Session 2: KEEP TO PRINCIPLE – how to apply purposeful Catholic social principles to social services at the coalface Facilitators: Bruce Duncan C.Ss.R. and Pip McIlroy Principles are our values in action – and Catholic social teaching has an inspiring but little-understood canon of social principles to guide our vital social
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
By Fr Charles Waddell “Why the Risen Jesus Matters is a wonderful, practical guide teaching us how to set our own story inside the greatest narrative of all, the resurrection of Jesus. This book is a beautifully articulated spirituality of the resurrection that can help us press the reset button
Principals for Principals – let us gather together as we explore our Mastery of Leadership The 2024 QCPPA Conference is an invitation for colleagues, friends, and peers to come together and realise our immense capacity for leadership and learning in a collegiate and supportive environment. It allows us to explore the complexities
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
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.
This free event will explore the guidelines in the statement, in terms of: • being at peace with death • living in hope in the face of death • looking forward to meeting loved ones after death as we wait for loved ones coming after us Lunch is provided.
So what does go on under the mitre? How does a bishop think? Does he change his mind. He gives advice, but does he take it? Ever angry, fearful, or joyful? In reflecting upon his four decades as a priest and a Bishop, Archbishop Mark Coleridge has noted that almost
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
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
Australia, Canada, the US, and the UK are often described as secular countries, as exemplified by the increasing numbers of unaffiliated and disaffiliated Christians – or the “nones” and “dones”. Despite this cultural phenomenon, liturgical scholar the Reverend Canon Dr Lizette Larson-Miller says interest in religion remains high, but there
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
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
This 30 minute webinar provides an overview of strategies to protect, respond to and support your child online. This webinar will focus on the digital skills to protect and support young people’s mental health and wellbeing online. Suitable for parents and carers in junior secondary school.
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
An invitation is extended to Australian and international Catholic education and other Church leaders to a conference focused on renewing Catholic schools as centres of evangelisation, emphasising two high-impact strategies - leader and teacher formation and student formation for peer-to-peer ministry. The Conference extends a special welcome to Bishops, Catholic
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This training session will cover essential areas such as effectively managing short-term and long-term absences within the workforce and understanding the termination of employment process. By the end of the webinar, participants will have the knowledge and tools needed to ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations.
Session 3: TRUE TO PURPOSE – how to keep Catholic social services on mission Facilitator: Belinda Clarke How can we stay true to purpose and the best of the dynamic Catholic tradition our organisations have developed within? How might mission and purpose be held as central in all organisational practises in
Pope Francis is calling for a ‘paradigm shift’ in theology. Spirituality and theology must start in the various contexts and concrete situations in which we live. Theologians should allow themselves to be seriously challenged by reality, to discern the ‘signs of the times’ in the light of the gospel. (Apostolic
