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CALLING ALL VOTERS: Australian hierarchy issue election principles Page 3
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TEACH HIM: Diagnosing the disappearance of the world of boys Vista 1
Bishops launch sweeping school reforms in NSW NSW-ACT bishops act to forge more authentic Catholic education system inspired by John Paul II’s call for a New Evangelisation
Perth WYD logo prize ■ By Anthony Barich
A hundred dollars in cash is up for grabs for the person who comes up with the best logo for Perth’s premier Catholic youth event ‘Days in the Dioceses’. Days in the Dioceses will occur the week prior to World Youth Day 2008. The logo must include the text ‘Perth Days in the Dioceses WYD 08’. Entries, with a form detailing your name, age, home
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In an unprecedented development in recent decades, all the bishops of New South Wales and the ACT have said the time has come to reform Catholic schools in all their dioceses. Young people in Catholic schools in their care “deserve no less than the fullness of “the faith that comes to us from the apostles”,” they said, quoting the First Eucharistic Prayer of the Mass. They issued a 28-page pastoral letter on Tuesday this week revealing the two options they had considered: divesting themselves of many schools, so that those which remain could focus on accommodating the minority of families who are practising Catholics, or attempting a long-term reform of the existing education system. The bishops said they had decided for the second option and set out their plans, including criteria, for the future. They challenged all those involved to dedicate themselves to ensuring that Catholic schools in NSW and the ACT: ● are truly Catholic in their identity and life Continued - Page 6 Summary: how the bishops aim to do it - Page 6-7 Comment: Can they succeed? - Page 7
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Jesuit to speak in Perth The Bishops, on behalf of the Catholic community, gratefully acknowledge the achievements of Catholic education for nearly two centuries in NSW-ACT. We reaffirm our commitment to the task of Catholic schooling in the new situation of the 21st century.
Forward in hope: a page from the pastoral letter issued by the bishops of NSW and the ACT. The bishops acknowledge the outstanding contribution of Catholic schools but are looking to improve Catholic education to meet the challenges of life in the 21st century, including an increasing lack of identification from young people with the Church. PHOTO: NSWACT BISHOPS’ PASTORAL
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UP AND RUNNING! The story of Notre Dame’s medical school keeps getting better. Now its Sydney medical faculty has been accredited; it is also the most popular pick for prospective students.
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Editorial/Letters I say, I say The World Panorama Classifieds
Prominent Australian Jesuit Frank Brennan (pictured) will speak at the University of Notre Dame this coming Monday August 13. Fr Brennan will speak on the subject of the lessons to be learned from the recent stem cell debates in legislatures around Australia. The title of his talk is “The
mix of law and religion: lessons from the stem cell debates.” The talk is being presented by UNDAs Law School; Fr Brennan is the Professor of Human Rights and Social Justice at the university. The talk will commence at 5pm in Foley Hall ND1, located in Mouat Street, Fremantle.
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This young French woman shone like a light to even the most hardened foes of the Church around her. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver looks at what she can teach us.
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