The Sisters of Saint Joseph to hold Referendum Vigil
The Sisters of Saint Joseph invite all to join them in a Night of Prayer for a positive outcome to the Voice to Parliament Referendum. “We will grow as a Congregation and heal as a Nation as we listen with courage and empathy, to take significant steps to provide opportunities for greater recognition, reconciliation and […]
The choice is ours, and so are its outcomes
Annually in the Australian Catholic Church on the last Sunday of August (this year on 27 August), we commemorate Social Justice Sunday. For this day, Sr Susan shares a reflection focussing on the Voice. Australians will be required to vote in the referendum on the Voice in a matter of weeks. Each of us will […]
Social Justice Sunday: Listen, Learn, Love
In launching the Australian Bishops’ Social Justice Statement for this year’s Social Justice Sunday (27 August), Listen, Learn, Love, Bishop Vincent Long reminded us of the words of Pope John Paul II when he visited Australia in 1986: The Church in Australia will not be fully the Church that Jesus wants her to be until […]
Uluru Statement from the Heart: Basic Truths
It was wonderful to receive a message from Sr Denise McKay recently describing the overwhelming sense of gratitude experienced by all those who attended the historic South Australian Voice to Parliament. They witnessed the Bill pass through both Houses of Parliament, with the Governor signing the Act into law “before our eyes”. In the hopes […]