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1. Activism in the name of peace  

   14-Sep-2012

   Last week three members of Pax Christi were prosecuted for their vandalism at the Ministry of Defence in London. Jonathan Tulloch talks to the peace organisation’s leader, Pat Gaffney (pictured), about protest and the long, hard slog involved in changing hearts and minds in the cause of a world free of war, in The Tablet.

   
   

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2. Who do people say that I am?  

   14-Sep-2012

   

   Mark 8:27-38

   He began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

   
   

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3. A surprising liveliness at Ground Zero  

   14-Sep-2012

   On the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York, Brisbane priest Fr John Chalmers reflects on a recent visit to Memorial Plaza at Ground Zero, the site of the tragedy, in The Catholic Leader.

   
   

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4. Christian 'Status' on Facebook  

   14-Sep-2012

   
   Kerry Weber, Associate Editor of America magazine, explains why, in this age of over-sharing, many Americans are keeping their religious identities to themselves.

   
   

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5. Muslims from abroad are thriving in US Catholic colleges  

   14-Sep-2012

   The flow of students from the Muslim world into American colleges and universities has grown sharply in recent years. Interviews with students and administrators at several Catholic institutions indicate an even faster rate of growth there, with the Muslim student population generally doubling over the past decade, and the number of Muslim women tripling or more, reports The New York Times.

   
   

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6. Collingwood church sale, book launch of state aid founder  

   14-Sep-2012

   A former church in Collingwood has been sold, Greens leader Christine Milne discusses her views about her faith and a biography of former Liberal politician, John Carrick, the founder of state education aid, is launched.

   
   

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7. Argentine single mothers, Philippines Pro-Life founder dies  

   14-Sep-2012

   An Argentine Cardinal champions signle mothers, Masrie Stopes makes a legal challenge in England and in Asia, Sr Mary Pilar Verzosa (pictured), the founder of Pro-Life Philippines, is mourned after her sudden death.

   
   

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8. Death of the rosary crusader  

   14-Sep-2012

   During World War II, Hugh Thwaites spent 42 months in the notorious Changai prison, captive of the Japanese. Despite the privations, these were the happiest three and half years of his life, he noted – it was at the beginning of this period that he converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism. Hugh Thwaites went on to join the Jesuits, and became known not only for his writing and teaching, but also for his staunch advocacy of the centrality of the Rosary in family life. This obituary was published by The Catholic Herald.

   
   

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9. The redemption of Caligula  

   14-Sep-2012

   Caligula’s name became a byword for the most depraved excesses of the Ancient Roman Empire.  During his time as Emperor – a period ushered in by a murder, and out when he himself was murdered by his Praetorian Guards – the persecution of Christians took hold. But historian Aloys Winterling reveals another emperor, a man who was cruel and autocratic, but not mad.  Reviewed by Emily Gowers.

   
   

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10. Living in the places in between  

    14-Sep-2012

    Accompanying people during death, dying, loss and grief is central to the work and life of Mary Ringstad, Manager of Calvary Mater Newcastle’s Pastoral Care Department. Many people would find this confronting, but Mary learned many years ago: "If someone can be with the dying, they need to be with them, because very few people can do it," writes Catherine Mahoney in Aurora.

    
    

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