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Expressions of interest sought for bishops' advisory councils
By the ACBC, 2 August 2022
Members of the Plenary Council are seen during Day Five of the Second Assembly. Image: ACBC/Supplied
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference is accepting expressions of interest from people with the skills and attributes necessary to provide guidance to bishops through a number of advisory councils.
The current three-year terms of the councils that advise the episcopal commissions and Permanent Committee of the Bishops Conference will expire in November this year. There are vacancies to be filled on three of those bodies.
"For many years, the bishops have relied on the wisdom and expertise of dozens of lay women and men, religious women and men, priests and deacons to help make decisions at the national level," said Bishops Conference president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB.
"The three-year terms allow for renewal in the membership of our councils, and this process of inviting expressions of interest might draw from people we wouldn't otherwise reach."
The invitation for expressions of interest follows the successful pilot of the approach last year, when the Council for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry was formed to advise the Bishops Commission of the same name.
Archbishop Costelloe said the expressions of interest in this round will apply to a handful of positions across three advisory councils.
Members can serve up to three three-year terms on a council, so many members will be continuing to serve.
Some advisory bodies do not have vacancies, while some highly specialised bodies, such as for liturgical music or inter-religious dialogue, use an invitational approach.
"We look forward to receiving expressions of interest from people who are actively engaged in the life of their local Catholic communities and bring the type of skills the various councils need," Archbishop Costelloe said.
A single vacancy will be filled on the Australian Catholic Life, Marriage and Family Council, as well as on the Australian Catholic Council for Pastoral Research.
There are three vacancies on the Australian Catholic Media Council.
Applications are due by Friday, August 5. Individual councils will determine the process beyond the receipt of the expressions of interest, which would include a review of expressions of interest, interviews and the selection of new council members. There would then be an invitation to accept the appointment.
Expression of interest forms and related information can be found on the Bishops Conference website: https://catholic.org.au/councilvacancies
With thanks to the ACBC.
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Let's just state for the record that Tom Hanks is a national treasure. No, he wasn't in National Treasure, that was Nic Cage. Tom Hanks is the guy who started out his career with an RPG movie and then a TV series where he wears a dress and is now, after two Academy Awards, one of the finest and most highly regarded actors of our times.
Sure, he doesn't always make the best movies (Larry Crowne comes to mind) but still, he's always likable and, more to the point, always interesting. His latest is the biopic Captain Phillips, wherein Hanks plays Captain Richard Phillips who was taken hostage by Somali Pirates during the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009.
The movie is directed by Paul Greengrass and also stars Catherine Keener as Andrea Phillips, Max Martini as the Seal Commander, Yul Vazquez as Frank Castellano and Chris Mulkey as John Cronan. It is scheduled to be released on October 11.
Check out the first trailer for Captain Phillips after the break.
Well, if the Wachowski Siblings ever wash out of the movies, they can always turn to knitwear. Their inimitable line of deconstructed post-Apocalyptic Steampunk sweaters, wraps and bodysuits made a big impression in its debut—1999's The Matrix—and continues strong in their brand new Cloud Atlas collection. Fans will find the irregularly rustic stitches, bold asymmetry, and moody hand-dyed Neo-Gothic palette they love, cast in intriguing new shapes. Tom Hanks' hooded cape and Susan Sarandon's stone- and macrame-ornamented dress with matching fingerless wristlets are particularly arresting.
Which is to say that Art Direction is as important in the epic, sweeping, wildly ambitious Cloud Atlas as it has always been in the Wachowski oeuvre, as obsessively thorough and as effectively world-making. The movie is based on a 2004 novel of the same name by David Mitchell, a book so bulky and complex it took several years for the movie's three directors—the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer of Run Lola Run—to work out the script and logistics.
A little while ago we showed you a long form debut trailer for the film Cloud Atlas, directed by the Wachowski's and Tom Tykwer. The film looks stunning and has an incredibly talented cast, but the story looks to be rather complex and even in over five minutes of trailer time many were left confused.
Thankfully the theatrical trailer has finally made its way to the internet, which attempts to sell a more wide audience on a story that has layers on top of layers on top of layers. The new trailer has been essentially cut in half from the previous internet clip, but it still manages to shove in a few new stellar shots to intrigue those who already caught the first preview.
Of course losing two and a half minutes of time means certain elements will be lost on the general public. Few people will probably be able to tell the basic narrative structure, which the long form preview only just barely was able to convey. Also potentially under sold in this version is just how many good actors are in this movie, I mean Hugh Grant and Hugo Weaving are barely even in the trailer at all.
Still, it is smart to get a more digestible version of the trailer out there, and you can check it out after the jump.
