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Accreditation to Teach in a Catholic School, Seminar: The Search for Meaning, Denise Goodwin, Tuesday September 7, 9.00-3.30. Register online through IPLS.

VARE Annual Meeting and Dinner Thursday October 28, 20104.30-9.30. Camberwell Girls' Grammar School,Canterbury 3126. Speaker: Barry McGaw. Topic: Religious Education and the Australian Curriculum. $65. Contact Laurie (8562 5318) or Grant (98104259) to register.

Reading St John of the Cross: Chris Morris, Thomas Carr Centre. Tuesdays: October  5, 12, 19 & 26 / November 9 & 16, 6.30-8.30. $85. Enrol using form on Office for Evangelisation site.  

Australian Catholic Youth Ministry Conventiom Melbourne 2010. 1-3 October 2010. ACU St Patrick's Campus. Register online.

MacKillop Young Adult Community (MacYAC) invites young adults to come and visit significant sites in the life of Mary MacKillop here in Melbourne. 4th Saturday of the month. Meet at the courtyard of St Francis Church, Cnr Lonsdale & Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne at 2pm. For bookings and further information phone:  9926 9300 or macyac@sosj.org.au

For the next few months Mary MacKillop will be occupying the attention of all Australian Catholics. You could use this prayer with your staff/students and be sure to explore this fine site launched a short while ago by the Josephite sisters.

We asked the Melbourne Office RE team to name (off the tops of their heads) their favorite RE sites. Have you seen any of these lately?

Damaris, a site that makes connections between contemporary media, film and faith.

Virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel on the Vatican site and Pray as you go.

REJesus an English site with many resources in relation to the person and work of Jesus.

Fordham University's Medieval Sourcebook, a great collection of sources for Church History.

Ron Rolheiser's column, consistently interesting and thought provoking brief articles by a Canadian priest and writer and Thinking Faith from the English Jesuits are looked at regularly.

Sacred Space from the Irish Jesuits  and Oremus NRSV Bible Browser are two other perrennial favourites

What are yours? Let us know!

Scott Rush, the Australian drug runner made a final plea for his life last week in Indinesia. He is due to face a firing squad for his role in drug running. But how ethical is capital punishment?

Anh Do, lawyer and comedian has written a book called The Happiest Refugee. His story shows what can happen when people who come to Australia in boats are given a fair go.

The war in Iraq is scaling down with no claim by President Obama of 'mission accomplished'. Can modern warfare ever be justified?

What happens when medicine cannot save lives? This article explores the alternatives to aggressive end of life treatments of fatal disease and the role of hospice and palliative care.