pathways JUNE 08

 
 
from the CRA President: IMPORTANT DAYS
Religious around Australia are busy as the CRA National Assembly (Melbourne) and World Youth Day (Sydney) quickly approach.
 
The Sisters of Charity of Australia have received official approval from Rome for Mary Aikenhead Ministries, the new Public Juridic Person that will ensure the future of more than 50 incorporated ministries now overseen by the Sisters.
 
CRA calls for bold immigration transformation to address the contemporary context of people on the move, fully respecting their dignity and rights.
 
Two Sisters of the Good Samaritan, Sisters Mary Ronayne and Mary McDonald, have been honoured with the Australian Catholic University's highest degree.
 
May they rest in peace:  Sister Margaret Rogers MSS and Brother  Patrick Keogh CFC.
 
The Christian Brothers of the new Oceania Province are about to meet for their first Chapter since the new province came into existence on October 1, last year.  The future is on the agenda.
 
As World Youth Day quickly approaches, pathways gives a overview of the week-long event.
 
Some of the many elements going into making WYD08 happen
 
Australia will become only the third nation to have been visited by each of the three 'travelling' Popes.
 
Many of Australia's religious congregations are putting massive resources and effort into WYD08 - with specific events in the lead-up and creating global networks to help extend and deepen the experience.
 
The first community radio station in the Solomon Islands celebrates its third birthday.
 
Arc of Conflict or Dialogue? ... 1st national ecumenical social justice conference ... Myall Creek massacre site recognised ... Australian Catholics.
 
The Band's Visit ...  engaging
My Brother is an Only Child ... emotional
Unfinished Sky ... complex  (Australian)
Mongol ... sweeping drama
Sex and the City ... glossy
 
Br Ted Magee CFC returns from East Timor ... Sisters named in Queens Birthday Honours ... 2008 Minimum Wage Case ... ABC programmes.
 
 
 
 
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please contact the editor, Penny Edman, with news and events
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