After watching this five-minute long trailer the question still lingers, what is Cloud Atlas? We do know that it is the new film from co-directors Lana & Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, and it is based on the novel by David Mitchell. Other than that, the whole thing still seems undefined, unless of course you read the book.
So it is sort of like The Fountain, but just much more broad in scope, and make no mistake, the trailer promises some incredible scope. We mentioned yesterday when discussing the Life of Pi trailer that 2012 is shaping up to be an incredible year. Having a film like this blind side us the very next day seems to cement that point.
Check out the absolutely stunning trailer after the jump, and you can find out for yourself exactly what Cloud Atlas is October 26th.
There is a few ways to make a successful trailer parody. You can play on the cliche's of a genre, or the general practice of that genre's trailers. You can cram in big name celebs in roles that mock their drive for Oscar bait or general shamelessness. Or in the case of Jimmy Kimmel's newest piece of genius you can shove that all in and more.
The trailer for the woe-fully fictional Movie: The Movie features a cavalcade of stars and some sharp satire that should delight anyone and everyone.
Highlights of the piece include Matt Damon's grapes, black Hitler falling to earth on a meteor and of course Dame Helen Mirren in a hover craft. There is tons to chew on in the extra long trailer and even though it clocks in at close to ten minutes you might be compelled to watch it more than once.
If there is any justice in the world some one will fund a feature length Robo-Lawyer film staring Academy Award Winner Tom Hanks, but with our luck all we are going to get is a baby Kevin James and baby Jason Bateman buddy comedy.
Take a look at the hilarity after the jump.
It's hard to face it, but we are neck-deep in the heart of the Award-getting part of the film year. When studios and actors try their hardest to tug on the heartstrings of audiences and try to set their footing for this year's Oscar race.
With that, one film that surely has reason to win some awards is the new 9/11 drama Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. The film stars Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock and just the synopsis alone may get you to choke up.
Based on the acclaimed novel of the same name, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" tells the story of one young boy's journey from heartbreaking loss to the healing power of self-discovery, set against the backdrop of the tragicevents of September 11. Eleven-year-old Oskar Schell is an exceptional child: amateur inventor, Francophile, pacifist.
And after finding a mysterious key that belonged to his father, who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11, he embarks on an exceptional journey–an urgent, secret search through the five boroughs of New York. As Oskar roams the city, he encounters a motley assortment of humanity, who are all survivors in their own ways. Ultimately, Oskar's journey ends where it began, but with the solace of that most human experience: love.
Even the 11 year old protagonist's name is Oskar, so there you have it. Take a look at the new trailer after the jump, and catch the film in limited theaters on Christmas Day.


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What is the ORANGE CURRICULUM?
Orange is simple. It's a strategy. It starts with two individual influences in a child's life: HOME (Red) and CHURCH (Yellow). Alone, these two work hard to ensure that every child has a BETTER FUTURE. When they are combined, the church and home fuel faith and have a GREATER IMPACT...and that is Orange. Parents, you can do your part by following up with the parent cue cards that go home with your child each week.
For more information about the Orange curriculum, please visit www.thinkorange.com.
We place a high priority and emphasis on our children because "sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him" (Ps. 127:3). We seek to follow in the footsteps of Jesus who cherished children and made himself available to them, saying, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these" (Mt 19:14). It is a joy to serve and pray for the next generation.
The parents of the church are primarily responsible under God to bring up their children in the training and instruction of the Lord. Our role in children's ministry is to come alongside and encourage the ministry of the parents by faithfully teaching God's Word and modeling genuine Christianity for the children in our care. To that end, much of what we study in our children's programs will be in parallel with resources we provide for family worship. We pray that by God's grace, over the years, all the children in our trust "will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor" (Isa 61:3).
Director of Pre-Elementary Ministries: Matthew Moore - matt@ascentchurch.co.


ORLANDO – The Warriors, Rockets, Cavaliers, Celtics and 76ers were, arguably, the five best teams in the NBA last year. You might be wondering, why? What made these teams so good?
A cursory analysis gives us the obvious reason. Some of the best players in the world such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Joel Embiid were/are on these teams.
An easy evaluation, then, right?
There is a more hidden, less palpable basis for why four of these teams played in the conference finals and the other had one of the greatest turnarounds in NBA history.
When diving into the stats – and I mean really diving in and examining every angle, every category, every nook and cranny – there is one particular commonality shared between these five teams.
Here's a hint: it has a lot to do with how the Magic are building their team.
Golden State, Houston, Cleveland, Boston and Philadelphia all ranked in the top eight in the NBA in 2017-18 in defending the pick-and-roll when a switch occurred. In fact, the Rockets and Warriors – the teams with the best regular season records in the West – forced the most missed shots in the league when a guard on the opposing team attempted a shot against one of their bigs out of the pick-and-roll.
