Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 06:30 PM In the 5th Anniversary year of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’, the Edmund Rice Centre is inviting you to a special webinar on the climate emergency in the Pacific and how Australians should respond. Join Bishop Vincent Long (Bishop of Parramatta) and His Excellency Anote Tong (former President of … Continue reading CLIMATE EMERGENCY IN THE PACIFIC – WEBINAR→
Robbie Lloyd, Research and Project Officer, Justice and Peace Office Assembling on-line from all over the country on a chilly winter Wednesday night, those marking the end of the 2019-20 Year of Social Justice in our Digital World were in for a treat. Thanks to Ruth Moraes’ seamless e-orchestration for the Justice and Peace Office … Continue reading Getting our virtual acts together→
The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney signs on to the Interfaith Open Letter in support of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons On the 75th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, along with 60 other faith organisations, has signed on to an interfaith open letter in support of … Continue reading Interfaith OPEN Letter to Support the TPNW→
“Mental Health in Australia Today” is the subtitle of this year’s Social Justice Statement (2020-21) from the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC), “To Live Life To The Full.” This document outlines how the church in Australia views the challenge of mental ill-heath today, and encourages us all to “make mental heath a real priority, so … Continue reading Social Justice Statement 2020-21→
Dear Readers, As we write to you this month we perhaps live in a time of even more uncertainty and distress than when the first round of COVID-19 restrictions were announced. We were doing so well as a city, state and country so to see an increase in cases can be very unsettling. However, once … Continue reading New Act Justly – August-September 2020→