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SUMMARY:Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus)
DESCRIPTION:Children all over the world know him and love him. In Germany\, he’s Kriss Kringle. In France\, he’s Pere Noel. British children call him Father Christmas. Of course\, you know him as Santa Claus. \n\n\n\nHe’s got another name – it’s an ancient one that goes back hundreds of years. It’s one of the very first names people called him: St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas was the bishop of Myra which is in the country we now call Turkey. Nicholas was loved for one reason. He loved. He loved God and God’s people so much that he would do anything for them. \n\n\n\nSt. Nicholas showed his gratitude for God’s gifts by giving to others. What gifts can your family share with those in need?  \n\n\n\nSource: Loyola Press.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-nicholas-santa-claus-2021-12-06/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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SUMMARY:1965: Vatican II Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes ('Joys and Hopes')
DESCRIPTION:Second Vatican Council\, Gaudium et Spes\, December 7\, 1965 \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World \n\n\n\nThe joys and the hopes\, the griefs and the anxieties of the people of this age\, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted\, these are the joys and hopes\, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ.                                                                                                                                   Gaudium et Spes\, 1. \n\n\n\nThe Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World Gaudium et Spes was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 7 December 1965. Read an introduction to Gaudium et Spes here. \n\n\n\nThis important document emphasised a theology of Christian mission\, describing the church as “leaven in the world” (Gaudium et Spes\, 40). The church was called to play an active part in shaping the wider world\, offering the gift of Christ in dialogue with all people in a collaborative model. All Christians\, by virtue of their baptism\, were invited and empowered to proclaim the Gospel by their lives and their living. This call to holiness was not reserved only for some but open to all\, with the strong formation of Christian conscience considered a primary consideration and need. \n\n\n\nGaudium et Spes calls Christians to an integrated life that sees the match of word and deed in their dealings in both public and private spheres. The document stands against a form of religion that creates any artificial split between worship and mission. It names the best way to fulfil the obligations of justice and love as people contributing to the common good; this leads to better living conditions for all people\, especially those most in need (Gaudium et Spes 25\, 30\, 43\, 75). The dignity and value of the human person is central (26\, 27). \n\n\n\nOn the other hand\, the right of having a share of earthly goods sufficient for oneself and one’s family belongs to everyone. The Fathers and Doctors of the Church held this opinion\, teaching that all are obliged to come to the relief of the poor and to do so not merely out of their superfluous goods. If one is in extreme necessity\, they have the right to procure for themselves what they need out of the riches of others. Since there are so many people prostrate with hunger in the world\, this sacred council urges all\, both individuals and governments\, to remember the aphorism of the Fathers\, “Feed the person dying of hunger\, because if you have not fed them\, you have killed them\,” and really to share and employ their earthly goods\, according to the ability of each\, especially by supporting individuals or peoples with the aid by which they may be able to help and develop themselves. Gaudium et Spes\, 69\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nImage: Jonathon Peterssen via Pexels.com \n\n\n\n                                                                                                   
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/gaudium-et-spes-joys-and-hopes-2021-12-07/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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SUMMARY:The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/the-immaculate-conception-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-2021-12-08/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211212T000000
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe
DESCRIPTION:“The feast in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe goes back to the 16th century. Mary appeared to Juan Diego dressed as an Aztec woman to show her love and compassion to an oppressed group of people. Mary had heard the prayers and pain of these people\, and she came to give them hope. Mary’s visit to Guadalupe is a reminder that God will remember his mercy for all people. In Mary’s song of joy\, the Magnificat\, she praised God because he has put down the mighty\, exalted the lowly\, filled the hungry\, and sent the rich away empty. People honor Our Lady of Guadalupe because they recognize her motherly concern for them.” Loyola Press
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/our-lady-of-guadalupe-2021-12-12/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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SUMMARY:1831: Founding of Sisters of Mercy by Catherine McAuley
DESCRIPTION:Catherine McAuley was born in Dublin\, Ireland\, in 1778. In 1824 she used her inheritance from an Irish couple she had served for twenty years to build a large House of Mercy where she and other lay women would shelter homeless women\, reach out to the sick and dying and educate poor girls. The House on Baggot Street opened in 1827. To give these efforts greater stability\, Catherine and her co-workers founded a new religious congregation. On 12 December 1831\, she and two others professed their vows as the first Sisters of Mercy. Before her death on 11 November 1841\, Catherine founded convents and works of mercy throughout Ireland and England. \n\n\n\nSource: Mercy International Association
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1831-founding-of-sisters-of-mercy-by-catherine-mcauley-2021-12-12/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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SUMMARY:Saint John the Cross
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URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-john-the-cross-2021-12-14/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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SUMMARY:Christmas Eve
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URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/christmas-eve-2021-12-24/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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SUMMARY:Christmas Day
DESCRIPTION:“The face of God has been revealed in a human face. It did not appear in an angel\, but in one man\, born in a specific time and place. By his incarnation\, the Son of God tells us that salvation comes through love\, acceptance\, respect for this poor humanity of ours\, which we all share in a great variety of races\, languages\, and cultures. Yet all of us are brothers and sisters in humanity! Our differences\, then\, are not a detriment or a danger; they are a source of richness. As when an artist is about to make a mosaic: it is better to have tiles of many colours available\, rather than just a few! The experience of families teaches us this: as brothers and sister\, we are all different from each other. We do not always agree\, but there is an unbreakable bond uniting us\, and the love of our parents helps us to love one another. The same is true for the larger human family\, but here\, God is our ‘parent’\, the foundation and strength of our fraternity.” Pope Francis\, Urbi et Orbi\, Christmas Day\, 2018.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/christmas-day-2021-12-25/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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SUMMARY:2005: Pope Benedict's XVI's encyclical Deus Cartias Est ('God is Love')
DESCRIPTION:Prayer of Pope Benedict from Deus Caritas Est\n\n\n\nHoly Mary\, Mother of God\, \nyou have given the world its true light\,\nJesus\, your Son - the Son of God.\nYou abandoned yourself completely\,\nto God's call\nand thus became a wellspring\nof the goodness which flows forth from him.\nShow us Jesus. Lead us to him.\nTeach us to know and love him\,\nso that we too can become\ncapable of true love\nand be fountains of living water\nin the midst of a thirsty world.\n\nBenedict XVI\, Caritas Deus Est\, n 42\n\n\n\nRead full text of Deus Caritas Est (‘God is Love’) by Pope Benedict XVI.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2005-pope-benedicts-xvis-encyclical-deus-cartias-est-god-is-love-2021-12-25/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211230T000000
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SUMMARY:1987: Pope John Paul II's encyclical Sollicitudo Rei Socialis ('On Social Concerns')
DESCRIPTION:“Pope John Paul II’s 1987 social encyclical Sollicitudo rei Socialis marks the twentieth anniversary of Populorum Progressio. Sollicitudo rei Socialis is also known by the English title On Social Concerns. It was the first major Catholic Social Teaching document to mark the anniversary of a social encyclical other than Rerum Novarum.” Source: Social Spirituality \n\n\n\nRead an introduction to Sollicitudo rei Socialis \n\n\n\nRead full text of Sollicitudo Rei Socialis
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1987-pope-john-paul-iis-encyclical-sollicitudo-rei-socialis-on-social-concerns-2021-12-30/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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