Evangelization is about communicating the good news of Jesus. World Communications
Day encourages us to make use of all the means of communication available to
us.
Common Good Media Awards
Who will win Archbishop Bathersby’s Common Good Media Awards in 2007?
Find out at the presentation night on 24 May. The awards, which coincide
with World Communications Day, were established to recognize the powerful
role for good that the media can play.
Growing an Ecological Learning Community
The Sisters of Mercy in Bathurst have prepared an extensive range of workshops
for 2007 which invite participants to come together to share experiences,
learn new insights, exchange wisdom and develop new ideas.
Pastoral Plan Reaches Out The
Broken Bay Diocese's Pastoral Plan for 2006 – 2010 links pastoral
care and evangelization in efforts to witness more effectively to the person
and message of Jesus.
Eucharist Document Released
"The celebration and worship of the Eucharist enable us to draw near
to God's love and to persevere in that love," the Pope said in his
apostolic exhortation, Sacramentum Caritatis ("The Sacrament of Charity").
For the full document, click here
Cyber Bullying
An old problem has found new tools. How prepared are parents and educators?
World Communications Day Message
In this year's World Communications Day Message, Benedict XVI focuses
on the formation of children by the media, and the formation of children
to respond appropriately to the media. For the full text, click here
The Church & the Internet
This reflection from the Pontifical Council for Social Communications considers
the opportunities and challenges that the Internet offers and makes some
recommendations for engagement with it.
Guidelines
for Multi Faith Worship
Inter religious dialogue can take place in many ways, from sharing
life experiences to theological discourse. How should we proceed when
we wish to worship together? The Liturgy Commission provides some practical
guidelines.
Discernment, Contemplation & the Media
James Mc Donnell, writing in The Way, suggests that Christian discernment
can bring together a critical awareness, communicative action and a
contemplative spirit in response to our mass mediated reality.