Having Clint Capela, arguably the best switch pick-and-roll center in the NBA, was instrumental for the Rockets during their playoff run. Draymond Green and Kevon Looney, meanwhile, had a similar effect on the Warriors. The Celtics and Sixers – Al Horford and Marcus Morris specifically for Boston and Embiid, Amir Johnson and Richaun Holmes for Philly – were also successful when their bigs switched onto playmaking shot creators or isolation specialists.
A goal for every team on offense is to find mismatches in one-on-one situations. So often in the NBA, we see a team's star perimeter player call over a teammate to come and set a screen at the top of the floor in hopes of creating a favorable switch. When that happens, it doesn't take long for a premier scorer or playmaker to drive past a slow, methodical defender.
However, the fewer mismatch opportunities available, the harder it is for teams to flourish out of the pick-and-roll or in isolation scenarios.
Is it possible – despite their youth and inexperience – for the Magic to jump into the top 10 in this category as early as next season? They certainly have the foundation to be successful at this particular facet of the game. A frontcourt featuring Mohamed Bamba, Jonathan Isaac and Aaron Gordon is as good a defensive trio as there is throughout the league.
Here's a look at a few defensive plays involving these three, accentuating how effective they are at switching and/or defending in space.


.:Rini is a young woman, grown to protect just like her mother. Does she choose love or justice?:.
Rini stood in front of a shop, watching the baker slowly create his beautiful creation. It was a delicious cake with beautiful decorations and flowers. The baker added hearts and unique shapes that made the cake harder to resist than it should be. Her stomach growled and she placed a hand over the noise, trying to muffle it. She should be eating actual food, not the junk she was so used to eating as a child with her mother. Of course it was delicious but it would also cause her to replace her whole wardrobe. She thought of her mother, and smiled. They did not see each other as much as she would like, but the duty of protecting the Earth now fell onto her shoulders. She promised her mother and father she would do her very best, and she held onto her words.
Sighing, she tore herself away from the shop window, searching for a cafe of some sort instead. Maybe a nice salad, she thought. It was time to be an adult and eat healthy! She clenched her fist in determination and hurried down the road, so distracted by her moment of determination she ran right into someone knocking them and herself onto the sidewalk. Rini groaned, rubbing her head as she caught her thoughts and regained her vision. As she glanced up her eyes met those of a very handsome young male who was now staring at her in the same way. Her cheeks changed to a color as pink as her hair as she jumped up and lowered her head in apology.
"I am so sorry! Please forgive me Sir!" She heard the male snicker, which in turn made her glance up at him. He stood there smiling down at her.
"No need for apologies, I should be more careful about where I am walking. Such a shame to knock such a pretty lady down."
Rini froze, she just stared at him as she smiled down at her. She had no idea what to say to him. He was so handsome, and kind too! She found herself looking around her, trying to find any reason to change the subject. Any reason for her to just run away. She was not one for talking to boys. She had always seen how her mother and father were together and she badly wanted to find love like that, but now whenever confronted by a guy she found it hard to keep her composure. The male seemed to see that she was struggling, so he reached down and took her hand, placing a kiss on the top.
"My name is Nao, nice to meet you." He pulled gently on her hand so that she stood and was able to look at him instead of every where else.
"Um.. My name is Rini... Thank you for being so kind. I am sorry I was so clumsy."
Nao chuckled again and shook his head. "Well I believe that you bumping into me might have been the luckiest thing to happen to me today. If you had just been walking by, we would not of had this chance to meet. What a shame that would have been!"
Rini smiled, really looking at him this time. His dark hairhung just above his eyes, they seemed to be a dark blue in color. His eyes smiled as he did and she couldn't help but smile back. She noticed that he was still holding onto her hand when she pulled it back and blushed a red color this time. She was sure he could feel how sweaty her palms might have been. She cursed her mother in her head, knowing she got these things from her. She then wondered why her father stook around so long and put up with what a goof ball her mother was. This made her smile, and she knew love was in the mix. Nao caught the smile and grinned himself.
"Where did you go?" He asked, noticing that she had dazed off.
How rude of her, she groaned on the inside and focused on Nao again. "I'm sorry, you just remind me of a younger version of my father.. Handsome and kind.. "
Nao drank in the compliment as he watched the shades of pinks and reds change on her face. He thought it was adorable, and he loved that he created such a feeling in her. Feeling a tad awkward now she looked around and spotted the cafe she planned to eat at and that was her way out. She needed to breather, this was probably the longest she had ever talking to a guy alone. Well, a handsome one who was flirting with her that is. Rini laughed softly, eyeing the cafe to her left.
