Saturday, 21 November 2009

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$40,000 coins left in Mary's care 
 

Published: 20 November 2009

A woman left $40,000 worth of rare coins hidden under leaves at the Maryland National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at Mount St Mary's University while she left town, so the Blessed Virgin Mary would watch over her treasure.
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News - National 

Euthanasia bill defeated in SA parliament 
 

Published: 20 November 2009

South Australia's parliament defeated a bill to legalise voluntary euthanasia as one Liberal MP pulled out his support for it. The conscience vote finished at 11 votes to 9.
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"Venerable" JP2 decree goes to Pope 
 

Published: 19 November 2009

Reports say the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints has approved a draft decree for submission to Pope Benedict recognising the "heroic virtues" of the late Pope John Paul II and declaring him "venerable".
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Crackdown on non-tax paying charities urges MP


Published: 20 November 2009

Tony Windsor, the Federal MP for New England, wants Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to clamp down on the number of religious, not-for-profit and charitable organisations not paying tax in Australia.
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News - National 

Tributes flow for murdered mother


Published: 20 November 2009

Family and friends gathered to mourn murdered Sydney woman Chloe Waterlow during a solemn service in St Canice's parish at Rushcutters Bay yesterday.
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News - National 

Walking Nuns exhibition drawing crowds


Published: 20 November 2009

Walking Nuns - The Sisters of Mercy Exhibition that celebrates the 150th anniversary of the order in Goulburn opened to a crowd of some 200 people at the Mt Carmel study hall in NSW.
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Concerns over effects of "Schoolies Week"


Published: 19 November 2009

Dr Dan White, executive director of Catholic schools in the Sydney archdiocese, is urging parents to consider encouraging their kids to participate in other ways than "Schoolies Week" to celebrate the end of school.  
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Prayers for twins


Published: 19 November 2009

The sisters from Bangladesh's Missionaries of Charity were praying when conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna were wheeled into surgery at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital, reports the Daily Telegraph.  
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News - International

"True cross" reliquary restored

Published: 20 November 2009
A newly restored 6th century reliquary said to hold fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified is going on display at St Peter's Basilica.

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Opinion - Protecting our institutions from euthanasia

We must consider the impact legalising euthanasia would have on institutional, governmental and societal levels. We need to explore not only the practical realities, such as the possibilities for abuse, that allowing euthanasia would open up, but also, the effect that doing so would have on important values and symbols that make up the intangible fabric that constitutes our society. - Margaret Somerville, MercatorNet
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Feature - A nation moving on

The path to nationhood for the East Timorese people was never going to be easy. After a few centuries of oppressive colonial rule by Portugal, including Japan's occupation during World War II, the East Timorese suffered Indonesia's brutal 24 year occupation and the killing and starvation of over 100,000 people. - Stephanie Thomas, The Bilum


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Featured Website - Marymount Mercy Centre

Marymount Mercy Centre is a spirituality centre owned and operated by the Sisters of Mercy of Parramatta situated in Castle Hill, a north-western suburb of Sydney.Marymount provides a beautiful venue for its present purpose of sponsoring the New Life personal and spiritual renewal programs, a Conference Centre, and a Retreat location.


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Book Review - The invention of the Jewish people

To call Shlomo Sand's book "challenging" would be an understatement. The challenge begins with the English title: it goes further than a literal translation of the original Hebrew, which would be "When and How Was the Jewish People Invented?" What is undoubted is that what Sand is attempting to expose has wide appeal: it is unusual to find a book by a university academic labelled "International Bestseller". - Emma Klein, The Tablet
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