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A US Coast Guard officer who refused to be injected with a vaccine derived from the remains of an aborted child has won an exemption from the required vaccination.
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Pope thanks "wifes of Christ"
Pope Benedict yesterday thanked consecrated virgins for their "total gift" to Christ encouraging them to "always irradiate the dignity of being the wife of Christ."
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Mail and penny drop for WYD
Preparations for World Youth Day have stepped up a notch with a letter drop to half a million Sydney homes and the release of a commemorative colour coin of the Pope.
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Priest in supermarket trolley protest
Melbourne parish priest, Fr Noel Brady, has launched a protest against unsightly supermarket trolleys left abandond in streets for up to three months.
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Call to follow WA and reject cloning
Sydney archdiocese policy officer, Dr Brigid McKenna, has welcomed a decision by the Western Australian Legislative Council to reject cloning as a victory for "commonsense science and morality."
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US churches offer mortgage help
With US lenders threatening to repossess 650,000 homes in the first quarter of 2008, Catholic parishes are mobilising to offer assistance to mortgage distressed homeowners.
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Feature - A new dawn for Sorry Day
It is time for this country to build new relationships and to be open to future possibilities, we commit ourselves to deep, on-going dialogue with our indigenous sisters and brothers on further ways of moving forward. - Fr Mark Raper, Pathways
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Featured Website - Ron Rolheiser
This is the website of one of the best known Catholic priests in the western world. Fr Rolheiser is best known through his writings and lecturing on spirituality and prising open the Word in such a clear, beautiful and heart-inspiring style.
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Film Review - Shutter
Based on a 2004 Thai film of the same name, Shutter is an American/Japanese production. If you can take the shocks and violence of this genre, this film is worth the admission price for the cinematography alone. - Fr Richard Leonard, Australian Catholic Office for Film and Broadcasting
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Opinion - Middle class creep in Irish Church
During the transformation of Irish society from a largely rural and agricultural economy to an industrialised one there occurred a failure of imagination in the Irish Church. - Fr Oliver Rafferty, The Catholic Herald
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OPINION
Beyond knowledge to wisdomI believe this is one of the crisis points for contemporary Christianity. Put bluntly, its representatives do not seem wise. Yes, those representatives can give you any amount of information, some of them can even speak knowledgeably of Christian teachings. Wisdom is another thing altogether. - Fr Michael Whelan [More] - Aquinas Academy
FEATURE
Connected across bordersIt is time for leaders of nations to see their national interests as connected with the interests of people on the other side of the globe. We have reached the point where human existence is at stake and our destiny is inextricably linked. If we are to overcome this crisis of climate change we need to think beyond the confines of national states. - Just Comment [More] - Edmund Rice Centre
FEATURED CATHOLIC WEBSITE
Catholic Education Diocese of ParramattaReturning to our education theme, we shine the spotlight on arguably the most innovative Catholic education website in the country. In addition to all the standard features of any CEO site, Parramatta's includes some interactive opinion polls and a competition for students to attempt to ''Become the Executive Director for the day''. The site is also well regarded for its RE and curriculum resources.
- www.parra.catholic.edu.au
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ACU study says business ethics recognised but not practised
While company boards seem to be taking ethics more seriously, they are talking about it more often and rolling out mission and vision statements to help them make tough decisions.
The Age reports that a new study by the Centre for Research into Ethics and Decision-Making in Organisations at the Australian Catholic University shows there is not much evidence that companies are actually complying with their own ethical guidelines, according to a study released yesterday.
The study, commissioned by the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI), has found that 73% of companies believe their mission and vision statements provide valid guidelines for decision making.
But only 30% require directors to sign off on these, suggesting little value in having the statements in the first place.
At the same time, 80% of chairmen said ethics had been discussed in the past year.
Putting concerns into practice was something else. While most chairmen who responded to the survey said ethics was at the heart of their decision making, issues such as conflicts of interest and environmental risk were not seen as core issues.
Further, boards were focus only on shareholders and institutions, rather than stakeholders.
The low response rate to the survey might also suggest that Australian businesses are struggling with being transparent.
The study, by the Centre for Research into Ethics and Decision-Making in Organisations at the Australian Catholic University, was based on seven themes of questions that were sent to the chairmen of the Top 200. Only 16% responded.
"The 84% … that did not reply … could indicate a serious problem of lack of openness and transparency in the corporate sector," the study said.
SOURCE
Boardroom ethics lag in walking the talk (The Age 21/10/05)
LINKS (not necessarily endorsed by Church Resources)
ACU National
Australian Council of Super Investors | A Survey of Ethical & Value Practices of the Top 200 Listed Companies (broken link to study at 9:00 am Fri.)
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21 Oct 2005
