Has anyone been involved with the Journey of the Cross and Icon so far? I'd love to hear what it has been up to?

The song is now available for download from the WYD Site (www.wyd2000.org)
What do you all think?

Top New South Wales MPs are planning to defy Sydney Archbishop George Pell, who has threatened to deny communion to Catholic politicians who vote for an expansion of stem cell research.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1943664.htm

Arrival of the WYD Cross and Icon in Sydney...

Sunday 1st July
Tumbalong Park
Darling Harbour

featuring live performance of the official WYD song by Guy Sebastian and Paulini Curuenavuli.

http://www.wyd2008.org

I thought some of you might be interested in this.

A joint project initiated by the Australian Network of Diocesan Youth Ministry Co-ordinators (ANDYMC)under the auspices of the Bishops’ Commission for Pastoral Life and in conjunction with World Youth Day Sydney 2008

VIsion for Youth Ministry before and beyond WYD 08

To empower young people  to live ( Read more... )

I wish you all a Happy and Holy Easter and pray that you will all be safe this holiday Season

Ingredients

• 4 cups plain flour
• 2 x 7g sachets dried yeast
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mixed spice
• pinch of salt

Just found this article about the numbers of confessions dropping in Australia. Thought some of you might be interested

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21481044-2,00.html

This morning on Today they had an interview with Fr Chris Ryan about the Cross and Icon that will be jouneying around the country starting 1st July this year, prior to World Youth Day ( Read more... )

I've been wondering for a while if there was an Aussie community for Catholics, and here you are!

I didn't even know you existed. Are we allowed to advertise in the other Catholic communities?

Peace.

A Brief History of Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)

Shrove Tuesday, the night before Ash Wednesday (when the season of Lent begins), is celebrated around the world in a variety of ways. Shrove is an old English word meaning "to confess" or "to repent." It is also known as Mardi Gras (literally, "fat Tuesday" in French), Carnival (from the Latin for " ( Read more... )