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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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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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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
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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Archbishop tells student exorcists that humility defeats Satan
Archbishop Angelo Comastri, the Pope's vicar general for Vatican City said that priests performing exorcisms must use their power with great humility for it to effectively expel demons.
Zenit reports that Archbishp Comastri insisted that the power to exorcise is "real and must be taken seriously" and exorcists must avoid "hasty analyses or degenerating into magical arts of liberation".
The Archbishop was the key speaker at a four-month course titled "Exorcism and the Prayer of Deliverance", which was inaugurated last week.
"The devil exists, but omnipotent evil does not exist. There is only One who is infinite and he is infinitely good," said Archbishop Comastri.
"There can be no doubt of the devil's existence," he continued, addressing 120 students, priests and seminarians, as well as students from other cities worldwide via a teleconference link.
"More than in the lives of sinners, his existence is seen in the lives of saints," the prelate said. "Read the lives of the saints. All have had to combat the devil. Specifically, the devil's existence is seen in the life of Jesus Our Lord.
The vicar general explained that, although the work of salvation is a reality, the prince of this world "can still act because Christ's work of salvation has not yet been accomplished in our lives, called continually to decide for or against him."
"When freedom becomes a slave of Satan, man suffers grave wounds in his life," he added. That is why "Jesus gave his apostles the power to expel demons with the power of his redeeming blood, with the power of love that he introduced in history through his death on the cross."
In advocating humility, Archbishp Comastri referred to a dialogue that St. John Vianney, the Curé of Ars, said he had with the devil.
Vianney said: "I can do everything you do, I can also do your penances, I can imitate you in everything. There is one thing, however, that I cannot do, I cannot imitate you in humility."
The saint answered: "That's why I defeat you."
SOURCE
Humility Defeats Power of Devil, Says Vatican's Vicar (Zenit 16/10/05)
LINKS (not necessarily endorsed by Church Resources)
Athenaeum Pontificium Regina Apostolorium | Esorcismo e preghiera di liberazione: Corso teorico e pratico sul ministero dell´esorcistato per sacerdoti
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19 Oct 2005
