Thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of our conference on 9, 10 October.  It brought together an excellent line up of leaders and participants to explore the impact of Catholic identity and mission on what we do and how we do it.  In the words of one highly respected participant:   I enjoyed the conference … interesting … lots of good people … energising commitment to the ‘mission’ … honest about the challenges they suffer … all in all, good stuff!
A book of confernce proceedings is in preparation.  Click through for videos and papers, which will be added to the site as they become available.

When Pope Francis visited a refugee shelter in Rome on 11 September, he called for the Church to support refugees.  Many parishes and other religious bodies in Australia, including Catholic social service providers, are doing this.  But we must work together to respond more fully to the Pope’s inspirational preaching of the Gospel.

Poverty and severe hardship affect more than a million Australians. Around the world, more than a billion people are desperately poor. In Anti-Poverty Week, YOU can help fight poverty and hardship! Anti Poverty Week Australia's Human Rights Future-Thursday 17 October 2013-All Day Human Rights Conference and Anti-Poverty week service at St Paul's Cathedral 1:15pm, 15th Oct.

'To build a vibrant mission-oriented organisation, we need to continually deepen our understanding of our mission and of how it is woven into a narrative.' Denis Fitzgerald, Executive Director of Catholic Social Services Victoria, expanded on this theme in a presentation on 5 September 2013 to the Australasian Catholic Press Association.