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Season of Creation news for Australia

Sep 21, 2023
Launch of the Australian Guide to Laudato Si’ Action Planning
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Keeping the Flame of Hope Alive

Sep 18, 2023
Gold in Buddhism signifies the sun: a flame of purity, knowledge, enlightenment. Myanmar may no longer be a true Golden Land but the flame of hope continues to burn in the young people. Help us keep this flame alive!
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ACRATH pushes politicians for compensation scheme for modern slavery survivors

Sep 13, 2023
A delegation from Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) last week embarked on its annual advocacy visit to Parliament House in Canberra.
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Uniting for Peace

Sep 11, 2023
Columban Fr Patrick McInerney shares a talk he gave to Religious Leaders on August 23, 2023 in Fiji.
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We are called to act on climate change, ‘the greatest moral threat facing humanity’

Sep 11, 2023
During our recent Chapter, never have I been more aware of the existential threat that climate change poses for people I know and love, writes Congregational Leader Sister Patty Fawkner.
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Safeguarding Sunday 2023

Sep 10, 2023
The celebration of Safeguarding Sunday and the resources that have been made available to every parish help us to reinforce that message.
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Towards a Synodal Church

Sep 04, 2023
A Conference of Major Superiors of the Pacific Islands (CMSPI) Assembly Towards a Synodal Church: A Journey of Hopes, Dreams, Difficulties, took place from 29 August – 1 September 2023
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Xavier College Fiji celebrates its Platinum Jubilee

Sep 04, 2023
This year marks the 70th year of establishment of Xavier College which was founded by the Columban Fathers. The school will be celebrating this milestone from Thursday 14th to Saturday 16th September as the main event of this Jubilee Year.
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Referendum support for a new chapter

Sep 01, 2023
“Australians have an opportunity to begin a new chapter this year with the referendum on the Voice to Parliament
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Supporting social justice initiatives through interfaith relations

Aug 30, 2023
Members of the Interfaith Commission Diocese of Parramatta joined Kim Chong (right) from the Columban Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations at a fundraiser for the House of Sakinah, a Muslim-led social service in Western Sydney
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Social Justice Sunday - 27th August 2023

Aug 27, 2023
The Australian Catholic Bishops Statement for 2023-2024 is, Listen, Learn, Love A New Engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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A memorable homecoming

Aug 22, 2023
Columban Superior General Fr Tim Mulroy shares with us his experience when he visited Holy Family Parish, Labasa, Fiji
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The President comes to town

Aug 16, 2023
I met John recently when he came to Australia for the funeral of an elderly woman who was the wife of someone who taught him in Primary School in Buin. We thus had the chance to meet up again and talk about old times.
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A Tribute to Padre John

Aug 11, 2023
Our presence, our gifts, our prayers and our love is the going rate for someone who did so much for us, pastorally and in the stewardship of our parish temporal goods.
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Remembering Mary MacKillop - St Mary of the Cross

Aug 08, 2023
Let us pray in gratitude to St Mary of the Cross for the extraordinary witness shown by her community of dedicated sisters over the many years of work throughout Australia and New Zealand.
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Sea Sunday

Jul 09, 2023
Sea Sunday takes place on July 9th, a day to acknowledge the dedication of seafarers and pray for them and their families.
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Walking Together, Synod Interfaith Consultation

Jul 05, 2023
These interfaith consultations are an important opportunity to listen to the voices of others, to each other, and above all, to the Holy Spirit.
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Plastics Free July

Jul 03, 2023
Plastic Free July is a global initiative towards achieving the vision of a world free of plastic waste pollution.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday

Jul 02, 2023
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday takes place on July 2nd 2023. This year marks the fiftieth Anniversary of First National Aboriginal Liturgy in Australia.
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Kirtan Program at Nasinu Gurudwara Sahib

Jun 30, 2023
The Kirtans songs had lots of meaning about creating peace within and among and serving people of all religions.
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