March / April 2010

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The Lord has done great things for us: we are filled with joy (Psalm response for 5th Sunday in Lent). We celebrate the about-to-be canonisation of Mary MacKillop and ask her blessing on all our daily lives.

In this issue ...

A rosary for Mary. The beautiful Mary MacKillop Rose is a perfect celebration in the year of her canonisation.

Soul Matters - Chris Gleeson SJ
Surrounded by love. At Jesus’ baptism, the Father’s voice announced he was ‘the Beloved’ of God. We are all surrounded by God’s love.

Tête à Tête — Mary Manning
Rebel with a cause. Mary Manning speaks with St Casimir, patron of Poland and Lithuania and of all young people.

In him was light … Jesus was the light of the world and brings us light in new ways. A new poem from Bruce Dawe.

A master craftsman. Tribute to Fr Joe Holland sj.

The first world citizen. 400 years after his death, Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci is very much a man for today’s times.

Family Matters – Teresa Pirola
Sometimes God grabs our attention. God speaks to us all the time in the events of our lives: sometimes these can be quite extraordinary events that can catch us by surprise.

Your Daily Prayer — March & April. A prayerful reflection on the scripture readings for every day of the month.

The power of story — Elizabeth Pike
A moon story. The moon was used as a marker in many ways by all peoples. Here is a Dreaming story from the Northern Territory.

A Cloud of Witnesses - Edmund Campion
Serving God in the people. Loreto sister Peg Flynn continued the Mary Ward tradition through her work with the Nyungars in south-east WA.

The soldiers’ tale. The first to see the risen Lord were the guards at his tomb – how did they react? John Butler imagines the scene.

Bread for the Journey — Peter Steele SJ
The blazing Sun of God. At Easter we relive the great events culminating in ‘our brightest star’ rising into the sky of all our lives.

Frequent acts of kindness. Eulogy for Essie Harris.

Born again today. Poem by Cullen Joyce celebrating the liberation brought to us by the Resurrection.

Faith & spirituality in review — New books and films.