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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
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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.
- www.parra.catholic.edu.au
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Pope blesses cornerstone of new Sydney Seminary
In the presence of Cardinal George Pell, Pope Benedict XVI has blessed the cornerstone of the future Redemptoris Mater seminary of the NeoCatechumenal Way in Sydney.
Zenit reports that the seminary's rector, Fr Erich Skruznyd, was also present at the Rome ceremony.
Currently, the international diocesan centre of formation has 20 candidates for the priesthood, according to Vatican Radio.
There are some 50 Redemptoris Mater seminaries worldwide, with 1500 seminarians. More than 1000 graduates of these seminaries have been ordained to the priesthood.
According to its statutes, the Neocatechumenal Way is "at the service of diocesan bishops and parish priests as a way of discovering the sacrament of baptism, and of continuing education in the faith."
The Neocatechumenal Way is present in more than 900 dioceses. While it is best known for its efforts in the Redfern, Sydney, parish of the late Fr Ted Kennedy, its strongest presence in Australia is in Perth. The movement also has a seminary in Perth. One of its co-founders, Kiko Argüello, is an auditor in the current Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist.
SOURCE
Pope Blesses Cornerstone of Sydney Seminary (Zenit 12/10/05)
LINKS (not necessarily endorsed by Church Resources)
The Neocatechumenal Way - Australia
The Neocatechumenal Way - International
The Neocatechumenal Way - Background (Archdiocese of Sydney)
Archdiocese of Sydney - Seminaries
Neocatechumenal Way setting up its second Australian seminary (AD2000 June 2002)
New home for new breed of priest (Catholic Weekly 6/4/03)
Neocatechumenal Way (Church Mouse - St Vincent's Redfern)
ARCHIVE
Pope praises Neocatechumenal Way's formation work (CathNews 19/3/04)
MORE POPE STORIES
John Paul II could be beatified "soon" (catholicireland.net 13/10/05)
Benedict XVI sends blessings to Cubans, visit to country unlikely (Catholic News Agency 13/10/05)
Argentine cardinal refuses to discuss conclave support (Catholic World News 13/10/05)
Pope: 'may Jerusalem be a place of communion among religions' (Independent Catholic News 13/10/05)
Biblical Religion a Leaven of Justice, Says Pope (Zenit 12/10/05)
Pope Blesses Cornerstone of Sydney Seminary (Zenit 12/10/05)
Commentary on Psalm 121(122) (Zenit 12/10/05)
14 Oct 2005
