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		<title>Pentecost 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I saw interviews with some of the 8000 inspirational people chosen to carry the Olympic Torch during its 70 days’ journey throughout the country before the Games begin in London next July. All spoke of the honour and privilege of carrying the famous symbol of the Olympic movement with its ideals of respect and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Columbans support vigil to ‘Save Jeju’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Columban JPIC (Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation) joined around 60 people holding a vigil on 9 May outside the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Central London to urge that construction of a military base on the Korean island of Jeju be halted. Pax Christi, National Justice and Peace Network, London Catholic Worker, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.columbans.co.uk/news/columbans-support-vigil-to-%e2%80%98save-jeju%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<title>Birmingham Sikh leader becomes a papal knight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[History was made at St. Chad’s Cathedral in Birmingham on 22 April when a Sikh leader in the city was invested as a papal knight. Dr Bhai Mohinder Singh was recognised for his &#8220;dedicated work to Roman Catholic-Sikh relations and for his enthusiastic commitment to working for peace among people of all faiths&#8221;. In a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.columbans.co.uk/news/birmingham-sikh-leader-becomes-a-papal-knight/</link>
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		<title>Ecumenical Walk of Witness in Birmingham</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rose Basada is a Filipina Columban Lay Missionary based in Birmingham. Here she writes about an ecumenical Walk of Witness which she participated in during Good Friday. I felt happy to be part of the Good Friday ecumenical Walk of Witness over the Easter period. It was an overwhelming experience to be in a group [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.columbans.co.uk/blog/columban-lay-mission/ecumenical-walk-of-witness-in-birmingham-rose-basada/</link>
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		<title>Migrants must not become scapegoats</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bishop Patrick Lynch of Southwark Diocese has urged Catholics to speak out on behalf of migrants, asking God “to give all of us the courage to speak out prophetically and do what we can to prevent migrant workers from within or outside the European Union becoming scapegoats and targets of popular frustration with the economy”.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.columbans.co.uk/news/migrants-must-not-become-scapegoats/</link>
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		<title>Engaging with the signs of the times</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two forthcoming Catholic People’s Weeks will help participants explore some of the key issues of our times – how Christians can live sustainably, and engage with the world of finance and investment. &#160; The first is an adult-only week to be held at Ammerdown, near Bath, 28 May – 1 June and it will take [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.columbans.co.uk/news/engaging-with-the-signs-of-the-times/</link>
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		<title>South Asia and the changing climate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[South Asia and the changing climate Climate change has already deeply affected the economic growth and development of South Asia. About 70 percent of South Asians live in rural area and account for about 75 percent of the poor, who are the most affected by climate change. Multimedia journalist Rajneesh Bhandari has produced this short [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.columbans.co.uk/news/south-asia-and-the-changing-climate/</link>
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		<title>Reflections of Mission May Weeks 1,2,3 and 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MAY – WEEK 1 &#8211; Don&#8217;t Blame God MAY – WEEK 2 &#8211; God’s heartache MAY – WEEK 3 &#8211; A living faith MAY – WEEK 4 &#8211; Unjust debt &#160; MAY – WEEK 1 Don’t blame God To feel the pain and terrible evil that government corruption and the greed of rich loggers visit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.columbans.co.uk/mission-reflections/reflections-of-mission-may-weeks-123-and-4/</link>
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		<title>Gustavo Gutierrez: Spiritual Writings, Daniel G. Groody (editor),  Orbis Books, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Daniel G. Groody (editor), Gustavo Gutierrez: Spiritual Writings, Orbis Books, 2012, 256pp, £12.99, (available from Alban Books). A review by Frank Regan Every good theology is founded upon a good spirituality. Theology enables us to talk the talk. Spirituality energises us to walk the walk. Faith, the gracious gift by which we know ourselves loved [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.columbans.co.uk/resources/book/gustavo-gutierrez-spiritual-writings-daniel-g-groody-editor-orbis-books-2012/</link>
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		<title>Reflections on Mission for April  weeks 1,2,3and 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April Week 1 &#8211; Active non-violence April Week 2 &#8211; Appreciating the natural world April Week 3 &#8211; Civilisation of Love April Week 4 &#8211; Nuclear nightmare APRIL – WEEK 1  Active nonviolence Nonviolence calls for a life of action; assertive, imaginative, systemic, preemptive action. This action is aimed at uprooting injustice and eventually bringing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.columbans.co.uk/mission-reflections/reflections-on-mission-for-april-weeks-123and-4/</link>
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