Shelley Barlow RNDM and Terry Casey CFC will be presenting four weekend retreats in 2017, “Celebrating Laudato Si.” Details about the retreats are below, and if you are interested in attending one of the retreats, the registration form can be downloaded here. Registrations close a week prior to the retreat weekend, so be sure to… Continue Reading Celebrating Laudato Si Weekend Retreats in March, May, June and July this year
The 21st February 2017 is International Mother Language Day, a day observed by the United Nations every year to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. To foster sustainable development, learners must have access to education in their mother tongue and in other languages. It is through the mastery of the first language or mother… Continue Reading International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2017 | United Nations
The 20th February every year is designated by the United Nations as the World Day of Social Justice, a day to recognise the ongoing importance of a principle that is central to all work towards global peace and prosperity. Below is an excerpt about the significance of this day, from the United Nations: Social justice… Continue Reading World Day of Social Justice, 20 February 2017 | United Nations
The 11th February 2017 is the 25th World Day of the Sick, or World Day of Prayer for the Sick, an opportunity to pray for and reflect on those in the world who are suffering, as well as the people who care for those sick and vulnerable. Read Pope Francis’ message for World Day of… Continue Reading Message from Pope Francis for World Day of Prayer for the Sick 2017
The 8th February 2017 is the Feast Day of St Josephine Bakhita, and is also the World Day of Prayer, reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking. A mass for St Bakhita will be held on Sunday 12th February at 11:30am at the St Josephine Bakhita Centre, 31-33 Chipala Road, Westminster. About St Bakhita and… Continue Reading Mass for St Bakhita Day on Sunday 12th February
The final hearings for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse began on Monday 6th January 2017. Both the Catholic Archbishop of Perth, Timothy Costelloe SDB, and the President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC), Archbishop Denis Hart, have released statements prior to the commencement of these final hearings. You can… Continue Reading Statements from the Archbishop of Perth and ACBC President on the Final Hearings for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
The 6th February is designated by the United Nations as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM. The 2017 theme is: “Building a solid and interactive bridge between Africa and the world to accelerate ending FGM by 2030.” About FGM, from the United Nations: Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises… Continue Reading International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February 2017 | United Nations
The 2nd February 2017 is the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life, instituted in 1997 by Pope Saint John Paul II, a day to acknowledge and pray for those who have committed themselves to consecrated life. Pope Francis asked people to pray for those in Religious and Consecrated Life during his General Audience this week: … Continue Reading World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life 2017| Pope Francis asks for prayers
The 8th of February 2017 is the World Day of Prayer, Reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking, and is also the Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita. The following information and resources have been provided by the Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH). World Day of Prayer, Reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking… Continue Reading Resources for Bakhita Day or World Day of Prayer Against Human Trafficking | 8th February 2017
The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council’s Briefing for February is now up on the website. The Briefing covers issues of Catholic social teaching in November 2017, highlighting resources, media items and diary events. It can be read here. In this month’s briefing the ACSJC Secretariat, John Ferguson, writes about the Pope’s Message for the 2017 World Day of Peace: …Early… Continue Reading ACSJC February Briefing | “Pope’s Day of Peace statement targets ‘piecemeal’ world war”
UNIVERSAL PRAYER INTENTION: Comfort for the Afflicted “That all those who are afflicted, especially the poor, refugees, and marginalised, may find welcome and comfort in our communities.”
Read current and past issues of the JEDO Newsletter here, and catch up on the social justice work of the Justice, Ecology and Development Office within the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. Continue Reading
The use of acknowledgement plaques on entrances to homes, churches, workplaces and other buildings, serve to remind Australians of the presence of the Aboriginal people in our land millennia before the making of the Australian colonies and the Australian nation Continue Reading Aboriginal Acknowledgement Plaque Orders