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Mary, Joseph and the baby are alive at Dadim(0)
Report from Catholic Mission Australia.
Words by Dan McAloon, pictures by Bruce Dynan/Catholic Mission
The famine afflicting millions in the Horn of Africa appears so vast you could wonder what your donations could possibly do to alleviate this terrible situation. The truth is, in this very minute, you are saving lives.
The emergency feeding programme that has been operating at the Dadim Primary Health Care …
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ADVENT – a sacred space
A way to create one
Somewhere, over the years, I lost a sense of Advent. It had become a whirlwind of end-of-year concerts and parties; a cacophony of hackneyed music; a relentless barrage of advertising. Consumerism and Busy-ness were the gods of choice. Even churches where I sought refuge were furnished with twinkling lights and Christmas trees and fully-inhabited Christmas cribs.
I knew there had …
Encourage Marriage!
In the August edition of the Messenger we published an article by Bob Renshaw on the effect of the media on personal relationships. One of our readers wishes to disagree in part, and propose alternatives.
While I agree with Bob Renshaw that the normalisation of casual relationships can only cripple families and is particularly harmful to children, the solutions he offers are unlikely to prove …
St Anne’s in Wet and Wonderful Copenhagen
About a year ago I was celebrating Sunday Mass for the Feast of the Assumption in St Anne’s English language parish in Copenhagen before celebrating the Baptisms of my great nephew and niece. The congregation was an interesting mix of Filipinos, local people, and younger people I presumed were tourists. One I noticed had a very tough-looking face, and a Ho Chi Minh T–shirt. I …