"Well I really must be going, I need to grab some lunch before meeting up with my friends. It was nice to meet you Nao..." Rini tried to sound polite as she spoke. She watched at Nao nodded to her and took her hand in his again. He looked down into her eyes, capturing her in his voice.
"It was such an honor to meet you too. I look forward to running into you again pretty lady." And with that he planted another kiss to her hand and was gone. Rini was sure he just hipnotized her because for several moments she couldn't move. Rei was the one who knocked her out of her daze as she too was heading to the cafe for some lunch.
"Hey Rini, what are you staring at?" Rei galnced from Rini to the direction of her eyes that led up the street.
"Oh.. Nothing.. I was just thinking I should go back for cake that I saw... In a window.. "
"You are just like your mother! Come on lets get some real food!" Rei grabbed onto Rini and dragged her across the street and into the cafe.
Taking a large bite of food, she nodded as all her friends sat around the table eating and talking about her experience with Nao. Of course Rei had beaten the truth out of her. She was not acting like herself since she sat down to eat.
"So you mean this guy was okay with you knocking him over? Sounds odd to me!" Lita said as she sipped on her fruity drink.
Rini smiled as she thought about how kind her was to her. "Yeah.. He actually said he was glad that I ran into him.. That meeting me made his day lucky."
"I think meeting him made you super lucky! I wanna meet a hunky guy!!! " Mina whinned as she shoved more food into her mouth. Rini did feel very lucky and she crossed her fingers in hope of meeting Nao again one day.
Suddenly they all heard screams coming from outside, saw people running before seeing a blast of light. They all looked at each other and knew they had to help. Throwing money on the table to cover the bill they all dissapeared into the ally as they transformed into their true forms. The sailor scouts.
Emerging from the ally they tell others to run, and Rini searches for the source of the beaming light. Several people lay in the street, seemed to be sleeping. Ami pulls out a device from her pack and scans one of the vitums.
"This woman is completely drained of energy! She passed out because there is no possible way she could stay awake! Someone is sucking the energy out of people!"
The others gasp as they look around, determined now to save everyone and stop this villan from taking anything else that was not theirs!
Following the beam of flashing light the come to a figure, seemed to be a man who held a device to which glowed like the beam of light it shot out. Each time he drained energy the device filled up a bit more. He was collecting energy but for what reason? Rini and the others ran towards this man with full force, ready to take him out!
Sailor Jupiter stepped forward, taking her stance. "JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!" Balls of energy went flying towards the male villan but before they could hit him, he shot the gun like energy drainer at her attack and it drained its energy! The male laughed, and stepped forward.
"Your tricks are useless here!!! You cannot defeat me with your energy powers! They will just help me meet my quota sooner!!!"
Sailor Jupiter was angered by this as she stepped back, allowing Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus to step forward.
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!" .... "VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!"
Both Scouts sent attacks at the man, giving it all they had but only with the same outcome as before! He just shot his flashing beam of light towards their attack and it obsorbs all the energy used to create it! The scouts looked around at each other and didnt know what to do. Rini stepped forward determined to take this guy out!
"You will never succeed when stealing from others! Losers never win and I will not let you ruin such a lucky day!!!"
Rini thought of her mother, of her friends and of Nao and they gave her strength.
"MOON GORGEOUS MEDITATION!" Never using this attack alone she tried it knowing its power. The attack went whirling towards the man and the wall of energy was too much for him, sending him back and on the ground. Surprised that it worked, she and the others ran towards the man, and Rini bent down now to get a closer look at this new enemy of theirs. As the male sat up Rini gasped and fell back herself out of shock.
The other girls behind her hand no idea to what happened, and as the man stood Sailor Mercury took action. Water and electricity are not one in the same! She thought she could destroy his device with her water! She took her stance and prepared herself.
"SHINE AQUA ILLU-" Suddenly Rini stood up, holding out both of her hands to block the man. Her head hung to the ground but she protected him. The other girls were shocked, looked to once another in confusion.
"MINI MOON MOVE! GET OUT OF THE WAY WE CAN FINISH THIS GUY!" Sailor Jupiter shouted.
Rini only shook her head, glancing to her friends.
"I cannot... This.. this man is Nao.. And I cannot allow you to hurt someone I care about!"
The scouts gasped and so did Nao. the mystery villan.
"Rini? Is that you?" Nao looked at her, so surprised in the irony of the days happenings.
"Yes.. I am Sailor Mini Moon..."
Rini glanced from her friends and back to Nao. This handsome kind man who had made her day so bright was not stealing the energy from innocent people! She cared so much for him already but why??? There had to be a reason! She had to hear why in hopes that she could save this relationship... He couldn't be evil... Could he?