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14 Dec 2007

A Christmas crib reflection… To contribute to the spirit of the season Ted Mason takes a light-hearted look at why the poor old shepherds keep getting a bad press. And we wish you a Happy Christmas too. [more]

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28 Sep 2007

Do retreat centres have a future? Ted Mason has been helping run the Shalom House of Prayer at Carcoar in the Bathurst Diocese for 24 years. In this article he examines the uncertain future being faced by retreat centres as the influence of the Church declines. Brian Coyne responds by asking if we need to radically re-formulate how we "do Church" and "worship God" if the decline is to be reversed? He suggests one proposal which might help give retreat centres a new future. [more]

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21 Sep 2007

A lay reflection on the Eucharist… Inspired by Tom McMahon's reflection last Sunday on "eucharist-Eucharist", Ted Mason sent in this poignant little reflection on the most memorable Eucharist he ever attended… [more]

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17 Sep 2007

How do we reach out to the 85%? It's a pleasure to welcome another writer to the pages of Catholica. Ted Mason hails from the Bathurst Diocese where he helps run Shalom, the Diocesan House of Prayer at Carcoar. He submitted this article in response to the recent commentary by Fr Kevin Murphy ("Why People Drop Out") providing some further interesting observations from one of the rural dioceses in Australia. …Editor [more]