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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"
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Call to follow WA and reject cloning
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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
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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.
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Spanish martyrs beatified at Vatican ceremony
Seven priests and a nun who were killed during the Spanish Civil War were beatified and recognised as martyrs on Saturday at a ceremony in St Peter's Basilica. 
Leading the Charge reports that all eight were killed in 1936, in the opening days of Spain's civil war. The Catholic Church claims 4184 clergy were killed during the war by the government, or Republican, side, which accused the church of backing fascist Gen. Francisco Franco.
Pope John Paul II honoured several clergy killed in the war during his 26-year pontificate and had approved the beatification of the eight honored Saturday before he died.
Pope Benedict XVI appeared at the end of the Mass and gave a brief blessing, thanking God "for the great gift of these heroic witnesses."
The seven priests came from the diocese of Urgell: Jose Tapies Sirvant, Pascual Araguas, Silestre Arnau Pascuet, Jose Boher Foix, Francisco Castells Brenuy, Pedro Martret Moles and Jose Juan Perot Juanmarti.
Fr Romualdo Rodrigo, the priest who spearheaded their beatification cause, told Vatican Radio this week that the seven were executed after a sham trial solely because they were priests. He said they chose not to flee because they wanted to "defend their parishes and try to avoid profanation" of the church and the Eucharist.
The nun, Maria de los Angeles Ginard Marti, was killed shortly afterward in the same anti-Catholic fervor of the time.
SOURCE
8 Beatified As Martyrs at Vatican Mass (Leading the Charge 29/10/05)
LINKS (not necessarily endorsed by Church Resources)
Office of Papal Liturgical Celebrations: Blesseds
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Newman's Papal Influence; Jesuit Agency's Milestone (Zenit 27/10/05)
31 Oct 2005
