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A Pastoral Letter for the
Feast of St Joseph the Worker
1 May 2010
Bishop Christopher Saunders is the Chairman of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council. Read his latest pastoral
letter for the Feast of St Joseph the Worker
Australia at the Crossroads: A time to set new rules
Australian Catholic Bishop's Conference Social Justice Statement 2009
The 2009 statement titled 'And You Will Be My Witnesses' has now been released ready for Social Justice Sunday on
27th September.
During World Youth Day 2008, Australia saw thousands of young Christians inspired by the Holy Spirit. Yet many young people are
marginalised,excluded and deprived of dignity. The Bishops recall the challenge of Pope Benedict - 'What will you leave to the next
generation? What difference will you make?' - and present it again to all Australians, young and old.
The statement as well as a Prayer Cards and a "10 Step Leaflet" is available from the back table at church for a total cost of $2.00
or you could download it from the The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council (ACSJC) site
www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au as well as other useful information.
Pope Benedict XVI issued the encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth) on 29 June 2009.
ACSJC has issued a Discussion Guide on this encyclical (which is a lot shorter and easier to read!)
Click here to view the article.
or
Download the Document - PDF
You can also read the full encyclical
here
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