Australian-based medical researchers are invited to apply for a grant of $100,000 to support a diverse range of research all focused on supporting vulnerable human life. This is the 10th pro-life medical research grant offered by the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney since 2003.

By Jenni Kennedy

If all that is old is new again, then one of Australia’s most iconic programs found a new generation to delight this year, when St Augustine’s Primary School Wodonga discovered why 'Hey, Hey it’s Saturday' was one of the nation’s most popular programs for almost three decades.

The long running Australian variety program inspired the schools 2021 musical production which was aptly named, ‘Hey, Hey it’s St A’s!’

Sandhurst Plenary Council Member, Ruth Lawlor reflects on the upcoming Fifth Plenary Council.

"What has stood out from the beginning of my involvement with the Plenary Council process is the great love people have for our Church; and moreover, the desire for it to ‘be more’ and ‘be better’ is present across the board."

Online course over six Saturdays
Starting 31 July

Australians are now living longer as individuals and as a society. A wide range of ethical issues and challenges confront us on the journey into old age. For Christians attentive to the Gospel imperative to work towards a just and compassionate society, a high priority must be given to the spiritual and community dimensions of care for our seniors.

1 - 3 September 2021

Senior Australian of the Year, Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Baumann AM, former Socceroo Craig Foster, prominent Australian author, Hugh Mackay Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See, Chiara Porro, and Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle will speak at this virtual conference.

8-10 JULY 2021  

This  conference offers over thirty workshops exploring areas such as best practice for RCIA; how we engage beyond the margins of our faith communities; planning for mission and renewal; supporting pastoral care; social justice initiatives and much more. Presenters are drawn from experienced pastoral ministers in Australia and New Zealand who offer practical, down-to-earth wisdom, resources and avenues of new life.  

Prior to their departure from the Dioceses in March 2021, the Poor Clare Colettines gifted the diocesan archives with a wealth of material. Diocesan archivist, Dr Donna Bailey used this material to create a book of their memoirs of the sisters'  time at the Monastery of the Holy Ghost in Bendigo.  This book was created to commemorate the Poor Clares' departure and to share their legacy. 

A nationwide schools engagement program is again shooting for success, using the game of soccer to educate and encourage support for mission projects around the world. Socktober aims to engage Catholic school students’ heads, hearts, and hands in key issues of mission and social justice through powerful metaphors found in sport, especially the world game of soccer. The program, run by Catholic Mission, will kick off nationally this week.

The agenda of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia calls those attending the Council assemblies to “develop concrete proposals to create a more missionary, Christ-centred Church in Australia”.

The Council agenda, which has emerged from three years and several layers of prayer, listening, dialogue and discernment, will shape the program of the Council’s assemblies – the first of which opens on October 3 this year.

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