Now more than ever, there is a need for Catholics to participate in public life. As pressures on families and individuals increase, our vote in the NSW State Election on the 28th March 2015 will be vital to moving towards a more just society, where the dignity of the human person is upheld and people … Continue reading Your Vote Matters: Issues to consider in the NSW State Election
by Catholic Communications, http://www.sydneycatholic.org/news/latest_news/2015/2015310_1307.shtml, Qwayne Guevara, the Archdiocese of Sydney’s Justice and Peace Research and Project Officer and representative on the Sydney Alliance, is preparing to pack a basketball and other belongings and join the Move in With Mike campaign set to take place on the steps of NSW Parliament House on Wednesday, 11 March. … Continue reading Sydney Alliance Puts Housing Stress Front and Centre in Lead up to NSW Election
Was there any Australian who did not cringe with shame when it became public that Australia had been spying on the Timorese in an effort to gain an advantage in the negotiations taking place over the boundary between Australia and Timor-Leste and the future of the rich oil fields in the region? The disgrace and … Continue reading It’s Time to Draw a Line in the Water by Phil Jones
For many years our (MSC Mission) Office has also provided finance, religious literature and more recently containers full of items of furniture etc. to be used, among others, by refugees. Ever since I offered Mass for the survivors of the Tampa many years ago, my heart has been distressed and perplexed by the cruel solutions … Continue reading A Reflection by Fr. Adrian F. Meaney MSC on Refugees
