E-News - Vol. 4 No. 7

From the Director - Your people will be my people
Love is seamless and to exclude some undermines the quality of all our love. You cannot love just your friends and family, or fellow Australians or fellow Christians.  Real love must reach out to all, especially disliked and victimised minorities. (more)

Palliative care in Pakistan
In Pakistan terminally-ill patients are treated as sources of income by the medical profession and the hospital culture. (more)
A Page-turner better than The Da Vinci Code
Literally a talking version of the Columban Calendar, heralds the 90th anniversary of the arrival of Australia’s favourite liturgical timepiece. It is well worth having as a “code-breaker” to beautiful paintings offered up to the Glory of God. (more)
The Role of dialogue
Although dialogue by no means guarantees a solution to our problems, we can be sure that a lack of dialogue will inevitably make things worse. (more)
Repression and punishment
Her son, is in a jail built 100 years ago for a maximum of 1,800 men. Today it holds 7,000 inmates. (more)
Sacramentals - A form of mission
In talks, in the Catechumenate, and in sermons we can tell people that our God is close and cares for each one of us, but often it is not until a blessing is received at a time of crisis for a particular purpose that realization comes. (more)
Reflection - Where is the energy of the good news
Finding the balance between words and silence has always been a challenge but never more so than today. (more)
2012 Columban Calendar
2012 marks the 90th edition of the Columban Calendar which is well known for its traditional religious paintings and liturgical information. Columbans have produced a beautiful presentation which gives a brief explanation of each painting included in the 2012 Calendar. (more)