Latest issue: 30 May 2008 Elena CurtiFor 60 years, as long as the state of Israel has been in existence, the Comboni Sisters have been in Bethany, serving their neighbourhood. Now their community life is dominated by the Israelis’ security fence. While it has curbed bombings, it is also strangling the life out of many communities 
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Through a glass clearly James LeachmanThrough a glass clearlyThe Prayer over the Gifts for the Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time, James Leachman explains, asks that our inner eye might be cleansed and purified so that we can amend our own behaviour and, cooperating with grace, see the action of God...
Visionaries required John MulliganVisionaries requiredA parish pastoral council is hard work but it has an essential role in maintaining the smooth running of day-to-day church affairs while also thinking constantly about how to develop a strategy to further its commitment to mission...
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