Sydney
31 August 2003
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A
place ‘where heaven meets earth’
Teach more religion
in school, says new Gov-General
Toys
for Solomons kids
‘Good
Shepherds’ can almost hear the water
Three
generations of caring for forces
Pastoral
care of the armed forces
League
seeks new laws to protect women
Truth,
a fictional conflict and the need for Christian morality
Editorial:
Find room for God
Letters:
Liberal arts
Conversation:
Sr Renée Heraud, missionary - Vila’s diminutive media dynamo
Why
do we have faith in Jesus?
They
‘need our prayers’
‘Walk
arm in arm’ call to Vinnies
In
touch with God on the roof of the world
A place ‘where heaven meets earth’
Fr Morgan Batt is the first priest to celebrate Mass on Mt Everest, “a place where heaven meets earth”.
He has also celebrated Mass on Mt Kosciusko and Mt Kilimanjaro as part of his dream of celebrating Mass on the highest mountain on every continent.
Now he’s gearing up for a return trip to Nepal in December at the head of a party of 18-39-year-old Catholic climbing enthusiasts on the aptly named Himalayan Faith Trek.
Then he’s off to complete the “exciting and challenging” fourth stage of his dream, climbing and celebrating Mass in January on South America’s highest mountain, Aconcagua.
The 6966 metre (22,840ft) mountain sits astride the border of Chile and Argentina.
Fr Morgan is pictured on Mt Cook, New Zealand