Assembly commits to local mission
Participants of the Adelaide Diocesan Assembly held at Nazareth Catholic Community last month have pledged to take practical steps to fulfill the mission of the local Church.
Participants of the Adelaide Diocesan Assembly held at Nazareth Catholic Community last month have pledged to take practical steps to fulfill the mission of the local Church.
Witnessing the “big sky country” of the Mid North, learning about the early Polish Catholic settlement in the Clare Valley and celebrating the feast of St Hilarion were among the highlights of the Apostolic Nuncio’s first visit to South Australia.
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Distributing a simple meal of pasta, fish and rice to more than 900 homeless people in one sitting was just one of the moving experiences of a trip to the Philippines for Noel Mifsud, a Knight and member of the national executive of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in Australia.
For the Saturday session of the 2022 Diocesan Assembly, participants were assigned to one of six workshop themes comprising three rounds of discussion: theological foundations, practical applications and examples, and planning for action. We asked a member of each workshop to share their insights.
Fr Tony Densley and Fr Michael Brennan were ordained at a time of great excitement and hope for the Catholic Church as the reforms of Vatican II were being implemented around the world. Fifty years later, they reflected on their experience of priesthood with JENNY BRINKWORTH.
A major new report by progressive think tank, Per Capita, has found that the number of homeless women over 55 is expected to double in less than a decade.
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