In the lead up to the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, some were unsure about the process, thinking it was perhaps a backdoor way of implementing some sort of Church Parliament. Similarly with the coming first session of the Synod on Synodality. Thankfully, not so.
The close connection between Timor-Leste and Australia was evident last month when the Vicar General of the Dili Archdiocese, Fr Graciano Santos Barros, visited Adelaide.
It all started with a taxi driver asking her to pray for him and from there Josephite Sister Margaret Hehir’s ministry has grown to see her now praying for nearly 1500 people each day.
A foundation that has supported priestly and religious vocations for more than 40 years is inviting Catholics to offer prayers and financial support to men and women making life-long commitments to the Church.
It’s a long way from her home country of Croatia but Sr Ljilja (Lily) Muzic ASC says while she “never dreamed” of living in Australia, it is all part of God’s plan.
In our Christian story, down through the ages the idea of vocation is centred around the notions of being called to be, to listen and discern, and to respond by acting out of a particular view of life or context that is grounded in the life of Christ.
Adelaide Hills parish has started a soup kitchen as part of its aim to provide outreach to the wider Hills community.
Planning is underway to close one of the oldest Catholic cemeteries on the Fleurieu Peninsula.
On the same day she graduated from university, Madeleine Kelly boarded a plane headed for Africa, to work in a school for underprivileged kids. After nearly six years in Tanzania she has now returned to Adelaide, grateful for the life-changing experience and armed with her first published book.
One of the reminders that the Second Vatican Council gave to the Church was not to forget the essential role of the Holy Spirit in the life of each believer and in the life of the Church. Not that the Holy Spirit was ever forgotten, rather it was more that the Holy Spirit was less emphasised than might be.