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Monday, 10 November 2014 22:39
NOEL PEARSON: ORATION FOR GOUGH WHITLAM FUNERAL
NOEL PEARSON: GOUGH WHITLAM FUNERAL Oration by Noel Pearson Paul Keating said the reward for public life is public progress. For one born estranged from the nation's citizenship, into a humble family of a marginal people striving in the teeth of poverty and discrimination, today it is assuredly no…
Wednesday, 05 November 2014 10:32
VISIT TO KIRIBATI
VISIT TO KIRIBATI Claude Mostowik MSC 26 October Dear friends, I am off to Kiribati today for about a week or so with a group of people connected with the Pacific Calling Partnership at the Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education.I just wanted to share with you some…
Monday, 20 October 2014 12:27
AMNESTY AND WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA
AMNESTY AND WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA On 25 October, Amnesty will be teaming up with Welcome to Australia to join in their annual ‘Walk Together’ event – and we’d love to see you there. Walk Together is a peaceful march coordinated in cities and regional centres throughout Australia. …
Wednesday, 15 October 2014 23:02
COLM REGAN ON HONG KONG
COLM REGAN ON HONG KONG Colm Regan Dr Colm Regan is Coordinator of 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World in Dublin, and lecturer in human rights at the University of Malta. He is in Australia as a guest of the Edmund Rice Centre and visited Hong Kong last…
Sunday, 12 October 2014 09:05
INVITATION: CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN CONFLICT
Invitation: ‘Peace for Our Time’ - Climate Change and Human Conflict Is there a connection? Date: Thursday 16 October Time: 11.am - 1.00pm followed by a light lunch Entry: by donation Venue: Edmund Rice Centre 15 Henley Rd Flemington – 3 mins walk from Flemington station. This workshop will consist…
Friday, 10 October 2014 17:21
THE DARK SIDE OF CAPITALISM
THE DARK SIDE OF CAPITALISM The author of this article is a Redemptorist priest and lecturer at the Yarra Theological Union, Box Hill, Vic. The ‘dark side’ of capitalism: why the Pope is highlighting inequality Pope Francis has emerged as one of the most important voices on the global stage…
Wednesday, 08 October 2014 22:09
PROTEST AT TONY ABBOTT'S OFFICE, A REFLECTION ON THE MAY ACTION
RETROSPECTIVE ON PROTEST AT TONY ABBOTT'S OFFICE Why I got arrested for praying in Tony Abbott’s office By Karl Hand [This story came after the May protest and is interesting to consider in the current political climate.] Christians held a sit-in protest in Tony Abbott’s office on May 19. Photo…
Friday, 26 September 2014 09:01
DRUMS OF WAR...
DRUMS OF WAR... Pax International Christi Christian Peace Movement Australia National President: Father Claude Mostowik MSC 61+2+9550 3845 0411 450 953 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. September 25, 2014 Melissa Parke MP Electorate Office 62 Wray Ave Fremantle WA 6160 Dear Ms Parke I am writing…
Thursday, 25 September 2014 12:31
COURAGE AND FEAR, MARTIN LUTHER KING
COURAGE AND FEAR, MARTIN LUTHER KING
Thursday, 18 September 2014 09:28
ACRATH MEDIA RELEASE
ACRATH MEDIA RELEASE Media Release15th September 2014 Advocating for Rights of Trafficked People Thirteen ACRATH members from around Australia will make their annual visit to Federal Parliament from 22-25 September 2014 in a bid to influence policies affecting people trafficked into Australia. ACRATH has at least 54 meetings scheduled during…
Monday, 08 September 2014 12:55
ASYLUM SEEKERS' AGE AND DETERMINATION
From the MSC Justice Desk HOW IMMIGRATION DECIDES ASYLUM SEEKERS' AGE Max Opray Asylum seekers who say they are under-age are being cross-examined by immigration authorities and given new dates of birth. It is a remarkable thing: asylum seekers enter the room as children and emerge from it adults. Inside,…
Wednesday, 20 August 2014 09:26
ACHIEVING PEACE WITH JUSTICE
ACHIEVING PEACE WITH JUSTICE A forum hosted by the NSW Ecumenical Councilin partnership with faith based organisations. Santa Sabina College, Strathfield. Join us at this special event as we affirm and strengthen our faith and commitment for“the long haul”, striving for peace and justice. Purpose The Achieving Peace with Justice…
Tuesday, 05 August 2014 12:35
J'ACCUSE
J'ACCUSE We, the undersigned, accuse the current Federal Government and both major political parties of wilfully and deliberately: 1. Pursuing a policy of detention for asylum-seekers, both adults and children, in spite of clear evidence that it causes psychiatric disorders, self-harm and suicide; 2. Implementing an inhumane policy of deterrence…
Friday, 01 August 2014 11:56
PUBLIC FORUM, SYDNEY: ANZAC, WHY DOES IT LAST?
