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Here we are in the middle of Lent. A time of giving up the bad and taking up the good – a period of remaking ourselves as better disciples. For me, and I imagine for many Catholics, the Lenten process this year is particularly pertinent to the church community as

In this year’s Bishop Manning Lecture (Presented by CCER), author, academic and Vicar General from the Archdiocese of Canberra-Goulburn, Father Anthony Percy talks to us about: ‘The Catholic Community in the 21st Century: Where have we been? Where are we now? Where are we going? Who’s going with us?’ (Audio

Rarely have so many wise, experienced and talented church governance practitioners gathered as did on the weekend of 2-3 March 2019. The Principles and Practice for Church Governance workshop was organised by the University of Divinity: Yarra Theological Union.         Below are links to the papers and

The AMPJP joins with the rest of the Australian Church in mourning the passing of Deacon Boniface Perdjert. Please visit the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council tribute site The Australian Catholic Bishops Conferencce (ACBC) media release below speaks of the depth, humility and generosity of his giving

A new Catholic Health Australia report launched this week is highlighting the extensive and excellent work Catholic health providers are undertaking in the palliative care space. The aim of this report is to contribute to the quality and quantity of information that palliative care organisations, including CHA, policy-makers and decision-makers,

Click here for a PDF copy of the AMPJP Submission to the Plenary Council 2020   The Holy Spirit has moved more than 222,000 people to share their hopes and concerns with the Australian Church’s Plenary Council 2020. The Association of Ministerial Public Juridic Persons (AMPJP) and its members have

Pope Francis’ Lenten challenge is that we: rediscover the joy of God’s plan for creation and for each of us, which is to love him, our brothers and sisters, and the entire world, and to find in this love our true happiness. Click here to read his entire Lenten message

February started with an AMPJP Council meeting in Melbourne. It was great to have almost all Member Representatives present and to have as our guest Peter Pritchard from Sophia Education Ministries. During the month there were two AMPJP discernment sessions to develop our submission to the Plenary Council 2020 –

For most Australians “Mardi Gras” means Sydney’s gay and lesbian parade. Some Catholics might complain about our pre-Lenten Mardi Gras feast time having being takenover by the LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex) communities. I am thinking that there might be a timely message in looking at the term Mardi

The 21-24 Feb 2019 summit of Presidents of Bishops Conference on child protection has concluded. You can read the summit moderator's statement at the conclusion of the summit: