Perspectives
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01-Jul-2011
The Treasures of Heaven exhibition, which has opened at the British Museum in London, has brought together more than 100 reliquaries, almost all of them magnificent examples of medieval goldsmiths’ work. Indeed, it is easy to imagine that when the silver reliquary foot of St Blaise (pictured) was placed on an altar it gripped the congregation’s attention, reports the Economist.
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01-Jul-2011
Matthew 11:25-30
At that time Jesus said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; 26
"Yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 27All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.28
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01-Jul-2011
On July 26 I will be 75 years old. For young people it probably sounds very old. For myself it doesn't seem old at all, writes the Archbishop of Brisbane, John Bathersby, in the Catholic Leader.
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01-Jul-2011
The Franciscans in Preston, England, organised a Eucharistic flash mob in the centre of Preston on Ascension Thursday, in the spirit of "New Evangelization".
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01-Jul-2011
How well is the church using social and digital media in its mission to spread the Gospel? First, the good news. These days almost every Catholic organization and diocese and most parishes have a firm Web presence. The bad news is that many Catholic sites are unimaginative, difficult to navigate and full of dead links, wrties Fr James Martin in America magazine.
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01-Jul-2011
A mixed menu: schools get tough on web bullies and young pilgrims prepare for WYD. Mt Isa has a new Catholic social services centre, and in Canberra the Chief Justice of the High Court (pictured) spoke on ethics and the law.
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01-Jul-2011
A week marked by dispute and also adoration: Californian bishops spoke out on children's vaccinations, a poll found Austrians don't trust the church, the head of the US John Jay college criticised media coverage of its abuse report. In Peru, a giant statue of Christ was blessed and in Medjugorje pilgrims flocked to the 30th anniversary of the Marian apparition (pictured).
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01-Jul-2011
After leading the men of the 8th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, Colonel Keith O'Neill began his post-army career with the Knights of the Southern Cross, which provided a framework for serving others. This spearheaded his work for the Australian bishops and the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council.
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01-Jul-2011
St Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, meant this practical spirituality to speak in all times, places, cultures and all life’s seasons. That original vision is fine-tuned and fresh in the hands of two very different Jesuit spiritual masters.
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01-Jul-2011
American TV funnyman Stephen Colbert's commencement speech at Northwestern university wasn't as funny as Conan O'Brien's at Dartmouth, but the inevitable 'now I'm serious kids, please keep listening' section was far better – it was pretty much a hard-hitting sermon.
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