Public Forum 5 August 2014 Topic: ‘Anzac – why does it last?’ Speaker: Prof Joan Beaumont (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU) author of Broken Nation: Australians in the Great War With Anzac Centenary and the ‘cacophony of ceremonies’ about to begin, Prof Joan Beaumont urges…
Monday, 14 July 2014 22:45
HOW CAN WE SAY OUR FATHER?
HOW CAN WE SAY OUR FATHER? How can we say Our Father?...when we allow other Children of God to be placed behind razor wire. How can we say 'Who Art in Heaven'?...when we allow asylum seekers to be placed in a living Hell. How can we say 'Hallowed be Thy…
Tuesday, 24 June 2014 10:53
SOLIDARITY WITH THE POOR
Towards generous solidarity and sharing our wealth with the poor Each of us is called to weigh our own attitude to money, resources and power, writes CRA President Sister Annette Cunliffe rsc. How committed are we to people who are in real need, such as refugees, people sleeping on the…
Saturday, 21 June 2014 09:58
ARCHBISHOP OF BAGHDAD ON FOREIGN INTERVENTION
Foreign Intervention Not the Answer - Archbishop of Baghdad Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese, 18 Jun 2014 Armed, ruthless and dangerous ISIS is considered too extreme even by Al Qaeda As Baghdad's 7 million residents stockpile food, hard cash and prepare for siege under imminent attack by ISIS…
Saturday, 07 June 2014 10:03
REFUGEES TO EUROPE, REGUGEES TO AUSTRALIA: NUMBERS
REFUGEES TO EUROPE, REFUGEES TO AUSTRALIA: NUMBERS Europe's boat people numbers make ours look minuscule It's the summer boat season in Europe. Everyone's out on their boats, including tens of thousands of refugees from Africa making the trip across the Mediterranean. Not all of them make it. So…
Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:42
POPE FRANCIS AND POLITICS
POPE FRANCIS ON POLITICS None of us can say, 'I have nothing to do with this, they govern. No, no, I am responsible for their governance, and I have to do the best so that they govern well, and I have to do my best by participating in politics according…
Friday, 30 May 2014 09:28
MAYA ANGELOU
MAYA ANGELOU 'I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and…
Monday, 26 May 2014 13:08
EDMUND RICE CENTRE INVITATION
Edmund Rice Centre Invitation to meet with the Sr Mary Francis Anover rsm - National Coordinator of Rural Missionaries of the Philippines at Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education 15 Henley Road Homebush West (2 minute walk from Flemington Station) Thursday May 29, 2014 at 10.00am for 10.30am…
Tuesday, 20 May 2014 08:53
INVITATION
Edmund Rice Centre Invitation to meet with the Sr Mary Francis Anover rsm - National Coordinator of Rural Missionaries of the Philippines at Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education 15 Henley Road Homebush West (2 minute walk from Flemington Station) Thursday May 29, 2014 at 10.00am for 10.30am…
Thursday, 15 May 2014 08:46
COMMANDMENTS AND BEATITUDES
COMMANDMENTS AND BEATITUDES: KURT VONNEGUT ‘For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that's Moses, not Jesus. I haven't heard one of…
Thursday, 08 May 2014 11:16
POPE FRANCIS ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK
POPE FRANCIS ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER: SOME EXAMPLES Ways of the new evanglisation
Tuesday, 06 May 2014 11:14
REFLECTIONS OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY
REFLECTIONS OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY [FROM THE MSC JUSTICE OFFICE MAILOUT] ‘Cautious, careful people always casting about to preserve their reputation or social standards never can bring about reform. Those who are really in earnest are willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation, and publicly and privately,…
Saturday, 03 May 2014 15:29
BISHOP CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS' PASTORAL LETTER
From the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council Bishop Christopher Saunders (Photo by Australian Catholic Directory) Putting People First: The call for an economy of social inclusion Pope Francis has renewed the call of the Church to make the dignity of the human person the central focus of national and global economies.…
