Madonna - July August 2004

JULY AUGUST 2004

Soul Matters — Christopher Gleeson SJ
Thank God for mothers. It is no wonder that the Bible often portrays God as a mother. And we so often ourselves take our image of God from our parents. We reflect on and pray for our mothers.

Roadside rest
‘What father among you …’. Country people were practising ecumenism well before it became a movement among the churches. The community rallies to offer help to a family with a child with special needs.

Sharing the Spirit: Interview — Rosie Hoban
Fighting inequality: Professor Hilary Charlesworth. Apart from her dedicated professional involvement in issues of human rights, Hilary Charlesworth has a deep personal commitment to social justice.

A new way of being Catholic.
This year is the celebration of 150 years in Australia of the St Vincent de Paul Society. John Honner fills out the picture of its founder, Frederic Ozanam.

Family Matters — Teresa Pirola
Reading between the lines. The work of theologians and scholars offers tremendous riches to all who care to take a look at their work.

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

The Power of Story — Elizabeth Pike
Sacred sites — Wybelunna: Flinders Island. Wybelunna is one of the most important historic sites in Tasmania because of its direct association with the remnants of that state's Aboriginal tribes.

A Cloud of Witnesses: Edmund Campion
The heart and soul of the community — Kathleen Dwyer & Marianne Hanney. Two pioneers in the education of the deaf.

Three women — Bruce Dawe.
One of our greatest poets reflects on the women who each stood at the foot of the three crosses on Calvary.

The seven last words of Christ.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s magnificent performance of a modern presentation of this classic theme is enhanced by the contributions from some of our best writers.

‘Father, forgive them …’
David Williamson. A challenging reflection on this cry from Jesus.

Bread for the Journey — Peter Steele SJ
Stepping out. Abraham’s moving out to an unknown country was as great a challenge as that of the first man to step out on to the moon. And like Abraham, and like Jesus, we are called to step out into equally unknown territory.

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

In review.
Recent books.