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Recently Paul Oakley and Gabrielle McMullen were invited by Catholic Religious Australia to meet with Prof. Dr. Myriam Wiljens.  Myriam is Chair of Canon Law at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Erfurt in Germany.  Myriam focuses in her research on ecclesiological and ecumenical themes with a particular

Catholic Healthcare’s Community Services spiritual care program has been recognised in Meaningful Ageing Australia’s national awards last night. The Quality in Pastoral and Spiritual Practice Awards celebrate organisations who can demonstrate a sustained and effective program or project that meets the spiritual needs of older people. “These awards come at a critical time

For the Christian churches, we are at a Tipping Point. Recovery will depend on engaging in a thoroughgoing reformation of theology, structures, governance, leadership and culture. Conference Communiqué: Health and Integrity Conference from: http://vox.divinity.edu.au/news/conference-communique-health-and-integrity-conference/ Introduction An ecumenical conversation on the task of rebuilding and renewal for Australian churches following the Royal

Below is an article from the University of Divnity e-newsletter, Vox, on the conference in the USA where Prof. Gabrielle McMullen delivered a paper on the development on the AMPJP:   Creativity in Church Management University of Divinity http://vox.divinity.edu.au/news/creativity-in-church-management/ Earlier this year University Council member Professor Gabrielle McMullen AM was invited

The Association’s Annual General Meeting on Sunday 26th August 2018 and canonical stewards forum, on the following day, were attended by thirty six representatives from all our ten members organisations, as well as Sophia Education Ministries and The Marist Association. Our time together was marked by three prayer periods that

Lawrie Hallinan, AMPJP Executive Officer, attended the CHA conference along with the Trustees of many AMPJP member organisations. All presentations, approved for publishing, will be available on the new CHA website soon. Only the following presentations are available at present: CHA Conference Presentations Mission Concurrent Session – CLICK HERE  for Modern

I’m writing this from Melbourne where I am participating in the CHA conference that followed our AMPJP events. (hence the photo from Flinders Street station). While at the CHA conference I had a discussion about governance in Catholic organisations with Peter Pearce, a Board member with Mercy Partner’s Mater Hospital,

Today, the Presidents of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and Catholic Religious Australia have said that they accept 98% of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Furthermore, they have made a commitment that the Church’s shameful history of allowing the most vulnerable to be abused

The Season of Creation is an annual celebration of prayer and action to protect creation. It is celebrated by Christians of all traditions, and the leaders of faith traditions have encouraged the faithful to participate. The Season of Creation is celebrated annually by tens of thousands of Christians around the world. Local,