Madonna - September October 2004

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2004

Soul Matters — Christopher Gleeson SJ
In the spring becomes the rose. Love is much more than 'being in love'. The rose, with its beauty, its perfume, its delicate softness, yet also with its hardiness and piercing thorns, offers us a rich image for our reflection.

Roadside rest
Keeping warm in the Spirit. Four hundred people give up a weekend to contribute to a diocesan synod — a mark of their commitment to bettering their church and to keeping the flame of the Spirit glowing.

The Servant Leader: from hero to host.
Jesus’ example of a leader was as a servant. Modern business theory says this is a way of greatly improving quality in the workplace, says Meg Wheatley.

Sharing the Spirit: Interview — Rosie Hoban
Anita Varga Finneran. The youth representative for the NSW/ACT branch of the St Vincent de Paul Society.

The way of the labyrinth.
The ancient image of the labyrinth is coming to be used as a contemporary path to self-reflection and prayer. Dr Jane Anderson tells of her experience.

Family Matters — Teresa Pirola
Things my father taught me. We can forget all the little things, so much part of our lives that we were taught by our parents. We take time to remember them and thank God for those gifts..

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

The Power of Story — Elizabeth Pike
Sacred sites — Depuch Island. A tiny island some 200 km south-west of Port Hedland is the site of extraordinary rock carvings and an ancient place of pilgrimage.

A Cloud of Witnesses: Edmund Campion
Brother Bishops — Vincent & Joseph Dwyer. Vincent Dwyer was our first Australian-born bishop, appointed to Maitland diocese, and his brother Joseph followed, in Wagga Wagga.

Bread for the Journey — Peter Steele SJ
Hands in the air. Raising the hands is a rich gesture — it speaks of openness, pleading, begging, offering, celebration. And this richness is expressed each time we raise our hands in the Mass.

On being at table with him.
Eating, and eating together especially, are extremely significant in the gospels. Well-known spiritual writer Joseph Donders reflects on the meaning of this for our lives.

Walking on water.
Dorothy O'Neill advises a friend to 'cast out into the deep’, and shows how such faith can bring a special gift to both her friend and those who give it.

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

In review.
Recent books.