November 2024

The call to be neighbour includes attention to those who are dying

This month, Catholics and many other Christians around the world celebrate all the unnamed saints of the church and pray for all those who have died, writes Catherine McCahill SGS.

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Sister Veronica Hoey SGS to accompany Missionary Sisters of Service

Sister Veronica Hoey SGS has been appointed Canonical Delegate for the Missionary Sisters of Service to accompany the Sisters on their journey towards completion and fulfilment as a religious congregation.

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Program supports young climate leaders to advocate for their Pacific home

The Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education has launched a program to support young climate leaders in Kiribati and Tuvalu to communicate and advocate for their Pacific home.

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Student immersion in the Philippines an enriching experience

After months of anticipation and careful planning, Good Samaritan Education made its long-awaited return to witness the ministries and work of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan in the Philippines.

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Spirituality and Formation Retreat focuses on shared culture, faith and creation

NATSICC’s Spirituality and Formation Retreat was not only a time of shared culture, faith and a focus on creation, but also sparked interest in creating similar experiences in local communities.

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What lessons can be learned from the failure of the Voice Referendum?

In his new book, Frank Brennan SJ declares the 2023 Referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament “a disaster” and asks what lessons can be learned.

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Advent: the season of the quiet adventure of the spirit

The lighting of a candle on the Advent wreath, the meditative moment, the perambulations through sacred spaces, the kneeling at a nativity scene, these are God times, writes Ann Rennie.

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