Mary Help of Christians, Patron of Australia
Mary Help of Christians is the Patroness of Australia.The feast focusses on Mary’s help to those in need through her intercession to confront sin and to stand against anti-Christian forces.
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National Sorry Day
Sorry Day has been observed since 1998, one year after the Bringing Them Home report was presented in the Australian Federal Parliament. This report detailed the impact of the forced… Read More »National Sorry Day
2004: Queensland Bishops issue ‘Let the Many Coastlands be glad!’ Pastoral Letter on the Great Barrier Reef
"The Holy Spirit is clearly guiding us into a deeper sense ofcompanionship and care in regard to all the varied forms of life onplanet Earth. Not only is the Reef… Read More »2004: Queensland Bishops issue ‘Let the Many Coastlands be glad!’ Pastoral Letter on the Great Barrier Reef
Nativity of John the Baptist
John the Baptist is the herald for the Messiah, his cousin Jesus. He forms a bridge between the Old and New Testaments, and like Jesus, pays the ultimate cost for… Read More »Nativity of John the Baptist
Day of the Seafarer
Courage, I am with you. Matthew 14: 27 The International Day of the Seafarer is co-ordinated each year by the International Maritime Organisation. In 2021, the focus is again centred around encouraging governments… Read More »Day of the Seafarer
2009: Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth)
“Knowing that we, as persons and communities, are part of God’s family gives us a vision and energy to serve a truly integral human development.”Pope Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate,… Read More »2009: Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth)
St Thomas, Apostle
We feel great kinship for the apostle Thomas because, like him, most of us curiously combine faith and doubt. We sometimes share the enthusiasm St. Thomas expressed when upon Lazarus’s… Read More »St Thomas, Apostle