Br Ted Magee CFC writes about East Timor
RSMs recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours List
The 2008 Minimum Wage Case
ABC programmes
Encounter - Unlikely Catholics
The Spirit of Things - Issa Jaber Abu Gosh
For the God Who Sings - St John, Fisher & More.
World Youth Day = Tolerance
Bill performs super-human tasks in his effort to support the people of this new nation (Timor Leste) and they are extremely grateful for his presence, his compassion, his service and his brotherliness ...
Br Ted Magee, Christian Brothers Cluster Leader for East Timor, reports on his recent visit.
Two Sisters of Mercy of the Australian Institute were recognised for their commitment and service to the community in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours List: Sisters Denise Coghlan AO and Josephine Crawford OAM, both of the Brisbane Congregation. (
Institute of the Sisters of Mercy)
The 2008 Minimum Wage Case: Some questions for the Fair Pay Commission and a couple for the Commonwealth Government as well, by Brian Lawrence, Chairman , Australian Catholic Council for Employment Relations. details:
ACCER website.
ABC programmes
Encounter - Unlikely Catholics: The Poetry and Prayers of Mary Karr and Franz Wright
Sunday, June 22, 7.10 am, and Wednesday, June 25, 7.05 pm, and Thursday, June 26, 4am
Award-winning American poets Mary Karr and Franz Wright - who both recently converted to Catholicism - talk about their spiritual journeys and how their faith has affected their writing and their lives. (MP3 download available)
Sunday, June 22, 6.05 pm, and Tuesday, June 24, 1.05 pm, and Wednesday, June 25, 2.05 am
Presented by Rachael Kohn
Working for co-operation between Arabs, Jews and Christian in Israel is the Director of the Education Department for the Abu Gash local council, Issa Jaber. In the town of Abu Gosh, outside of Jerusalem, close to pilgrimage sites for all three faiths, Issa Jaber explains to Rachael Kohn the history of his people there and the reasons he chooses to pursue a peaceful path of understanding and co-operation with Jews and Christians. (MP3 download available)
Sunday June 22, 10.30pm
Presented by Stephen Watkins
With the sunshine and twilight of the Northern midsummer festival of John the Baptist and tribute to John Fisher and Thomas More is Schubert's melting 'Hagar's Lament'.
World Youth Day = Tolerance
ABC Unleashed
Criticisms about Catholic World Youth Day highlight the importance of celebrating faith in public life, writes Bishop Anthony Fisher.
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