Reconciliation is one of the great gifts of Catholic faith and life. Here we open up Jesus’ own practice of forgiveness and trace how this has been taken up by the church into the present through sacraments, rites and practices of forgiveness. Session 1: Monday 25 August 2025 Session 2:
Jubilee Year Events - Faculty of Education & Arts Art exhibitions in ACU galleries featuring visual art that reflects the theme of hope. This could be a central theme for student projects. The McGlade Gallery at the Strathfield Campus will host the Clancy Prize for religious art, which has the theme
Monday, September 22 (pm) to Friday, September 26 (am) The Emmaus Journey is for lay people who are retired or m the second half of life. A happy blend of "holiday" and "holy day". A time of prayer. reflection, sharing and community. Fr David J. Hore, C.Ss.R.
Highlights Rome, Basilica of St. John Lateran & the Holy Stairs, St. Paul Outside the Walls, Catacombs, Papal Blessing in Saint Peter’s Square, Assisi & Basilica of Saint Francis, Vatican City, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica & Holy Door, St. Mary Major Basilica, Papal Audience Day 2 – 9 St.
Brisbane 25-28 September 2025 St Laurence’s College, Brisbane One of the key youth events held each year in Brisbane and Broken Bay. More to come!
Participants are invited to actually write (paint) this Icon. Slowly, a blank canvas, through prayer and the use of pigments, over these five prayerful days becomes an ICON. Sue Orchlson, a trained lconographer, will guide interested participants in exploring the spirituality or the Icon. and the first steps that lead
St Clement's will welcome pilgrims on each First Saturdays of the Holy Year beginning on Saturday 4th of January. • 10.00 am· Pilgrims are Invited for tea/coffee. • 10.30 am: Marian Devotions and Holy Year Prayers in our Lady's Upstairs chapel (Lift available ror elderly and disabled) • 11.00 am:
What does the Catholic Church say about the relationship between faith and science? How are we to approach topics like evolution and the Big Bang theory in our classrooms? How do we engage pupils in conversation about this relationship and why is it important to do so? This short course
At this time of year, it’s not hard to find reminders of the Christmas story. Most people have at least a basic understanding of the story, even if they have never set foot inside a church. But there’s a lot of hidden complexity. In this subject we’ll look at the
In these sessions we will explore several life-giving ways of praying that are treasured in the Christian spiritual tradition. We will get to know two ways of praying with the Bible – lectio divina and Ignatian contemplation – as well as the practice of Christian Meditation. These practices will be probed for
With Pope Francis encouraging us to know more about the mass, these two sessions lay out the basic structure and theological underpinnings of the Mass, with some hints about planning and best practice Session 1: Thursday 20 November 2025 Session 2: Thursday 27 November 2025 4:00PM or 4:00PM /7:00PM BBI-TAITE continues
It has been almost five years since the previous Festival was held and this provides an exciting opportunity to welcome a new legion of young people to experience the Festival for the first time. The Festival will be held in central Melbourne and will welcome young people in Year 9 (in
The Vatican has announced that Sydney will host the 54th International Eucharistic Congress in 2028. Held every four years, the International Eucharistic Congress is expected to draw tens of thousands of faithful Catholics from across the globe to Sydney. Catholic Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher OP said the congress would
