“Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience.” Pope Francis Please click here to access a handy Lenten Calendar which will help each of us reduce our carbon footprint. Each small footprint… Continue Reading Lenten Carbon Fast 2019
Wednesday 1st March 2017 is Ash Wednesday, or the first day of Lent. As we enter the Lenten season, here are three important social justice and ecological campaigns and resources to get involved with during the next few weeks. Click on the links below to jump to the section that interests you, or scroll down to… Continue Reading Lent 2017: Project Compassion, Slavery-Free Chocolate and The Grace of Earth
The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council’s (ACSJC) Briefing for March is now up on the website. The Briefing covers issues of Catholic social teaching in March 2017, highlighting resources, media items and diary events. It can be read here. From the Secretariat, John Ferguson: As we enter the Season of Lent, Pope Francis has called on us, as… Continue Reading Australian Catholic Social Justice Council March Briefing
The March newsletter from Catholic Earthcare Australia is now available to read here. From National Director, Jacqui Remond: Dear friends This month we are celebrating in three special ways as we prepare for our biggest celebration in the Christian calendar, Easter. Firstly, we are five weeks into our six week Laudato Si’ Lenten Program in partnership… Continue Reading Read the March news from Catholic Earthcare Australia
Participating in the Caritas Australia supported Community Conversations program has empowered Dominic and the people of his village to create a new way of life, far from the violence and gender inequality of the past. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLBIbnRNDj8
http://youtu.be/2WqjrLnI-FQ Imagine not being able to communicate with the people closest to you, even your own mum. Living with an intellectual disability is challenging in any country, but it’s especially difficult when you come from a poor family in Laos. For eight-year-old Hum Noy, who was born with Down Syndrome, life was lonely and his… Continue Reading The Record » PROJECT COMPASSION 2016: Knowledge helps our children grow – Hum Noy’s story
For Lent 2016 (starting on February 10th) we are organizing another global Lenten Fast for Climate Justice (as we did in 2015). Catholics from around the globe will fast during each of Lent’s 40 days, joining the interfaith Fast For The Climate and the Green Anglicans’ Carbon Fast. We will fast and pray for bold action to solve the climate change… Continue Reading LENTEN FAST FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE | The Global Catholic Climate Movement
In the wake of Cyclone Winston, and the devastation it has caused in Fiji, the Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM) has invited its worldwide community to show support for Fiji by fasting on 5 March, along with other supporters around the world. The Global Catholic Climate Movement community is saddened by the news we are… Continue Reading #FastWithFiji – Global Catholic Climate Movement
The Archbishop of Perth, Timothy Costelloe SDB, has released his 2016 Pastoral Letter for Lent, which addresses all Catholics who are beginning their Lenten journey for 2016. From the opening paragraphs of the letter: The opening prayer of the Mass for the First Sunday of Lent sets out for us a challenge as we… Continue Reading Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB’s 2016 Pastoral Letter for Lent
A few days ago in Chiapas, Mexico, Pope Francis urged, “We can no longer remain silent before one of the greatest environmental crises in world.” He continued, “Today’s world, ravaged as it is by a throwaway culture, needs you!” These are strong words meant for all of us. This world needs you:… Continue Reading Global Catholic Climate Movement: The world needs your prayers, your fasting, and your action
The Columban Mission Institute has released a resource for Lent 2016, to be used by people of faith to reflect on creation, and the sense of place shared by living creatures. “The Grace of Place” consists of six weekly Lenten reflections to accompany the Gospels for Year C. It explores different aspects of how having a… Continue Reading “The Grace of Place” Lenten resource now available from the Columban Mission Institute
Jesus’ first words are “repent and believe the good news” (Mark 1:15) Each life is unique so our responses to Jesus’ invitation will all look different Although created for love, we are all fragile and can often be self-centred Call to repent means setting out in a new direction towards Jesus Our faith is first… Continue Reading Archbishop Costelloe’s Lenten Message 2015
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