People from multi-faiths, cross-generations and diverse cultures and abilities came together to “Redefine Normal” at the Sydney Catholic Schools campus in Leichhardt on Thursday 01 December. Bi-partisan political support, and warm hearts among all who attended, created a positive and No Blame No Shame approach to building new community networks of support for people living … Continue reading Continuing the Mental Health conversation
Last Tuesday the team from the Justice and Peace Office joined with hundreds – or perhaps even a thousand – asylum seekers, refugees and people from across Australia on the front lawn of Parliament House in Canberra to demand the Labor government act with urgency to fulfill its election promise; to give those folks on … Continue reading Catholics supporting refugees at the Canberra Convergence
Sydney Street Feast returned to the forecourt of St Mary’s Cathedral on Friday 18 November 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to COVID. Street Feast was introduced by the Justice & Peace Office in 2017 in response to Pope Francis’ initiation of an annual World Day of the Poor on the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary … Continue reading Street Feast returns!
On Friday 7 October the Justice and Peace Office was delighted to host Dr Miriam Rose Ungunmerr Baumann to present an address at the college hall of St Mary’s Cathedral. You can read more about the event in The Catholic Weekly
By Dr. Michael Walker and Dr. Robbie Lloyd You can probably think of a friend or relative who has become a bit of a hermit during COVID: quite happy isolated in their house and who isn’t rushing to return to their former social life. It isn’t just adults, either; many young people have taken to … Continue reading Modern day ‘hermits’ may not be doing okay
