanmar - the staging of the first elections in 20 years, the release of Aung San Suu Kyi from seven years of house arrest - Jesuits continue their quiet work in the country, making their own contribution to improving the lives of the local people, reports Province Express.
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05-Mar-2011
Gospel Matthew 7:21-29
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord”, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22On that day many will say to me, “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many deeds of power in your name?”
This week's Gospel is brought to you by Bulletin Notes, a service to parishes from Church Resources.
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05-Mar-2011
We justify our anger by giving it a prophetic cloak, believing that we are warriors for God, truth, and morals when, in fact, we are mostly just struggling with our own wounds, insecurities, and fears. But never do we look at what this kind of judgment is saying about us, about our own health of soul and our own following of Jesus, writes Ron Rolheiser.
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05-Mar-2011
Last year the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference launched an online program called The Reflection, to coincide with Lent. It was enormously successful, with more than 30,000 people logging on to join the bishops in exploring the Sunday Gospels.
This year's Reflection starts on Monday, and the Broken Bay Institute has prepared this video to offer a taste of the experience.
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05-Mar-2011
In his latest volume of Jesus of Nazareth, Pope Benedict XVI says the condemnation of Christ had complex political and religious causes and cannot be blamed on the Jewish people as a whole, reports the Catholic News Service.
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05-Mar-2011
Life values took centre stage this week, with vigorous coverage of the Greens' proposed bill in Parliament which would give states the potential to make decisions about euthanasia, abortion and gay marriage. Abortion is also the focus of the 40 Days for Life campaign that starts next week.
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05-Mar-2011
Political refugees in Laos and Libya, together with court cases in India and Britain, led the list of items in this week's international digest. Quirky stories about the origins of Biblical blue, and the gender breakdown of Vatican citizens added to the mix.
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05-Mar-2011
If philosophy is the search for truth and knowledge, for most of the past 55 years Father John Begley helped and guided students for the priesthood with their own searches for those qualities, write Janet and David Whiting in The Age.
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05-Mar-2011
During his only visit to Australia, my distinguished seminary classmate from Roman days was amazed to find two such majestic Cathedrals as St Patrick's in Melbourne and St Mary's in Sydney. In this recent book, Wardell emerges as a devout believer whose church architecture expresses his deep faith, writes Michael Costigan in The Record.
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05-Mar-2011
Every time there is another report about Charlie Sheen entering rehab, all I can think is, “Poor Martin”. It can’t be easy to watch your son implode on every media outlet willing to take advantage of someone who is obviously really ill, writes Renée Schafer Horton in the NCR Blog.
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