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Established in 2002, Catholic Earthcare Australia is a program of Caritas Australia that responds to the 'cry of the earth' and 'the cry of the poor' working to safeguard the integrity of creation and providing a voice for victims of environmental injustice. In the spirit of Laudato Si', we work with communities and individuals across Australia to create Earthcarers- a..
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Season of Creation Placemat for families
Want a way to engage your kids in Season of Creation? Check out our Season of Creation printable Placemat for kids! 1 action per day for everyone of any age to tick off during the Season of Creation! Download a copy here.
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An outline of the different sections of the film 'The Letter'
‘The Letter’ film is a fantastic resource for introducing Laudato Si’ and sharing the stories of those most impacted by climate change. The following is a breakdown of the different sections if you ever need a short snippet of the film to show.
The entire film can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rps9bs85BII&t=4000s
0:00 – 4:11 Bilal
Seck sea-crossing story and good ‘trailer’ for the film. Introduces the
encyclical and the announcement at the UN.
4:11 – 10:18 – Introducing Laudato Si as ..read more
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Gospel Reflection 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 2023
Reflection on the Gospel-12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
(Matthew 10:26-33)
-Veronica Lawson RSM
Many of those who once looked through the barbed-wire fences of Australia’s detention centres carry personal stories of fear of persecution. One such story, the story of Najaf Mazari, is beautifully narrated by Najaf and Robert Hillman in their joint work, The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif. Najaf is an Afghani Hazara who suffered persecution and torture at the hands of t ..read more
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Gospel Reflection 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 2023
Reflection on the Gospel-11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
(Matthew 9:36-10:8)
-Veronica Lawson RSM
On May 14 this year, a category five cyclone made landfall along the coasts of Myanmar and Bangladesh, with devastating consequences for two of the world’s most vulnerable nations. In Bangladesh, which houses the world’s most populous refugee camp, over a million Rohingya refugees were once more displaced from their temporary and disease-ridden shelters. Images of this event and its aftermath dominated the news for a few days ..read more
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Reflection on the Gospel- Pentecost Sunday Year A
(Acts 2:1-11; John 20:19-23)
-Veronica Lawson RSM
Pentecost Sunday is often called the birthday of the Church. The earth itself features powerfully in the imagery associated with this feast: harvest, mountain, earthquake, thunder, fire. For the ancient Israelites, Pentecost (meaning ‘fiftieth’) was a harvest festival celebrated fifty days after the opening of the harvest. When the Jerusalem Temple was built, this harvest festival was transformed into a pilgrimage feast to celebrate the covenant that Israel had made with God on Mt Sinai. S ..read more
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Gospel Reflection 3rd Sunday of Easter 2023
Reflection on the Gospel – Easter 3A
(Luke 24:13-35)
-Veronica Lawson, RSM
Extraordinary things can happen if we open ourselves to the presence of a stranger on life’s journey. That seems to be a key element in today’s gospel passage from the well-known and well-loved Emmaus story. Imagine two dejected disciples (Cleopas and an unnamed disciple) on Easter Day, on the road back from Jerusalem to their home in Emmaus, a few kilometres away. On their journey, they encounter Jesus who has been raised. At first, they fail to recognise him. Their ..read more
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Gospel Reflection 2nd Sunday of Easter 2023
(John 20:19-31)
-Veronica Lawson RSM
Not so long ago we used to speak of the Sundays “after” Easter. The terminology has changed and we now speak of the Sundays “of” Easter. In other words, we now recognise that the liturgical readings and prayers for each Sunday between Easter and Pentecost invite us into different movements of the one great symphony of resurrection faith. Today’s gospel tells of fear and joy and blessing. We bring our present experience of climate crisis and ongoing pandemic into dialogue with all of this.
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Gospel Reflection Easter Sunday 2023
Reflection on the Gospel-Easter Sunday Year A
(Matthew 28:1-10)
-Veronica Lawson RSM
Easter invites us to celebrate life in its fullest sense. It is anything but easy to celebrate life, however, when many are still dying from COVID and so much of the Earth community is affected by the climate crisis. Resurrection faith calls us to be fearless in facing the challenges that confront us.
A faith-filled man and two faith-filled women prepare Jesus for burial. These three people are fearless in the face of possible reprisals for their support of a “poli ..read more
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Gospel Reflection Palm Sunday 2023
Reflection on the Gospel-Passion Sunday Year A
(Matthew 26:14-27:66)
-Veronica Lawson RSM
This year we hear Matthew’s passion narrative through the lens of armed conflict and death from deprivation. The prospect of untimely death is a reality for many. Even more abhorrent is the ongoing practice of capital punishment in so many places, particularly when a just person is put to death for specious reasons or to political ends. That’s what confronts us in today’s gospel, although the gospel writers pay little attention to the details of the suffe ..read more