SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2002

From the Editor
‘I find myself getting very emotional when I think of John XXIII [but] this is not sentimaentality … (Andrew Bullen SJ)

The Church will never be the same ….
A report from Madonna ,1962, on hopes for the Council. An update, from the gathering in Sydney in July 2002 to honour its fortieth anniversary.

The Search for Meaning
A warming gift. Caroline Jones and her elderly friend experience an unexpected generosity.

Interview — Rosie Hoban
Michael Parer. Commissioned to act as one of the expert advisers to the Second Vatican Council, Michael reflects on the excitement of the times, and on hope for the future.

A moment of Resurrection.
Courageous and hope-filled reflection in Bethlehem, following the lifting of the siege in Bethlehem Square.

Discovering Jesus the Jew.
Teresa Pirola shows how an encounter with the Jewishness of Jesus can bring richness to our everyday lives.

The Power of Story — Elizabeth Pike
Stepping stones to a greater experience. Sadie Canning’s story, says Elizabeth, presents life on a Catholic mission ion a most positive light.

God 24/7.
Part two of three articles on the human search for God? Where are we looking, and for whom?. Robin Koning shows how Ignatius of Loyola can guide us in our quest.

Edmund Campion’s Australian Catholics
A Sister-at Law — Mother Yvonne Smith. A Sacré Coeur Sister’s journey from principal of secondary school and head of a university womens college to store-front lawyer.

Making a change.
Peter Steele SJ notes how we all are offered the gift of change — we can aim to do better!

Wayside welcomes.
Ruth Coleman visits the some of the wayside shrines of Italy, with mixed reactions.

Full of Surprises: The Bible without Blinkers — Anthony F Campbell SJ
David and Bathsheeba (2 Samuel 11-12). King David’s behaviour is hardly exemplary — is to be condemned — yet he is God’s chosen..

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