by Ruth Moraes Catholic individuals, schools, parishes diocese and organisations have been supporting and advocating for people seeking asylum and refugees in Australia in decades. In recent weeks there have been a number of events which have shown what a force Catholics can be when we unite in support of a just cause and a … Continue reading Catholics a Force for Refugees
by Robbie Lloyd Compassion is a skill we can all learn, not just feeling empathy Suffering has been ramped up across our lives over the past two years of drought, fire, floods, job losses and COVID, to the point where pretty well all of us are “OVER IT!” But this shared experience of suffering has … Continue reading Compassion is a Skill
by Ruth Moraes On Wednesday 8th September 2021 over 50 people gathered over Zoom for the Justice and Peace Office’s Social Justice Gathering to delve deeper into the themes of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference 2021-22 Social Justice Statement Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor. Tim Nelson, Associate Professor at Griffith University kicked off the … Continue reading Environmental Experts Speak at Social Justice Gathering
by Robbie Lloyd Before churches became a central part of the formal education system, by establishing schools, early child care centres and then Registered Training Organisations for adult education, they were informal places of social support and lifetime learning. Local networks spread out from the parish to provide all sorts of new introductions, help and … Continue reading How Parishes can Help with COVID Recovery
by Julie Macken Who could have imagined when we began the journey of 150 Days of Action for refugees that we would be grieving for the beautiful country of Afghanistan. As we watched the Kabul airport fill with fear, bombs and those desperately seeking safety we knew we were watching the beginning of life on … Continue reading Call to Lamentation and Commitment
