To access resources from the St Columbans Mission Society, click on the image below:
The following peace-building resources are also available from the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council:
ACSJC – Social Justice Issues
Peacebuilding
‘Peace, however, is not merely a gift to be received: it is also a task to be undertaken. In order to be true peacemakers, we must educate ourselves in compassion, solidarity, working together, fraternity …’
Pope Benedict XVI, Message for the World Day of Peace, 2012 (# 5)
- Briefing
- Discussion Guides
- 2015 World Day of Peace Message – No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters
- 2014 World Day of Peace Message – Fraternity, the foundation and pathway to peace
- 2013 World Day of Peace Message – Blessed are the Peacemakers
- 2012 World Day of Peace Message – Educating Young People in Justice and Peace
- 2011 World Day of Peace Message – Religious Freedom, the Path to Peace
- 2010 World Day of Peace Message – If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation
- 2009 World Day of Peace Message – Fighting Poverty to Build Peace
- 2008 World Day of Peace Message – The Human Family, A Community of Peace
- 2007 World Day of Peace Message – The Human Person, the Heart of Peace
- 2006 World Day of Peace Message – In Truth, Peace
- 2005 World Day of Peace Message – Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good
- 40th Anniversary of Pacem in Terris (11/4/03)
- The struggle to develop a just war tradition in the West (8/4/03)
- The Church speaks on War and Peace (3/2/03)
- 2002 World Day of Peace Message – No peace without justice, no justice without forgiveness
- Sanctions Against Iraq (15/1/01)
- 2001 Cultivating a Culture of Peace PDF
- Bombing of Afghanistan (15/11/01)
- 2015 World Day of Peace Message – No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters
- Media Releases
- Church agencies offer condolences to Bali victims (6/10/05)
- ‘Peace Be With You: Cultivating a Culture of Peace’ SJS Launch (22/9/04)
- The message of Easter (16/4/03)
- 40th Anniversary of Pacem in Terris (11/4/03)
- War on Iraq (20/3/03)
- War on Iraq unjust and immoral (19/3/03)
- Catholic study condemns war (19/3/03)
- Catholic Justice Council releases Discussion Guide on war and peace (25/2/03)
- Catholic justice council questions “pre-deployment” (24/1/03)
- Idara shooting (27/9/02)
- A reflection on September 11 (11/9/02)
- Justice Bishop Says Give Peace a Chance (9/8/02)
- Catholic Justice Group Supports International Criminal Court (18/6/02)
- Bishop Calls for More Time and Thought on Terror Legislation (9/5/02)
- Bishop Joins Calls for International Intervention in the Holy Land (5/4/02)
- Justice Bishop calls for Fair Trials for Terrorists (21/1/02)
- Social Justice Council Joins Call for Prayer for Peace (15/1/02)
- Catholic Justice Body Calls for End to Bombing (14/11/01)
- Building a Culture of Peace – Overcoming Violence (15/10/01)
- Current Crisis calls for Principled Response (27/11/01)
- Australian church answers Bishop Belo (9/4/99)
- A chance for progress on East Timor (26/6/98)
- Bishop says no to Aussie Troops in Persian Gulf (11/2/98)
- Series Papers
- 77. Beauty and Our Biblical Calling to Peace, Justice and Sustainability
- 62. Palestine and Israel: 60 years of refugees, war and suffering
- 60. Trauma and Forgiveness: Lessons from South Africa and East Timor
- 47. War on Iraq: Is it Just?
- 23. The Peace of God
- 11. East Timor: Just a Political Question?
- Social Justice Statements
- Submission
- Ten Step leaflets and prayer cards
- External links
- Act for Peace
- Pace e Bene Australia
- Pope’s World Day of Peace Messages
- Roots of Peace – an international humanitarian organization working to unearth dangerous landmines in war-torn countries
