Author: wmc
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Cain’s question and the modern welfare state
Am I my brother’s keeper? Cain’s question may well inform those in the government seeking to revise the welfare system. Such a revision needs careful analysis in the light of the principles of Catholic social teaching for a fair and just society.
Editorial: MacKillop’s advice to voters
Cecily McNeill2010 I have just cleared the mail box and, with Mary MacKillop’s sainthood about to be officially recognised in Rome, I’m wondering what Mary would have done with the would-be local body politicians’ flyers. In my shoes, this young woman with a passion for working with the poor would have scanned each one for […]
Following Jesus means full renunciation
God’s blessing of the poor and rejection of the rich is sharply expressed in the parable of Lazarus and the rich man (Lk 16:19-31) told to certain Pharisees whom Luke calls ‘lovers of money’.
Two more decrees
Vatican II a brief summary of the decree on the church
Vatican II the ‘Black Week’ and closing of the third session
However, when debates on whether the curia became the bureaucracy of the Pope and the bishops gathered momentum, the curia sensed its loss of the power it had retained for at least 900 years. There was little sign of the curial reform Pope Paul had promised.
Dreaming together about a sustainable future
The awakening that is taking place among us is of the universal interconnectedness and interdependence. We upset the balance of creation to our peril.
Grief pack launched
The resource is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate health-care professionals including those in social work and other allied health areas to foster debate and increase awareness about where people may choose to die when death is anticipated. It is also seen as useful for chaplains and others in pastoral care.