Office for Social Justice (OSJ) Dear Friend Our February issue has a Lenten focus on preparing a new and better future. PANDEMIC Preparing a Future Almost as soon as the pandemic was declared, Pope Francis established the Vatican COVID-19 Commission. He understood that we can either emerge from this once-in-a-generation crisis better or worse.… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_February 2021
Office for Social Justice (OSJ) Dear Friend Our January issue begins the year with a focus on peace, and podcasts for the celebration of the Word of God Sunday. FROM THE OFFICE Choose Peace Did you know that the Holy See was one of the first states to sign and ratify the International Treaty on… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_January 2021
Office for Social Justice (OSJ) Dear Friend Our Christmas Message for 2020 reflects on Bishop Long’s Pastoral Message for the Feast of St Joseph the Worker, and Pope Francis’ Message for the World Day of Peace. Let the Earth Rejoice! The state of the world stands as judgement against our ways of producing, consuming, and… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_December 2020
Office for Social Justice (OSJ) Dear Friend This November issue highlights action by local and regional networks and encourages greater attention to welcoming people with disability. FROM THE OFFICE Beginning and Ending By this time of year our minds are often already in the next year. There are only a handful of working weeks before… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_November 2020
Office for Social Justice (OSJ) Dear Friend Our October issue brings news of the restructuring of the Bishops Conference’s work for social and ecological justice and peace. FROM THE OFFICE Thankyou & Farewell After 18 eventful years, John Ferguson is saying goodbye to the Office for Social Justice. “Over the years, there has been… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_October 2020
Office for Social Justice (OSJ) Dear Friend In the lead-up to International Podcast Day, 30 September, we highlight a range of podcasts from our Office and from the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Don’t forget that Migrant and Refugee Sunday will be celebrated on 27 September this year. FROM THE OFFICE Catholic Social… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_September 2020
“Our challenge is to accompany people from the margins into a journey towards the fullness of life and love. We are meant to be in the coalface, in the messiness of it all and at the same time in fidelity to the Gospel… Like Christ in his ministry among the sick and the lost,… Continue Reading Social Justice Sunday_30th August 2020
Office for Social Justice (OSJ) Dear Friend In the August edition of Social Justice Trends we present the Social Justice Statement 2020-21 along with resources to help you to prepare for Social Justice Sunday on 30 August. FROM THE OFFICE Social Justice Statement on Mental Health Launched Launching the Social Justice Statement, Bishop Terry Brady… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_August 2020
Japanese Bishops’ Peace Message 75 Years After the War by OSJ 07/03/2020 Seventy-five years have passed since the Battle of Okinawa, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the end of the Second World War, and the founding of the United Nations. Reflecting on these events, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan note that the… Continue Reading 75th Anniversary of the First Nuclear Explosion_16th July 2020
www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au Dear Friend In the July edition we prepare to celebrate Social Justice Sunday and the Ten Days for Peace. FROM THE OFFICE Social Justice Statement Highlights Mental Health John Ferguson, Director of the Office for Social Justice, introduces this year’s Social Justice Statement. To Live Life to the Full: Mental health in Australia… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_July 2020
www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au Dear Friend This month we present new resources from the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and invite you to listen to our podcast The Revolution of Tenderness. FROM THE OFFICE The Revolution of Tenderness The Office for Social Justice has launched its own podcast, called The Revolution of Tenderness. Available via a range… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_June 2020
Dear Friend In this issue we focus on COVID-19 and the creativity of love. How might we reimagine our world? FROM THE OFFICE Social Solidarity and Social Distancing “This major shock to our community, and our economy, could provide an opportunity to reset our thinking about how we support the poorest, most marginalised,… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_May 2020
Dear Friend As we approach Holy Week this year we reflect on death and threats to a healthy and dignified life – but not without the hope of the Resurrection! FROM THE OFFICE Love in a Time of COVID-19 Our staff are working remotely and limiting visits to the office, for their own safety… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_April 2020
In a tradition that goes back twenty years, the Chair of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council would usually mark the Feast of St Joseph the Worker with a Pastoral Letter. This year we are making some changes. Last month the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service confirmed the appointment of Dr Cristina Gomez as the… Continue Reading Resources for the Feast of St Joseph the Worker_1st May 2020
Dear Friend This month we share material for reflection and action during Lent, and we highlight research on poverty in Australia, and on masculinity and harmful behavior. FROM THE OFFICE Dreams for the Amazon & Asia Pacific Pope Francis shared four dreams for the Amazon in his Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Querida Amazonia (Beloved… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_March 2020
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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