The Majellan magazine has reached its seventy-five year milestone. The magazine’s origins can be traced back to Ballarat in the mid-1940s and the newsletter, the League of St Gerard Majella.
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The tragic death of a seventeen-year-old at a West Australian detention centre last week has again highlighted the scourge of youth suicide in our community.
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It’s difficult not to make distinctions. Invariably, we favour some people over others. For example: we choose our friends, we choose a person to be our husband or wife, we choose ‘sides’ in disputes, we choose to avoid some people, and we choose to forgive some people and condemn others.
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Jokes A Catholic doctor, known for his successful treatment of the infirmed, had a waiting room full of people one Monday morning. One of the patients, a little old woman, turned up all bent over. She shuffled into the waiting room leaning on a cane. When her turn came, she hobbled into the doctor’s office,
“for believers in Jesus Christ, the Word of God who became man for our sake, “the life of the spirit is not dissociated from the body or from nature or from worldly realities, but lived in and with them, in communion with all that surrounds us” (Laudato Si’, 216). The ecological crisis thus summons us to a profound spiritual conversion: Christians are called to “an ecological conversion whereby the effects of their encounter with Jesus Christ become evident in their relationship with the world around them” (ibid., 217). For “living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience” (ibid.).
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Having observed that Jesus’ disciples were not complying with the religious purification laws of the time which required one to wash one’s hands thoroughly before eating, the Pharisees challenged Jesus once again.
What is in our hearts matter-Gospel Reflection Read More »
Jokes A businessman finds himself in serious financial trouble. His business has gone under, so he decides to ask God for help. He begins to pray like never before. “God, please help me. I’ve lost my business and if I don’t get some money soon, I’m going to lose my house too. Please let
The dignity and sacredness of every person is central to Catholic social teaching. So, on Social Justice Sunday, the Catholic Church reinforces this principle with a statement. This year it is about the ‘promotion of peace and the need for truth in public life’.
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It must have been tough being a disciple of Jesus, an eloquent public speaker, who could sway large crowds with his rhetoric. He healed the sick, cast out demons, stilled a storm at sea, walked on water and raised the dead. Jesus appeared to bear all the hallmarks of the expected Messiah.
Staying in the game with God-Gospel Reflection Read More »
Jokes Emma hadn’t been to church for a few weeks because of poor health so the local parish priest decided to visit her. The eighty-five-year-old heard the knock on the door and Father Pete announced his presence. She opened the door and invited him into the lounge room. “How have you been going, Emma?”
