September 2007 
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  Editorial
A Love Story Unfolding
We encounter God through stories – the stories of our lives, of Jesus’ life, the stories of our communities, and of the people of God through time, and through the story of the cosmos. God’s love is a story that continues to unfold.
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  What's On
Retreats with Monty Williams SJ
Canisius Centre for Ignatian Spirituality, Pymble, Nsw will host a workshop on 8 September with visiting Jesuit, Monty Williams examining the stories we live by and how spiritual development can occur by allowing Christ to enter these stories. A workshop on 9 September will explore how the Spiritual Exercises deconstruct, and then reconstruct, the stories of our lives to bring us to a position of being living words of God in the world. There will also be a silent 8 day retreat. For more information: Maree McLeod Tel 02 9488 4524 Email: canisius@cis.jesuit.org.au
   
CWL National Conference
Catholic Women’s League Australia will hold its Biennial National Conference at the Adelaide Town Hall 12 -14 September. One of the CWLA National Executive 06/07's projects has been Mothers and Daughters in Action which raises funds for MaterCare International’s work for women afflicted with Obstetric Fistula. A cheque will be presented to MaterCare International during the conference.
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Hope & Healing After Abortion
Theresa Burke, founder of Rachel’s Vineyard Ministries, will tour Australia during September. Public lectures will be given in Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney, and a national conference will be held in Sydney. For details, visit www.projectrachel.org.au
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Dying to Live, Living to Die
Dr Margaret Smith sgs and Sr Elizabeth Murray sgs present an intensive school on the rite of Christian funerals and the anointing of the sick for the Broken Bay Institute 16 – 19 October.
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  Mission & Ministry
Caring for People With Dementia
Catholic Health Australia has published a booklet, The Care of Persons with Dementia on Catholic Aged Care – a Guide to Better Practice, and is running workshops on this topic in various locations from Adelaide to Wagga Wagga. For more information see www.cha.org.au/site.php?id=938
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Making the Church a Safe Community
A new program to be launched this weekend aims to ensure that all communities and organizations within the church are safe and enriching environments for people of all ages, with special concern for children, young people and vulnerable adults.
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Catholics & the Federal Election
The Australian Bishops have issued a statement calling on Catholics to move beyond self interest to consider the common good when casting their votes. The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council has also provided a leaflet encouraging voters to raise social justice issues with candidates.
 
  Feature

Who is my Neighbour? Australia’s Role as a Global Citizen
The 2007 Social Justice Sunday Statement focuses on five challenges that confront Australians as global citizens. They are: foreign aid and development; military alliances and interventions; the United Nations and international financial institutions; climate change and energy policy; border protection and refugees. The full text of the statement will be available from www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au by the end of September. Click here for a summary.

 
  Reflection

Dots on a Map Become People
Mark Raper SJ* reflects on the Catholic Religious Australia 2007 Assembly:
"While our politicians relate in particular ways to the Pacific countries, we want to stress our relations as brothers and sisters. Meeting in solidarity, we have been helped to understand more fully our place in the Church and our role as Religious within our societies and within an increasingly globalized world."

*Mark Raper is the Leader of the Australian Province of the Society of Jesus and President of Catholic Religious Australia.

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