Madonna - July/August 2003

JULY/AUGUST 2003

From the Editor
Mary shows us the way …. We are now in ‘ordinary time’ — a time of openness in all our everyday lives to the Spirit. And it is Mary who shows us the way in this.

Good Pope John.
June 2003 marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Pope John XXIII. How did people of the day respond? Read a tribute from that time by Des O’Connor SJ, then editor of the Messenger.

Roadside rest
‘Driver reviver’. Winter means a slowing down, a time when a lot of our activity can be curtailed. We can take advantage of this to amke it a time of revival and refreshment.

Interview — Rosie Hoban
Women of faith. This year the Catholic Women’s League of Australia celebrates its 75th anniversary with an international gathering in Sydney. Rosie Hoban speaks with the National President, Peg McEntee.

A knockabout priest.
Many people will mourn the death of Father John Brosnan, especially those to whom he ministered in his thirty years as chaplain at Melbourne’s Pentridge prison.

A holy mystery — Teresa Pirola.
It’s time to rediscover the depth of the mystery, the sacredness, of marriage.

YOUR DAILY PRAYER — JULY & AUGUST.
A prayerful reflection on the scripture readings for every day of the month.

The Power of Story — Elizabeth Pike
Remembering Myall Creek. The Myall Creek Massacre was one of the more horrifying events in the bloody early history of black-white relations in this country. Over 160 years later, a memorial was finally dedicated to mark this dreadful occasion.

Edmund Campion’s Australian Catholics
Writing the language of paradise. Malcolm Williamson, Master of the Queen’s Music, always called his music ‘Australian’, and found ways to mark it in his Catholicism.

Things I’ve learned along the way …
Myree Harris reflects on what she finds most important in her life.

Tramping by his side—Ascension — Peter Steele SJ.
The great artists’ images of the Ascension point both to the earthly side of humanity and the spiritual.

Full of Surprises: Naboth’s vineyard ( Kings 21).
The Bible without Blinkers — Anthony F Campbell SJ
Queen Jezebel gets rid of Nadoth so that her husband the king can claim Naboth’s vineyard; the prophet Elijah intervenes A powerful story of church-state relations.

Around and about.
News of people and events of interest.

In review.
Reviews and comments on recent releases.