Live-in Retreats These are held at beautiful centres all around Australia Mary MacKillop Place North Sydney NSW St Joseph’s Baulkham Hills Baulkham Hills NSW Villa Maria Spirituality Centre Brisbane QLD Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre East Melbourne VIC St Joseph’s Spirituality and Education Centre Kincumber South NSW Kilmolee Safety Bay WA
Update: Well-known Education leader and consultant Phil Billington has joined as co-facilitator of the Ministry Leadership Program A formation program for executive leaders of Catholic ministries. The future of Catholic ministries depends on leaders responding effectively to the business, clinical and social environments of the organisations they lead. This includes
ACU Rome Campus The Makarios conference aims to convene scholars from theology, philosophy, history, and the social sciences to explore the past, present, and future of Christianity's complex engagement with character and virtue as it relates to human flourishing.The conference is a joint undertaking of the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at Australian
This is one of the two best known parishes in the world, and is sharing its experience of positive growth... Can You Imagine… your parish alive with RENEWED energy and purpose? The future of the Catholic Church is bursting with abundant opportunity! Now is the time to reimagine your parish, inspire
New program offering for 2025 in Catholic mission and identity, designed and imagined specifically for leaders in Catholic ministries with executive and governance responsibilities. The Governance Ministry Leadership Program (GMLP), grounded in contemporary research and insights, will equip aspiring, new, and experienced Trustees, Civil Directors, and Board Members with the
What is this mysterious reality we call prayer? Is it a luxury for the leisurely? A practice reserved for those who are good enough to do it? And even if we are interested in praying, how do we go about doing it, and what should we expect to happen? These
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
Too often conscience is associated with a ‘guilty conscience’ but in fact conscience is a whole lot bigger than that and is something which precedes our choosing or doing anything. Forming consciences that can lead us to make good choices is one of the most important tasks for the Church.
This is a meeting open to all Canonical Stewards and Executive Officers of Ministerial Public Juridic Persons. It will provide formation, updates on current issues and an opportunity for canonical stewards to share their experiences. Attendance is by invitation. This event in 2025 is being held in conjunction with the
Pilgrimages along the Australian Ignatian Trail in the footsteps of the first Jesuits in Australia This ‘camino’ experience provides an opportunity for encountering Ignatian Spiritualty, discerning, and listening to God’s presence in Nature. Step aside from everyday life, walk, reflect, experience nature day after day, time in silence, conversation and
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.
Pilgrimages along the Australian Ignatian Trail in the footsteps of the first Jesuits in Australia This ‘camino’ experience provides an opportunity for encountering Ignatian Spiritualty, discerning, and listening to God’s presence in Nature. Step aside from everyday life, walk, reflect, experience nature day after day, time in silence, conversation and
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
The Theology at the Beginning of the Third Millennium conference series began as a result of an informal chat between three academics, one from The University of Notre Dame Australia, another from the Catholic Institute of Sydney, and the third from Campion College. The initial impetus for the series was
This is a meeting open to all Canonical Stewards and Executive Officers of Ministerial Public Juridic Persons. It will provide formation, updates on current issues and an opportunity for canonical stewards to share their experiences. Attendance is by invitation. This event in 2026 is being held in conjunction with the
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
