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1. Australian church is alive and kicking - mostly kicking  

   27-Jul-2012

   I found Australians not at all reticent about their likes and dislikes, especially when church matters are on the table. The general tenor of discussion was part exasperation and part crusade. Many want change, but few had any idea how to make it happen, writes Phyllis Zagano of her recent trip here, in NCR Online.

   
   

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2. Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee  

   27-Jul-2012

   

   John 6:1-15

   After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. ²A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. ³Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. ⁴Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. ⁵

    

    

    

   
   

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3. Reading and the spiritual journey  

   27-Jul-2012

   Our pilgrim journey into spirituality takes many paths. We have God’s revelation, spiritual writers, retreats, with their specific spiritual emphasis. However, there are many other facets of life that can lead us into deeper knowledge and feed our spirit. Some of these influences arise from many sources such as art, music, literature and the beauty of creation, writes Joan Sexton SGS in The Good Oil.

   
   

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4. Ros Bradley and A World of Prayer  

   27-Jul-2012

   This video features an interview with Ros Bradley who is editor of a book of prayers from all the major traditions, and excerpts from the launch of the book which took place recently in Sydney. The book is called A World of Prayer, comprised of nearly 100 prominent people from every religious tradition offering a favourite prayer and their own reflections on its meaning. Bradley spent three years in her campaign to get them to contribute.

    

   
   

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5. Vatican's challenge to Beijing  

   27-Jul-2012

   The actions of two new bishops – one illicitly ordained, the other fiercely loyal to the Pope – have deepened the freeze in relations between China and the Vatican. The Holy See’s response suggests a fresh determination to stand up for Chinese Catholics’ religious freedom, reports The Tablet.

   
   

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6. Message in court, school vandalised, bishop's anniversary  

   27-Jul-2012

   A confronting text message is read out in a Melbourne court, a former Catholic school is vandalised in Port Macquarie in NSW, Catholic charities help young Timorese get operations for their injured hands, and Bishop David Walker (pictured) celebrates 50 years as a priest.

   
   

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7. Pope's marriage advice, Peruvian uni trouble, Google criticised  

   27-Jul-2012

   The Pope has advice for married couples, a Peruvian university is stripped of its Catholic status, UK priests call for reform at a meeting, Glasgow gets a new archbishop and Google is criticised over its push for gay advocacy.

   
   

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8. Educator and anti-segregation warrior  

   27-Jul-2012

   The Rev John Brooks SJ, was an American educator who after the assassination of the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr set out on a mission that led to the integration of the all-male and virtually all-white institution of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachussetts.

   
   

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9. Muse of genius  

   27-Jul-2012

   Gianlorenzo Bernini was the genius of Mannerist art and architecture, the man who more than any other created the face of Rome – and the Vatican – which we know today. But for centuries, his inspiration and muse, Costanza Piccolomini, was identified only as the mistress he celebrated in a marble bust, the woman who then incited his rage by betraying him for his brother. Author historian Sarah McPhee corrects and expands this story in her remarkable biography, Bernini's Beloved. Reviewed by Maxwell Carter in The New York Times.

   
   

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10. A zeal for religious life  

    27-Jul-2012

    Early this year, the Daughters of the Divine Zeal commemorated their 125th foundational anniversary. For the Sisters in Australia, this month also marked a double celebration, writes Sr Floriana Lapolla fdz in Catholic Religious Australia.

    
    

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