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Dear Catholic Weekly readers,

I would just like to express my sincere thanks to the incredible generosity shown by the Catholic community to the Help Talaya Appeal.

Talaya’s parents are absolutely humbled and I believe in shock by the generosity of so many people both those who know them and more by all those strangers from around the

country and even the globe who gave so freely and generously to help their beautiful daughter.

To date readers of The Catholic Weekly have raised more than $17,000 and we are expecting that the total will reach $100,000 soon, which means we will have raised enough money to cover the cost of the operation and to assist in her recovery.     [Full Story]


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Take politics out of asylum hype: bishop
Bishop Joseph Grech, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference delegate for refugee and migrant issues, has appealed to the major parties to keep politics out of the asylum debate – for the sake of the “traumatised”.   [More]
Bishops question migration policies
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and the Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office are strongly questioning bipartisan policies on migration, labelling them as being “without foresight or hindsight.”   [More]
Ordination cause for Bathurst’s day of joy
NEWLY ordained priest of the diocese of Bathurst, Fr Greg Bellamy, said his special prayer is that many more young men will hear the Lord’s call and have the courage to say “yes”.   [More]
Give jobless more help in finding work, Govt urged
Catholic Social Services Australia has called on the Federal Government to extend employment opportunities for people to participate in the labour market.   [More]
Annals highlight missionary focus of the Good Sams
Sunday, July 11, was an appropriate day to launch two new volumes of the Annals of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of Saint Benedict.   [More]
‘Faces of the Good Shepherd’
THE good work of each of our priests reflects the beauty of the one they serve – Jesus, the Good Shepherd, Fr John Sullivan told a gathering of clergy celebrating more than 500 years of priestly service.   [More]
Call for Govt to sustain crisis housing
The St Vincent de Paul Society has called on the Government to sustain emergency and medium term housing services as it struggles to keep up with demand from singles and families experiencing homelessness.   [More]
Better to give ...
THE little reflection “The more you give – the more you get” found in these pages today resonates with anyone who has experienced the joy of unselfish giving.   [More]


BLESSED MARY MACKILLOP

THE OFFICIAL FRAMED PRINT

A beautiful framed print of Australia's saint-in waiting, Mary MacKillop. The photograph is an officially authorised image of Mary as a woman in her 40s.

"It is immediately recognisable throughout the world," said Sr Sheila McCreanor, the Secretary General of the Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph.

To obtain your copy to grace the walls of your home, church, classroom or office www.catholicgiftshop.com.au/Mary_MacKillop.php



 

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