Easter Outfits: Slow Fashion & Solidarity
Read my reflection for CatholicCare Sydney here. Or listen below.
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Lenten Solidarity
In this reflection for CatholicCare Sydney I reflect on how traditional Catholic Lenten practices are good for us and for our world. Read the reflection here. How will you be observing Lent?
The Francis Effect – the Social Dimension of Evangelization
Catholic Mission Australia teamed up with Catholic Religious Australia to produce a collection of brief reflections on Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium. I contributed an article on the Exhortation’s treatment of the social dimension of evangelisation. Read the book online here.
The Joy of Christmas
My Christmas reflection for CatholicCare Sydney is available here. May you all experience the joy of the incarnation.
Thinking About Poverty
My reflection on Anti-Poverty Week for CatholicCare Sydney is available as a podcast here.
Catholic Organizations are Not Just NGOs
Pope Francis has said that the Church is not an NGO. In fact he has said it more than once. Why is he saying this? Is there something wrong with being an NGO? What does it mean for organisations like CatholicCare that are NGOs and also very much part of the Church? In this reflection for CatholicCare Sydney, I look at how the mission of a Catholic organization makes it more than just another NGO.
Joe Grech Memorial Colloquium
I feel very honoured to have been invited to chair the 3rd annual Joe Grech Memorial Colloquium on Ethics & Migration in Melbourne on 22 August. Bishop Joe was a great friend of people on the move, especially those who are forcibly displaced. Details are available from the Australian Catholic Migrant & Refugee Office.
Person Centred Approaches Promote Respect
Here is my reflection for the June staff newsletter of CatholicCare Sydney. I wrote it at the end of a tough week for Australian women.
Subsidiarity & Collaboration
My reflection for the May staff newsletter of CatholicCare Sydney focuses on subsidiarity and collaborating with those whom we serve.
Living with the Smell of the Sheep
Here is my reflection for the April staff newsletter of CatholicCare Sydney, which explores Pope Francis’ encouragement to be good shepherds.