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From the Director - Vocation is a mystery The missionary vocation is mysterious like all vocations; we don’t have a vocation, it has us. The only other words worth writing are what so many missionaries experience: ’I received more than I gave’. (more) |
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Pope Francis a leader who makes sense Pope Francis is enormously popular. Among other things he was Time’s Person of the Year in 2013. That same year, Pope Francis appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone and Esquire judged him to be the Best Dressed Man, which is strange as he wears the same white soutane every day. (more) |
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Giving thanks to God for the presence of the Wurundjeri people On Monday August 4, an open air Liturgy was celebrated at the Columban Mission Centre in Essendon, Melbourne, to give thanks to God for the presence of Aboriginal people in the Melbourne area and right across Australia. (more) |
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Reaching beyond the parish The Philippines Partnership is alive in our parishes and schools. We expected to see, and saw, poverty at its extremes. We were humbled by the positivity and generosity that we experienced and returned home with an invigorated sense of hope. (more) |
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Cunnamulla Connecting - Going home Well, I am happy to report that the faith is truly alive in the south west corner. One never really knows what to expect in this place. Sr Maureen Andrews takes us on a journey back to Cunnamulla. (more) |
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Reflection - When human values are forgotten After World War II the world was shocked when the Nazi eugenics programme became known, with the forced sterilization of over 400,000 people and another 275,000 murdered. Horrible and inhuman, it still didn’t make a difference in Peru, in 1995, when Indian and rural women were targeted for sterilization. (more) |
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Online Resource: A Catholic Season of Creation A Catholic Season of Creation runs during the month of September leading up to the celebration of the Feast of St Francis of Assisi October 4. This online resource explores God’s seamless gift of Life in all Creation. Each of the four Sundays focuses on a particular gift of the natural world. (more) |
While fingers may be pointed at Philippine military it is more likely that the hired killer that parked his motor bike outside the house of father Pops on the morning of October 17, walked up to him and shot him point blank as he was getting into his car, had the mark of an experienced trained assassin.