Majellan made marriage
This is a story about two people who grew up in different parts of Victoria. They had long and separate associations with The Majellan and were destined to eventually meet and marry.
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It’s a generational thing
Recently an ABC journalist commented on News Breakfast that one of the young producers didn’t know that John Lennon was dead. “It’s a generational thing,” she said. She hastened to add that the producer possessed knowledge she didn’t have.
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New call to engage with Indigenous
Australia’s Catholic bishops have called for “a new engagement” with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The call was made in their annual Social Justice Statement launched before Social Justice Sunday on August 27.
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A community built on rock
Jesus takes his closest followers to Caesarea Philippi to have an important conversation. Two key things happen. Firstly, the disciples experience a moment of real insight in their understanding of Jesus.
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Living on the margins
Matthew’s community consisted of Jews and non-Jews (Gentiles), which contributed to tension and disharmony. The Jewish Christians still saw themselves as Jews. For them, they hadn’t changed their religion. Christianity was simply another reform-movement within Judaism. However, being Jewish was not solely about religion, it was also cultural; giving identity, meaning, understanding and depth to life.
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We are a lonely nation
One in six Australians report feeling severe loneliness, according to a key finding in the first State of the Nation Report into social connection from the charity, Ending Loneliness Together.
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How to beat loneliness
Many people feel lonely at times. But there are things you can do to ease the feeling of isolation.
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Where is God?
In many ancient religions, mountaintops were thought to be the dwelling places of the gods, where sacred encounters might happen. One example of this is the encounter of Moses with God on a mountaintop when he received the ten commandments.
The media’s missing principles
The way the daily news is reported is not always to everyone’s liking. Media outlets are often accused of sensationalising a story, embellishing facts or ignoring a story at the expense of another. Anything to make a great story even greater!
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Let’s listen to Mary’s song
Mary set out quickly from Nazareth to a town in the hill country of Judah, to visit her older cousin, Elizabeth, who was pregnant with the child we know as John the Baptist. Mary is carrying her own child, Jesus. At the presence of Jesus and his mother, the child in Elizabeth’s womb leaps for joy!
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