Keeping global citizens in your prayers
As you may have seen in the media, there are a number of humanitarian and natural disaster crises occurring throughout the world. Below is some key information collated from Caritas and Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum for your reference. We encourage you to keep these people in your thoughts and prayers, and find out more about what you can do to help.
A Home for All? Renewing the Oikos of God
Take a deep breath and hold it. Keep holding. Hold on until you run out of breath!
How long could you hold your breath? Safe to assume it wasn’t longer than a couple of minutes. Our body needs oxygen to survive. It is even more vital than food and water.
Yet, we humans destroy the very earth that supplies us with this vital air and so much more. This needs to change!
How you can help your community to thrive!
During a lockdown it’s easy to wonder what you can do from the confines of your home to continue to help others.
You're invited: Plenary Council Conversations
The Plenary Council members will be invited into spiritual conversations over the first week in October in order to arrive at the concrete proposals to create a more missionary, Christ-centered Church in Australia at this time.
National Child Protection Week is coming up – Here’s how you can get involved
National Child Protection Week is a campaign held annually across Australia to raise awareness of child abuse prevention. This year’s campaign will be held between 5 – 11 September.
Lighting a candle for Afghanistan
For many of us fortunate enough to live in the Hunter, it's hard to fully fathom the sight of people desperately clinging to aircraft as the pilots inside prepare for takeoff. Yet, in recent days disturbing images like these, beamed from Afghanistan, have caused distress, confusion, and a general sense of uneasiness in the local community.
Australian Catholic Men's Gathering 2021
On Saturday, 31st July, the Australian Catholic Men’s Gathering was launched online. Hundreds of men and men’s groups have already signed up to be a part this inspirational event. The gathering aims to encourage all men with a vision for personal discipleship, service and mission in the family, church and the world.
Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor
Right now, the Earth and the poor are calling out for help, and we cannot ignore this call. Whether it be bushfires across our country, flooding rains flowing into our towns and cities, rising sea levels pushing our neighbours from their lands, prolonged and extreme droughts destroying crops, stock and livelihoods, or the extinction of thousands of native animals, the call to listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor has never been louder.