2024

Columban Fr Tony Cox takes the helm at Stella Maris Australia

Dec 23, 2024
Columban Fr Tony Cox is appointed new National Director of Stella Maris Australia. We wish him well on his new appointment.
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Human Rights Day 2024: Rights and Responsibilities

Dec 11, 2024
Human rights also come with human responsibilities to love and care for one another.
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World Aids Day: Breaking the Stigma

Dec 01, 2024
Migrant workers are among the vulnerable populations, often unfamiliar with HIV, with low awareness of its risks, and lacking knowledge about their rights and how to access HIV-related services.
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Protecting the Dignity of Women

Nov 25, 2024
We pray for young men, that they may find good role models, like St Joseph, who nurture respectful relationships and reject the violent and demeaning images of manhood that perpetuate violence in our families and communities.
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World Day of the Poor 2024

Nov 17, 2024
As a Catholic Society, the plight of the poor is a Columban priority under the Biodiversity Protection and Restoration Mission for Economic Disparity and Climate Change.
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Catholic missionary priest preaches in Pakistan in both word and deed

Nov 12, 2024
And as his own work in the country testifies, it's possible to be clear about where you stand and still work within the system to live out your faith, both in word and deed.
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National Recycling Week - 11th to 17th November

Nov 11, 2024
National Recycling Week (11th to 17th November) runs annually in Australia to help Australians recycle right and keep up to date with emerging developments on the better use of precious resources.
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War and the Wounded Earth

Nov 06, 2024
The UN has set aside a day to recognise that the natural world is a victim of war and to highlight the importance of protecting it for conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and sustainable development. The UN's International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict…
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Halloween, bats and migrants

Oct 31, 2024
Columban lay missionary Gertrude C. Samson's reflection on Halloween, bats, and migration highlights the power of empathy in a world that often misunderstands or misrepresents what it fears. Her piece navigates the lighter aspects of Halloween celebrations to profound meditations on human attitudes towards…
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Columban Missionaries Message on the United Nations Biodiversity COP 16

Oct 21, 2024
This commitment to biodiversity restoration and protection was recently affirmed at the international Columban General Assembly in June 2024, Lima, Peru of leaders and delegates from the countries where we are present.
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International Day of the Girl Child – October 11th, 2024

Oct 11, 2024
This year’s theme of “Girl’s vision for the future” conveys the need for action and the persistent hope for a better future that does not diminish the critical years of a girl’s childhood development.
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Ecclesiam Suam: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of a Prophetic Document

Sep 30, 2024
Columban Rev Dr Patrick McInerney shares his reflections on the 60th anniversary of the publication of Ecclesiam Suam at the Bishop Bede Heather Centre, Blacktown, on 13 August 2024 and at the Catholic Institute of Sydney, Strathfield, on 25 September 2024.
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Celebrating the Season of Creation: A Journey with Nature

Sep 20, 2024
Through their explorations and presentations, the children gained a greater understanding of how interconnected and precious all aspects of creation are.
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The Significance to Fiji of 9th August the International Indigenous Day

Sep 06, 2024
Fiji is a multicultural nation with a diverse population that includes Indigenous Fijians (iTaukei), Indo-Fijians, Part Europeans, Rotumans, Chinese, Banabans of Rabi, and Polynesians of Kioa. In such a society, celebrating International Indigenous Peoples Day is not about elevating one group over others…
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A sanctuary of hope

Sep 04, 2024
CCAE has been more than just a place of education; it has been a sanctuary of hope, a crucible of character, and a launching pad for dreams.
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Columban Interfaith newsletter wins at ACPA Awards

Sep 04, 2024
The 100th edition of the Bridges magazine newsletter published quarterly by the Columban Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations won the 2024 ACPA Highly Commended award for Best Content – Ecumenical & Interfaith category.
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It starts with family

Aug 21, 2024
But I hope our future generations can see that without family, church doesn’t make sense, that preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ makes no sense. I always enjoy meeting up with my cousins. After all we’re family and I am no longer different and I am still very much a Catholic priest whose ministry…
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National Tree Day - July 28th

Jul 28, 2024
The restoration of forests, grasslands, mangroves and wetlands is urgently needed.
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Korean diocese honors martyred missionary priest

Jul 16, 2024
James Maginn is one of seven Columban priests killed by the communists during the Korean War
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday - Jul 7

Jul 07, 2024
Each year the Church celebrates the rich cultural heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their great contributions to the Australian Catholic Church. The 2024 theme for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday is, Keep the Fire Burning - Strong in Faith.
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