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Here are some great links for Lenten reading and action
Each week during Lent the Bishops of Australia will be sharing their thoughts and reflections on the Sunday Gospels leading to Easter.
This innovative program, The Reflection, is a free, Internet-based resource that will comprise 6 short pre-recorded segments (one for
each week of Lent 2010). Each segment will follow a lectio divina process for the forthcoming Sunday of Lent (an exploration of the
Gospel through reflection and prayer).
The segments will be posted online each Monday at 7pm, starting the Monday prior to Ash Wednesday – 15 February 2010. For this pilot
program, 12 Australian Bishops have agreed to participate in the series.
Full details can be found at http://thereflection.vividas.com/
Please support Project Compassion
Third Sunday of Lent
Domingas lives in Oecusse, an isolated enclave on the west coast of East Timor. In 2005 she was the target of sexual violence and suffered serious physical
abuse.
Domingas required immediate medical assistance as well as long-term counselling to assist her in regaining her self esteem and helping her to rebuild
her life.
Caritas Australia supported PRADET (Psychological Recuperation and Development in East Timor) to build a ‘safe place’ at Dili Hospital where
women can come for medical and emotional support. Local staff also assisted Domingas to access the social justice system which enabled the police
to begin an investigation.
Women such as Domingas often suffer from cultural taboos and can be ostracised from their community. PRADET was able to support Domingas
to return to her village and helped her to overcome the resistance she encountered. PRADET also gave Domingas a small grant to expand her
family kiosk to sell more products and increase her income.
Domingas is now well on the way to recovery and she is also able to support other women who have had similar experiences. This has helped them to
gain confidence and have hope for the future.
“The Church desires for her part to contribute to upholding the dignity, role and rights of women.” John Paul II.
Your donation to Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion helps deliver high quality care to women in more than 30 different countries
around the world.
For full information and all the 2010 Project Compassion stories go to our PC 2010 page.
Do you want to read or print out a recent Parish Newsletter?
You can download a pdf copy from our archive
here
Fr Leo is planning a Parish Pilgrimage in June 2010. Follow this link for more information.
Please visit our Social Justice Page for information on
- Australian Catholic Bishop's Conference Social Justice Statement 2009
- Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth)
- Bishop Christopher Saunders' pastoral letter for the Feast of St Joseph the Worker
- International Day of People with Disability
Read this important message
Visit the New American Bible site
for daily Mass Readings
Catholic Mission now has an interactive world map added to its website. To have a browse just click onto
www.catholicmission.org.au
Here you will see some statistics on the countries and projects that involve Catholic Mission. There are three areas of
work – children, church leaders and Catholic communities.
The project map is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the amount of projects being funded by Catholic Mission. At the
moment there are more than 100 projects listed on the map in more than 40 countries but Catholic Mission works in 160 countries
worldwide, funding thousands of projects from orphanages to HIV/AIDS awareness programs to supporting a church leader in
his/her studies.
MAKE POVERTY HISTORY - learn more by clicking on the white band at the top right of this page.
Humour Page
New material has been added - Why not check it out?
This Site last updated 6th March 2010
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