Mother Earth is a common expression for the planet earth in a number of countries and regions, which reflects the interdependence that exists among human beings, other living species and… Read More »International Mother Earth Day
Did you know that this date was chosen by the United Nations because it was on this date in 1616 that Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare and Inc Garcilaso de… Read More »World Book and Copyright Day
For Reflection "...nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more" (Isaiah 2: 4). Anzac Day has come to be considered one of the… Read More »ANZAC Day
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) began to celebrate this day in 2003 however the trade union movement internationally has marked this day as the International Commemoration Day for Dead and… Read More »World Day for Health and Safety at Work
St Peter Chanel was a Marist priest and the first martyr of the South Pacific. Read more about his life here. Prayer to St Peter Chanel You left your homelandto… Read More »1841: Death of St Peter Chanel in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu)
Resources including a video, the full text of Bishop Long's Pastoral Message for the Feast of St Joseph the Worker 2020, and graphics are available here. Did you know that… Read More »St Joseph the Worker