Mission and Vocation of Lay People

Online

For our April webinar, we will again follow up on our “Mission and vocation of lay people” theme with Bishop Peter Cullinane, emeritus bishop of Palmerston North, Aotearoa-New Zealand. The webinar will take place on Saturday 6 April 2024 at 10am Sydney time, 12 noon Wellington time. Register now

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SYNOD ON SYNODALITY – What we can hope for and expect from the Synod?

The focus of this webinar will be on the state of play since the first Assembly and the lead up to the second Assembly in October 2024. Joining us will be Bishop Vincent Long who held a Diocesan Synod in the Parramatta Diocese in 2023 and Dr Sandie Cornish who attended

Free

Mothers who Pray for their Children Conference

Catholic Leadership Centre

Walking the Path to Holiness Immerse yourself in a day beginning with Adoration and Holy Mass. Come and join us for enlightening talks from local, interstate, and international speakers, listen to the uplifting melodies of acclaimed Catholic musicians at this fully catered event, and explore stalls showcasing the richness of

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2024 Simone Weil Lecture – Empathy and Interpersonal Relations

ACU Melbourne Mercy Theatre Duke St, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia

The Simone Weil Lecture on Human Value is hosted by the ACU School of Philosophy. First held in 2000 as an initiative of Professor Raimond Gaita, it is a free public lecture held annually in Brisbane and Melbourne. Each year, a distinguished international scholar is invited to give a public lecture

Free

Dignitas Infinita

Online

In this webinar, Associate Professor Xavier Symons and Professor James Franklin will discuss the document Dignitas Infinita - recently released by the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. They will also explore how a commitment to absolute dignity intersects with contemporary ethics and the practical obligations of Christians.

Free

Professor Amy-Jill Levine – Studies on Jesus – Aus and NZ tour

Various - Australia and New Zealand

Amy Jill Levine (“AJ”) is Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace and University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies Emerita and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies Emerita, at Vanderbilt. Her publications include The

Why God? In conversation with Fr Richard Leonard SJ

Online

Join Garratt Publishing and Eureka Street for an inspiring conversation with Fr Richard Leonard, SJ and David Halliday, Editor of Eureka Street as they explore insights into the way God works through people – and often – through unexpected places and events. Richard is parish priest of Our Lady of

Free

“Interreligious Dialogue in our Day: 60 Years after Nostra Aetate” – Cardinal Fitzgerald

St Patrick's Cathedral Hall, Parramatta 1 Marist Place, Parramatta, NSW, Australia

Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald M.Afr.OBE will give a free public lecture on Wednesday 8 May 2024 entitled: “Interreligious Dialogue in our Day: 60 Years after Nostra Aetate” at St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall, Parramatta. Cardinal Fitzgerald is the former head of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and will talk on the developments inspired

Free

Innocent Odongo, International YCS: The lay vocation and mission

Online

International YCS secretary-general, Innocent Odongo, will be ACI’s guest speaker for our May webinar at 7pm AEST on Wednesday 8 May 2024. He will share his experience with the Young Catholic Students movements in his home country of Ghana as well as at international level, highlighting the achievements and challenges

Free

Oceania Evangelisation Program 2024

St Benedict’s Mission Centre 10 Tallara Pkwy, Narrabundah, ACT, Australia

The Oceania Evangelisation Program (OEP) was first conducted in 2022 at Pentecost. In 2023 over one thousand leaders participated in Hubs across the Oceania region. Both have been powerful experiences of the Holy Spirit inspiring and revitalising leaders and enabling a collaborative vision for evangelisation across the Oceania region. The

$30 – $175

Reimagining Priesthood in the Church of the 21st Century

ACU Greg Craven Centre Level 7, St Teresa of Kolkata Building 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia

Theologies of Priesthood Panel: you’re invited. The priesthood is a central element of Roman Catholic faith, in which the one Priesthood of Christ grounds the priesthood of all believers through baptism and the ministerial priesthood of the order of the presbyterate. These are essential elements of the Church’s self-understanding, and

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Cardijn June Webinar – Fr Louis Camelli

Online

For our next ACI webinar, we have a very special guest from the USA, Fr Louis Cameli, Cardinal Cupich’s delegate for formation and mission in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Citing the significant historical role played by the Cardijn movements in the USA, he recently called for the Church to retrieve

Free

Xavier School of Mission- update – now being held in 2025

Holy Spirit Seminary, Banyo 487 Earnshaw Rd, Banyo, QLD, Australia

The Xavier School of Mission aims to equip and form leaders in evangelisation at the service of the Dioceses of Queensland and beyond. It is a dynamic and flexible resource that places the Church’s mission to evangelise at the heart of Holy Spirit Seminary’s formative process. It emerges from Holy Spirit Provincial Seminary’s commitment

$650

BBI Professional Development Courses June and July

Online

June 20 and 27 Moses and the Exodus two after school sessions of 1 hour 30 minutes each July 1-5 Four days on the Sacraments with Gerard Moore in Perth for Catholic Education Western Australia 9-10 July Catholic Forms of Prayer a one and a half day online intensive led

Bridges of Faith: An Interfaith Discussion with Mongolia’s Cardinal Giorgio Marengo

ACU North Sydney 40 Edward Street, North Sydney, NSW, Australia +1 more

Catholic Mission invites you to join us for a vibrant panel discussion featuring Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, where we will explore the vital role of interfaith dialogue and its impact both in Australia and Mongolia. The panel will include leading experts from various backgrounds and lived experiences, offering a broad perspective

Free

In Conversation with Michael McGirr

Online

Join us for what will be a fascinating and entertaining conversation with popular author Michael McGirr and Alice Carwardine, Catholic Earthcare Coordinator Caritas Australia. Together they will discuss Michael's new book Every Day is New:  Prayers & Reflections for Ordinary Time. In Every Day is New, Michael invites you to put aside a little time on the

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Australian Catholic Migrant & Refugee Office 2024 Conference

ACU Melbourne 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia

Welcoming Seasonal Workers in Australia: Gift and Responsibility The 7th ACMRO National Conference will address the issues of seasonal and migrant workers in Australia, emphasising their contributions to Australian society beyond their labour. Seasonal workers come from overseas, specifically from 9 Pacific islands and Timor-Leste, and travel and work temporarily

$110 – $390
Event Series Introduction to Mission

Introduction to Mission

Online

Catholic Mission and BBI-TAITE together have created an online asynchronous short course Introduction to Mission. It may be of interest to you or to your associates.  The intention is to bring a solid foundation in Catholic Mission to workers, administration, teachers and employees in general.  It would also be suitable

$357.50