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1. Debunking four myths about John Paul I   

   09-Nov-2012

   October 17 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Albino Luciani, the man who would become John Paul I, the "Smiling Pope" of just 33 days in 1978. The remembrances we've heard during the last month seem to debunk four persistent myths about him, writes John Allen in NCR Online.

   
   

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2. Who Jesus condemns  

   09-Nov-2012

   

   Mark 12:38-44

   As Jesus taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honour at banquets! They devour widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers."

   
   

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3. Vatican II bequeathed a new dawn in Mission  

   09-Nov-2012

   In the evening of John XXIII’s life he bequeathed to us a new dawn: a Church of hope and renewal, a youthful Church about to embark creatively on a new phase in mission, writes John Mansford Prior SVD in The Good Oil.

   
   

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4. Caring for the Environment  

   09-Nov-2012

   
   No less troubling than the threats of violence around the world are the threats arising from the neglect – if not downright misuse – of the earth and the natural goods that God has given us."Should we as Catholics worry about ecology?

   To speak about the relation between the Church and ecology Deacon Pedro invites Sr Damien-Marie Savino FSE, Chair of the Department of Environmental Science and Studies of the University of St Thomas.

   
   

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5. Don't let anyone tell you the Second Council didn't change much  

   09-Nov-2012

   These days, both wings in the Church are saying the Council was a failure. The left wing is saying the Council didn't go far enough. The right wing is saying it went too far. I do not believe the Council was a failure. It has already changed the way we live - and think - as Catholics, says Robert Blair Kaiser in the 2012 Tablet lecture, published in The Tablet.

   
   

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6. Canberra church blaze, Toowoomba bishop's schedule  

   09-Nov-2012

   A Canberra church survives a blaze in its sacristy, the behaviour of louts at St John's College at the University of Sydney has put at risk their long-term career prospects, and the new Bishop of Toowoomba, Robert McGuckin (pictured), reflects on his hectic schedule in the diocese.

   
   

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7. Argentine cathedral attacked, Scottish bigotry anger  

   09-Nov-2012

   Indonesian Muslims block a Sunday prayer service, abortion supporters try to attack a Buenos Aires cathedral, outrage in Poland over a risque ad for coffins, and anger in Scotland over a 'bigotry award' given to Cardinal Keith O'Brien (pictured).

   
   

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8. A champion and saviour for the young and in distress   

   09-Nov-2012

   She was known at the Mother Theresa of America’s street kids, and then this Daughter of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Sr Mary Rose McGeady, extended her mission to Central America. During her long life, she saved thousands of teens from homelessness, poverty and need, and set their feet on path to successful, whole, healed lives. Sr Mary Rose might have gone to her eternal reward, but those she loved on earth are still reaping the benefits of her caring soul.  Dennis Hevesi  wrote this obituary for The New York Times.

   
   

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9. Religion, by the kings very much for the kings   

   09-Nov-2012

   Professor GW Barnard, an undisputed Tudor expert, takes his fine intellect and a gimlet eye to what has been written about the pre-Reformation church in England, and comes up with some surprising conclusions, according to a review by Eamon Duffy in The Tablet.

   
   

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10. Opening up the Truth for young people  

    09-Nov-2012

    Shanelle Bennett is so much more than executive director of National Evangelisation Teams (NET). As the ministry approaches its 25th year in Australia there's time to reflect on the spiritual and emotional motherhood she's offered to more than 600 young people, sent forth to proclaim the Gospel as "NETTERS", reports The Catholic Leader.

    
    

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