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		<title>Our &#8216;Conscience Reigns Supreme&#8217; &#8211; What does this really mean?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Mathieson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 08:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We grow up thinking of our conscience as those yes and no voices in our headÂ  one encouraging us to [&#8230;]
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		<title>The &#8216;Other Half&#8217; of the Church</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Egan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 08:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>My year of hope and joy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Mathieson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Remodelling the Church</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Egan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 06:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Communicating where the people are</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Mathieson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a world increasingly dominated by media and communications, the Church is called to join in. If that means meeting [&#8230;]
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		<title>How to communicate well</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Egan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it seems that we never forgave Gutenberg for inventing his printing press! Though the Church has engaged with various [&#8230;]
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		<title>Despite challenges youth have great power</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Mathieson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Religious orders after Vatican II</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 06:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Brothers and sisters: Today&#8217;s revolutionaries</title>
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