Author: Lawrie Hallinan

Introduction The Second Assembly of the Plenary Council in Australia was held 3-9 July 2022 in Sydney. There were 270 Members attending, most physically, with a handful online (either due to COVID-19 or an inability to travel). The Members comprised: 44 bishops, and the remainder were people from religious institutes,

Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) and the Association of Ministerial Public Juridic Persons (AMPJP) are pleased to announce that they have signed a Covenant document. The CRA-AMPJP Covenant provides a framework for mutual respect and regular communication, that seeks to further opportunities for collaboration and enable both bodies to respond quickly

The school holidays resulted in a reduced number of MPJP Executive Officers meeting on 06 July 2022. MPJP Executive Officers meet via videoconference about every three months. These meetings began in 2021 and participants have found them to be a valuable opportunity to hear each other’s issues and priorities. The

Over the past month, a couple of exciting new projects began. You can read about the first MPJP Steward Wisdom Circle gathering which took place in Perth on 13 June 2022. I was pleased to be present to hear the rich discussion. There was much for the AMPJP Formation Committee

MPJP Stewards (Trustees) met online to discuss the Framework for Motions document that will be considered at the second assembly of Plenary Council of Australia on 04-10 July 2022. The Framework of Motions contains the 30 motions across eight mission areas. The version that MPJP Stewards discussed was the consultation

The second assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of the Church in Australia will take place in Sydney on July 3-9, 2022. The 277 Members of the Plenary Council includes the AMPJP Council’s Chair,  Eva Skira AM. There are five ways that you can engage with the Plenary Council: The

The first State-based Wisdom Circle for MPJP Stewards (Trustees) was held on Monday 13 June 2022 in Perth. This two-hour meeting included prayer, a presentation from a former MPJP Steward, formative conversations and a meal. Eleven of the 14 Perth-based MPJP Stewards attended. Participants said that it helped them to

Summary of AMPJP Council Meeting 14th June 2022   National Response Framework, National Response Protocol and National Catholic Safeguarding Standards 2nd Ed   The Council affirmed that unanimous support from AMPJP’s Members was required for AMPJP to vote that ACSL adopt the National Response Framework, National Response Protocol and National

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council has developed an excellent range of resources that could be used on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday, 03 July 2022 or during NAIDOC Week, 03-10 July 2022. These resources are available at: https://www.natsicc.org.au/2022-atsi-sunday.html?mc_cid=ead1e9809c&mc_eid=68ac83763f   NAIDOC logo courtesy of NAIDOC: https://www.naidoc.org.au/resources/naidoc-logo

Culture is often seen more clearly when you encounter a contrast that makes you realise that you think, feel, see and act differently to others. During May 2022, there were two events that gave me an appreciation that there is such a thing as “the Australian way”. The first was