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1. The future of parish life  

   06-May-2011

   Today many Catholics wonder about the future of the parish. In many parishes the congregation has become smaller and more elderly. This has raised many questions about they will adapt to ensure long-term survival, writes Andrew Hamilton in Australian Catholics.

   
   

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2. Two of them were going to a village called Emmaus  

   06-May-2011

   

   Luke 24:13-35

   Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened.

   
   

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3. Henri Nouwen's special gift  

   06-May-2011

   Henri Nouwen was perhaps the most popular spiritual writer of the late 20th century and his popularity endures today. US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, has stated that his book, The Return of the Prodigal Son, is the book that has had the largest impact on her life, writes Ron Rolheiser.

   
   

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4. Carl Bernstein on John Paul II's great victory   

   06-May-2011

   
   American journalist Carl Bernstein speaks about his book His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History of our Time, which deals with why the Soviets saw Pope John Paul II as a serious threat to their survival.

   
   

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5. Bloggers get the message at Vatican summit  

   06-May-2011

   The Vatican hosted its first blogging summit last week, with 150 invited bloggers from around the world attending a conference in the days after the beatification of John Paul II. Anna Arco, from the Catholic Herald, was one of them. She reports on Rome's new communications campaign.
   
   

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6. Gay marriage test, bullying case and culture shock for visitors  

   06-May-2011

   Issues with a legal flavour led the agenda. The Labor government faces a renewed challenge over the power of territories to veto ministerial decisions on gay marriage and euthanasia, while a Victorian teenager is suing her school over bullying. On the lighter side, a group of students from the Solomon Islands got mild culture shock during a visit to Lismore in northern NSW.

   
   

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7. Libyan conflict, China rejects UN and nuclear protesters arrested  

   06-May-2011

   Security and human rights featured prominently during the week. A church leader in Libya called for a solution beyond bombs, China rejected a UN report on religious freedoms, Catholic activists got arrested during an anti-nuclear protest in America. From Hollywood, Catholics were urged to seek more jobs in the arts.

   
   

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8. Powerhouse of Sydney broadcasting   

   06-May-2011

   Catholic radio station 2SM's climb to prominence in Sydney through the 1960s and 1970s was largely propelled by one man, Kevin O'Donohue, who died recently at the age of 76.

   
   

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9. Pope who brought science to the dark ages  

   06-May-2011

   The Abacus and the Cross is a masterful recounting of the life and times of Gerbert of Aurillac, the French monk who became Pope Sylvester II.

   
   

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10. Bloggers' qualified celebration of bin Laden's death  

    06-May-2011

    The announcement that Osama bin Laden is dead was seen as good news across much of the religious blogosphere, which has heavy representation from the US. But many who labelled it as good news admitted their ambivalence.
    

    
    

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