Veritas – From the APRIM

Veritas – From the APRIM

Welcome to the last newsletter for Term 3 (Assumption Term) and the biggest week in recent South Australian football memory. God bless our Crows!

Next term we begin Advent Term as we prepare for the coming of Jesus at Christmas. Before we start worrying about the commercial allure of Christmas, I encourage you to contemplate this year’s Social Justice Statement.

Social Justice Statement

This year’s Social Justice Statement is titled ‘Everyone’s Business, Developing an Inclusive and Sustainable Economy.’ The Australian Catholics Bishop Conference is responsible for the writing of the yearly social justice statement which focuses on contemporary social justice issues. The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference is the permanent assembly of the bishops of our nation and the body through which they act together and carrying out the Church’s mission at a national level.

This year’s statement is based upon Matthew’s Gospel reading. Jesus said to his disciples: “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner going out at daybreak to hire workers for his vineyard.” He made an agreement with the workers for one denarius a day, and sent them into his vineyard. Going out and about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace and said to them, “You go to my vineyard too and I will give you a fair wage.” So they went. At about the sixth hour and again at about the ninth hour, he went out and did the same. Then at about the 11th hour he went out and found more men standing around, and he said to them, “Why have you been standing here idle all day?” “Because no one has hired us,” they answered. He said to them, “You go into my vineyard too.”

The statement focuses on five key areas:

1.  People and nature are not mere tools of production.

2. Economic growth alone cannot ensure inclusive and sustainable development.

3. Social equity must be built into the heart of the economy.

4. Businesses must benefit or society, not just shareholders.

5. The excluded and bondable must be included in decision-making.

The statement challenges us to consider where the economy serves us well and where it fails. Who are the ones excluded by the economy of today’s world? What is their experience and what do we need to do to ensure the economy works for every person and for society as a whole? The answer is before us, in our streets in our communities, in the many groups have been disadvantaged by the operation of the economy.

Further information can be found at www.catholic.org.au

Archbishop Awards

Congratulations to Mark Macapagal and Dan Manalo on receiving the Archbishop Award for Excellence. Archbishop Philip Wilson presented the students with their award at 6:00pm Mass and the Cathedral on Sunday 24 September 2017.

Mr David Ruggiero

Assistant Principal: Religious Identity and Mission