Catholic Outlook Magazine Winter 2021

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Say a prayer for our world
Unite with others around the world to pray
with Pope Francis for our world to become
more humane and caring. Here are the Pope’s
prayer intentions for the next three months.
Find them at popesprayer.va or watch them
on thepopevideo.org.
June: Let us pray for young people who are
preparing for marriage with the support of a
Christian community: may they grow in love,
with generosity, faithfulness and patience.
July: We pray that, in social, economic and
political situations of conflict, we may be
courageous and passionate architects of
dialogue and friendship.
August: Let us pray for the Church, that She may
receive from the Holy Spirit the grace and strength
to reform herself in the light of the Gospel.
Sending cards can be a powerful antidote to loneliness.
Image: Ranurte, Unsplash.
Australian pilgrimages
Itching to challenge yourself and missing the Camino
de Santiago? Why not try the Aussie Camino?
Follow in the footsteps of Mary MacKillop as the
Australian pilgrimage travels from Portland on the
far south-western Victorian coast to Penola, South
Australia – 160km away.
Find out more info at aussiecamino.org
Stretch your creative (and friendly)
muscles
In winter we can be inclined to lock ourselves away.
Letting those around us know we are thinking of
them can be a powerful antidote to feelings of
loneliness. One of the loveliest ways of doing this
is with a card. Getting a card that says “Thinking
of You” or “Praying for You” out of the blue is
guaranteed to make anyone’s day. This winter,
stretch your creative muscle with handmade cards.
Draw, paint, or make a collage using ribbon, lace,
sequins or whatever you have on hand. Maybe
enclose a prayer card for a relevant saint.
Check out our story on page 12 about how 2021
Local Hero Australian of the Year Rosemary
Kariuki used cards to begin her incredible new
life in Australia.
Why Ordinary Time is not
so ordinary
Right now, we are in what is known as
“Ordinary Time”. You guessed it, it falls outside
the “peaks” of the Church year - Christmas and
Easter. But spiritually it can be far from ordinary.
Check out our article on page 18 on how
to embrace ‘ordinary’ this season.
Image: Halfpoint, Shutterstock.
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