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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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Catholic Welfare awards Edmund Rice lobbyist
Catholic Welfare Australia has named Phil Glendenning, of the Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education in Sydney, the winner of its Perkins Award for Excellence in Service.
Glendenning is the recipient of this year's Award based on his work for more than 15 years in the area of justice for and service of those on the margins and for those who have specific needs because of poverty, injustice or lack of education.
The media release said he evokes a "deep consiousness of the needs of different groups in Australia as well as those overseas and he has worked passionately and effectively in a number of spheres".
The work he coordinated with fellow Edmund Rice Centre researchers, in collaboration with the Australian Catholic University, has led to increased criticism and scrutiny of Australia's practices of returning asylum seekers to their alleged homelands.
"He has been particularly involved and fearless in his exposition of the injustices in respect to Indigenous Australians and Refugees and Asylum Seekers. He lives a life committed to the principles of human dignity and social justice."
The Award was accepted on Phil's behalf by Dr Peter Casey, Principal, St Patrick's College, Ballarat.
Other awards announced in Friday's media release include:
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE (ORGANISATIONAL)
Heritage and Information Service
MacKillop Family Service
AWARD FOR MOST INNOVATIVE PROGRAM – THE NORMA PARKER AWARD
The Bilby Bus – Centacare Catholic Family Services (Adelaide)
SOURCE
2005 Catholic Welfare Award Winners announced (Catholic Welfare Australia 21/10/05)
LINKS (not necessarily endorsed by Church Resources)
Catholic Welfare Australia
Edmund Rice Centre
ARCHIVE
Catholic Welfare Australia seeking nominations for Awards (CathNews 18/8/05)
Catholic Welfare award to Marist Youth Care (CathNews 16/9/04)
Call for Catholic Welfare Awards nominations (CathNews 20/8/04)
Victoria dominates Catholic Welfare Awards nominations (CathNews 29/9/03)
24 Oct 2005
