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1. Students expose cruel face of bullying  

   26-Mar-2012

   "Please, please, please don't let me hurt any more." This is the start of a new film clip made by students from three Illawarra Catholic schools to address bullying. Stamped in black ink across children's faces, the words convey a powerful message.

   
   

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2. New chapter unfolds in Vince's life  

   26-Mar-2012

   Vince O'Rourke had "three days off in six years" when caring for his wife Margaret who died from Alzheimer's disease in October 2006.

   
   

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3. We should be less afraid of intervening in chaotic families  

   26-Mar-2012

   New parents are bombarded with contradictory information, so the only thing you can say to most harassed new mothers is: "Everything you do is wrong, but your child will probably survive it."

   
   

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4. Strengths-based parenting  

   26-Mar-2012

   Loren and Joel are conscious that not everyone understands the choices tey have made - to postpone the bigger home, the five star holiday, the newer vehicle - for the sake of more time and less pressure.

   
   

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5. Laughing with the saints  

   26-Mar-2012

   Father James Martin describes how Catholic saints can encourage humour and foster laughter.

   
   

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6. Madeline and the cats of Rome  

   26-Mar-2012

   John Bemelmans Marciano, the grandson of Ludwig Bemelmans, author of the original Madeline books, has written a book that has Madeline discovering the delights of the holy city.

   
   

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7. The festival of Unleavened Bread  

   26-Mar-2012

   The Gospel for Sunday April 1:

   Mark 14:1 - 15:47

   ¹⁴It was two days before the Passover and the festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him; for they said, "Not during the festival, or there may be a riot among the people."

   
   

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8. Stations of the Cross  

   26-Mar-2012

   Something happens inside us when we make the Way of the Cross during Lent, or during Holy Week.  Since the 4th century A.D. Christians have gone to Jerusalem every year to walk the way of the Cross, writes Sister Hildegard Ryan.

   
   

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9. The Agony of the Cross  

   26-Mar-2012

   Not so long ago we were confronted with the most disturbing story that 24 Afghan children had been found living in filthy conditions in the sewer system under a Rome railway station. The suffering inherent in such stories is overwhelming, writes Rev Dr David Ranson.

   
   

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10. The busiest afternoon for Catholic churches  

    26-Mar-2012

    This question fascinates me: Why do Catholics throng to Church on Good Friday? It's a strange reality that the darkest moment in our Christian story draws the biggest crowd, writes Virginia Ryan.

    
    

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