People
Jesuit priest Fr Fred Kammer has spent a lifetime tackling social justice issues in the USA. During a visit to Adelaide he spoke of the important role everyone has to play, no matter how small, in responding to ‘the cry of the earth, the cry of the poor’.
Schools
Staff and students at St Mary’s College have banded together to provide much-needed material assistance for Ukrainian refugees who are expected to arrive in South Australia in coming months.
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The impacts of climate change on the Pacific region and Australia’s dwindling aid budget were two of the topics Adelaide Catholic school students discussed with Federal politicians as part of the annual Voices for Justice event held in Canberra recently.
While Year 12 exams can be stressful at the best of times, Cardijn College’s John Saukuru reveals he managed to find “peace” in all the madness by drawing strength from his Catholic faith.
It may be a long way from their home in India, but Sisters from the Congregation of St Anne - Madras are staying true to their mission of ‘working for the betterment of women’ around the world with the opening of a new convent house in Ceduna.
As a young boy growing up in Cambodia, Vannak Anan Prum loved drawing in the dirt with a stick, his artistic talent clearly evident to those in his small village. Little did he realise that decades later he would use his skills as an illustrator to send an important message to the world about the scourge of modern-day slavery.
The Catholic Church in Australia is not taking full advantage of the work of Pope Francis in addressing issues of peace, justice and ecology, despite the “state of unprecedented emergency” that the world is in today.
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