Whether we live upstream or downstream,
we are all in the same boat.
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Jesuit Lenten Series
This year's Jesuit Lenten Podcast Series looks at Reversals: Finding God in times of crisis and change.
The Victorian bushfires and floods in Queensland have reminded us how vulnerable our communities are to disaster. The rebuilding of lives for those affected is only just beginning. But many others are also facing uncertainty in their lives, either through economic hardship as the result of financial crisis, or personal issues such as relationship breakdown and life-changing illness.
Facing these challenges requires faith and hope. The promise of Easter is that God is present in these difficult times, and that He shares in our pain and offers us solace. But how do we experience this presence?
The first of the Jesuit Lenten Podcast Series
Understanding trauma and the path to healing - Fr Peter Hosking SJ
Catherine Marshall talks to Fr Peter Hosking SJ, a psychologist and counselor with experience working in refugee and other communities that have experienced disaster and upheaval. He talks about what families affected by bushfires will be going through, and how communities respond in these situations.
Click here to listen to the full interview
(Duration 10:38
To save this audio file to your computer Right Click and "Save Target As...)
The Victorian bushfires and floods in Queensland have reminded us how vulnerable our communities are to disaster. The rebuilding of lives for those affected is only just beginning. But many others are also facing uncertainty in their lives, either through economic hardship as the result of financial crisis, or personal issues such as relationship breakdown and life-changing illness.
Facing these challenges requires faith and hope. The promise of Easter is that God is present in these difficult times, and that He shares in our pain and offers us solace. But how do we experience this presence?
The first of the Jesuit Lenten Podcast Series
Understanding trauma and the path to healing - Fr Peter Hosking SJ
Catherine Marshall talks to Fr Peter Hosking SJ, a psychologist and counselor with experience working in refugee and other communities that have experienced disaster and upheaval. He talks about what families affected by bushfires will be going through, and how communities respond in these situations. Click here to listen to the full interview
(Duration 10:38
To save this audio file to your computer Right Click and "Save Target As...)
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Project Compassion
"We are most truly Australian, most truly Christian, and most truly Catholic when we reach out across borders of nation states and churches, giving of ourselves," Jesuit Fr Frank Brennan told the 2009 Project Compassion appeal launch.
Read Frank Brennan’s appeal launch address .....LINK
Read Frank Brennan’s appeal launch address .....LINK
Project Compassion is Caritas Australia’s major annual fundraising and education campaign. It starts the week of Feb 23 and runs during the six weeks of Lent.
It is a time to reflect upon and engage with significant issues of peace, justice and development.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Why Do Bad Things Happen?
At this time of fires and flood and other tragic events the question is often asked.
Somebody has to be blamed.
Fr Chris Middleton SJ, principal of St Aloysius' College, Milsons Point, has written a reflection.
Read it here.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Bushfire Appeal
You will have the opportunity to donate to the St Vincent De Paul Bushfire Appeal this weekend at the parish church.
Please be generous.
To make a donation online follow this LINK
Please be generous.
To make a donation online follow this LINK
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