Dear friends,
Happy new Year!
UN RESOLUTION
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF RECONCILIATION 2009
CONVINCED THAT THE DECLARATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF RECONCILIATION AT THE END OF THE 1ST DECADE OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM WILL PROVIDE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE, WITH THE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS, EFFORTS TO DEVELOP RECONCILIATION PROCESS, WHICH ARE NECESSARY TO AND A CONDITION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OD FIRM AND LASTING PEACE,
Expresses its steadfast determination to pursue reconcilliation processes in those societies that are affected and/or divided by conflicts;
Decides to proclaim 2009 the international Year of Reconciliation;
Invites concerned governments and international and non-governmental organizations to support reconciliation processes among affected and/or divided societies and to plan and implement adequate cultural, educational and social programmes to promote the concept of reconciliatin, including by holding conferences and seminars and disseminating information about the issue.
(56TH PLENARY MEETING, 20 NOVEMBER 2006)
The Rat, The Cat & The Dog
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This is a video of a homeless man in Santa Barbara and his pets. They work State Street every week for donations. The animals are pretty well fed and are mellow. They are a family. The man who owns them rigged a harness up for his cat so she wouldn't have to walk so much (like the dog and himself). At some juncture the rat came along, and as no one wanted to eat anyone else, the rat started riding with the cat and, often, on the cat! The dog, will stand all day and let you talk to him and admire him for a few chin scratches. The Mayor of Santa Barbara filmed this clip and sent it out as a holiday card.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85yrIgA4Nk
The decree on mission has basically four parts. The first part reaffirms our mission in the light of the previous GCs, especially GC 32 and 34, nuancing it further with the allocution of the Pope. The second part speaks of the new context of globalisation that calls for interdependence of peoples, intercultural and inter-religious exchanges.
By George Pattery,s.j (From Jeevan)
