Author: Lawrie Hallinan

Overview: Winter arrived during June with a run of wet, windy and cold days. This was great weather for working in the office. With an AMPJP Council meeting on 21 June 2018 there were a number of documents to prepare. Being the last Council meeting for the financial year also

I was surprised to discover that the AMPJP has an ‘ambassador’ in Europe. Michele Hugonnet completed a Canon Law degree at the Catholic University of Leuven in 2012, following her Principalship at St Vincent’s College Potts Point in Sydney, and a Directorship in the Catholic Education Office, Sydney. Michele has

Hi I’m Paul, Newly minted CEO of Mercy Partners. A little bit about me. Karen and I have been married for 30 rich years and we have 3 adult children – each of them pursuing their own unique paths.  No grandchildren as yet though! I have had various vocational roles. 

The following information was taken from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council website   Our Mothers, Sisters, Aunties, Grandmothers and Daughters have been, and continue to be the thread which holds our families together. They have fought for justice, reconciliation and social change. Women form the backbone of

Momentum is building as people across Australia get together in groups, download the Listening and Dialogue guide, get together for conversation and then are sending their responses in online. More than 120 responses have already been received by the Plenary Council team. Does my voice, my experience, sharing my story really matter?

The  Emmaus Online Video Prayer and Meditation Library has over 300 online videos that we have produced for children and for adults, which are hosted on their website at  liturgyritualprayer.com   Please see this page for information on the video library for adults: http://liturgyritualprayer.com/videos-for-liturgy-ritual-prayer/videos-for-adults   The library can only be accessed through annual subscription

Over the month of May, I have been struck several times by the signs of the change in season. The mornings are colder, the evening arrives sooner and the deciduous trees are finally changing colour (such as this one from Newcastle). The past month has also seen me busy in

The article from Pro Bono news below makes some interesting observations about the charitable sector across Australia. Ministerial PJPs and their ministries are registered as charities so their data is included in this report.   Growth and Change in Australia’s Charities: 2014 To 2016, is a sub-report of the Australian

Ministerial PJPs, like all Church stewards, were called by Pope Francis in Laudato si’ to raise awareness of ecological issues (#214); promote ecological conversion (#216-221) and adopt a new way of living (#203-208). Many of the ministries of Ministerial PJPs have a long history of reducing energy and water use, reducing

On 13 May 2018 Pope Francis’ updated statutes for the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life come into force. One of the changes is to require that Vatican agency to promote a deeper reflection on the role of women in the Church and society. More details at: https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2018/05/08/pope-calls-dicastery-to-promote-reflection-on-role-of-women/   The