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1. Bar set low in acceptance of new Missal  

   07-Dec-2012

   The first Sunday of Advent, last week, marked one year since the new translation of the Roman Missal was implemented in parishes in the United States and much of the rest of the English-speaking church. Here's the good news: The transition to the new English missal has gone better than many of us expected, reports NCR Online.

   
   

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2. John the Baptist prepares the way of the Lord  

   07-Dec-2012

   

   Luke 3:1-6

   He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah.
   
   

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3. Honouring life's complexity  

   07-Dec-2012

   In a lecture recently, I made the point that Jesus shocked people equally in both his capacity to thoroughly enjoy his life and in his capacity to renounce it and give it up, writes Ron Rolheiser.
   

   
   

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4. Witness to the Knights of Columbus  

   07-Dec-2012

   A Harvard-educated young leader, Michael Brewer, at 26 years old, is the coordinator of the College Councils of the Knights of Columbus. He sits down with Fr Thomas Rosica, on Salt + Light, to share what drew him to the Knights, what value being a knights brings to his faith, and his hopes for the future.

   
   

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5. Hildegard of Bingen: a woman for all the ages  

   07-Dec-2012

   It has been said that if Hildegard of Bingen been a man she would have been recognised as a Thomas Aquinas of her own times. Recognised as a saint and Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI in October, at last she has found her rightful place as a Doctor of the Church, writes Carmel Posa SGS, who says the recent “Festival of Hildegard” in Melbourne was a testament to her contribution to the medieval world and our modern one, reports The Good Oil.

   
   

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6. PM's inquiry pledge, administrator for Wilcannia-Forbes  

   07-Dec-2012

   Vinnies urges the government to stop funding support inequality, the& Prime Minister says the royal commission will work with states already holding inquiries, demand grows for pedophile priest's street name in Victoria to be changed, and a new Apostolic administrator is appointed for Wilcannia-Forbes in NSW.

   
   

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7. Exorcism hotline, Cuban Christmas, pro-life activist speaks out  

   07-Dec-2012

   The diocese of Milan launches an exorcism hotline, military conscription is killing the church in Eritrea, Christmas takes on a new meaning for Cubans, and a Chinese prof-life activist (pictured) calls for reform. 

   
   

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8. The ecumenical soul of Kenneth Cragg  

   07-Dec-2012

   The Rt Rev Kenneth Cragg, who has died aged 99 , was a distinguished scholar who, more than anyone else in the 20th century, helped Christians to a deeper understanding of, and a wider sympathy for, the religious faiths of Muslims and Jews. This obituary of a remarkable man of faith appeared in The Telegraph, London.

   
   

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9. Mary, up close, almost in her own words  

   07-Dec-2012

   Every so often, a novel emerges out of an engagement with the New Testament. Such works are not usually historical novels in a Hilary Mantel fashion, largely because the nature of the engagement is often both less certain and wider in intent; however, they still have the potential to make an impact.  Naomi Alderman’s The Liars’ Gospel was the Book at Bedtime on BBC Radio 4, while 2010 saw the publication of Philip Pullman’s extraordinary The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. Colm Tóibín’s very short and fine novella is in this same tradition, writes Brian McClorry in Thinking Faith.

   
   

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10. Youth searching for something stronger  

    07-Dec-2012

    While the majority of their contemporaries enjoy a wild Saturday night out on the town, gathering in trendy clubs across the country, a cluster of young people aged 16 to 26, has chosen a different gathering - the annual Stronger Retreat hosted by the Sandhurst Diocese, in Victoria’s Alpine country, from country towns and bustling cities, from local dioceses and interstate parishes, reports the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne.

    
    

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