Dear Friends,
By Virginia Ryan

Easter is slowly dawning in me. I'm stuck in the doorway of the tomb. I can see the light but find it difficult to stay in it.

Embracing the Uncertainty 
Dr Dr Carmel Davis

I must confess that I've always had quite a bit of sympathy for "Doubting Thomas".

Living the resurrection liturgically
By Gerard Moore

Some years back Rosemary Crumlin, a Parramatta Sister of Mercy, curated an exhibition of religious art for the National Gallery of Victoria. 

Resurrection for the Church?
By Martin Teulan

The recent spate of sexual abuse claims, the many investigations and damaging media reports are a time of death and despair for the Church.

Light of Torah
By Teresa Pirola

When Pope Benedict made this statement he was drawing on key ideas of the Second Vatican Council, expressed in its groundbreaking document Nostra Aetate concerning the Church's relationship with the Jewish people.

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
By Fr Noel Connolly

The most moving part of the Easter ceremonies for me is when the priest carries the Paschal Candle into the darkened church during the Easter Vigil.

Reader: Prayer for peace
By Dr Margaret Ghosn MSHF

Merciful God, you cannot be understood by those who sow discord, nor can you be accepted by those who love violence.

Resource Kit For The Study Of Saint Paul: Session Three
By Brendan Byrne sj

This 'kit' is provided as a follow-up to the interactive e-conference on Paul sponsored by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference to mark the close of the Year of Paul on 30 June, 2009.

Bear Witness to the Joy of The Resurrection

VATICAN CITY, 7 APR 2010 (VIS) - This morning the Pope travelled from Castelgandolfo to the Vatican for his weekly general audience, which took place in St. Peter's Square.

Pentecost Sunday 23rd May 2010

Time: 12pm-5pm
Where: Our Lady queen of Peace Catholic Church - 198 Old Peospect Highway Greystanes

What is our Christian Mission together today?
Keynote speakers: Metropolitan Archbishop Paul Saliba , Antiochian Orthodox Church, Commissioner Linda Bond, The Salvation Army Eastern Territory

To celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity for 2010 and to mark the 100th anniversary of the Edinburgh International Missionary Conference.

eCONFERENCES DVD ORDER FORM

St PAUL & St LUKE
NATIONAL eCONFERENCES
ACBC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BBI PRESENT

Natinal eConference 2010
presenter: Fr Frank Moloney SDB

Tuesday 18 May 2010

Looking Beyond Division

A Five-day Winter School introducing the study of Ecumenism

The Spirituality and Practice of Nonviolent Leadership

A new eight-day, residential program for Church leaders, clergy and lay, in Australia.

"The Music of Philosophy"
with Dr Matthew Del Nevo

Six Wednesdays - Wednesday 28 April to Wednesday 2 June, 7.00-9.00pm

The Broken Bay Institue (BBI) is seeking expressions of interest for the position of Head of Faculty -Biblical.

This is a senior position and reports directly to the Academic Dean. BBI Heads of Faculty are educational leaders who are able to teach in a variety of modes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, develop and teach major curriculum components of courses, coordinate and administer the teaching of Course, ...

Helen Barnes.  The Cross: An Australian Journey.  A resource for schools and parishes.
Review by Gerard Moore

Helen Barnes has presented us with a resource based around fourteen paintings that call to mind the people of our land who share in the cross of Jesus. 

Julian Tenison Woods: a Life by Mother Mary of the Cross MacKillop. 
Review by Gerard Moore

The reproduction of this book allows us to take a fresh view of Mother Mary MacKillop, this time reading her through her own writings on the extraordinary life of her co-founder Fr Julian Tenison Woods.