pathways AUGUST 2010

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from the CRA President: The politics of principle
In the wash-up to last Saturday's 2010 Federal Election, many commentators are bemoaning the lack of values, vision, principles and conviction among our major political parties.

As the Jesuits launched an emergency appeal for the millions of Pakistanis affected by flooding, an Australian Columban priest braced his Hyderabad community for the oncoming devastation.

With the support of the local community, two Presentation Sisters have created an environmental oasis in the NSW Riverina town of Wagga Wagga.

The contribution of four Mercy Sisters to aged care has been honoured at Catholic Healthcare's new aged care service St Peter's — officially opened by the Governor-General of Australia on 2 August.

The celebration of the Eucharist is intrinsically linked to the way we think, feel and act towards creation, says theologian Father Denis Edwards.

From her small stone worker's cottage in Oamaru, New Zealand, Blessed Sacrament Sister Marie Grunke SSS shares her story of being part of a community committed to sustainable living.

Father Frank Moloney, SDB, AM gave a thought-provoking theological reflection on the future of religious life in Australia at CRA's recent National Assembly in Hobart.

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