Author James Boyce’s award winning book 1835 presents a vivid picture of white settlement in Melbourne. James Boyce will explore the themes in his book at an event on  Sunday 24 March 2019 at 3:00pm. The book traces the settling of land by squatters, the power play in Hobart, Sydney and London and the dispossession of Aboriginal peoples. With his fresh approach to the nation’s history, Boyce asks the question: could it have been different? With his first book, Van Diemen’s Land, Boyce introduced an utterly fresh approach to the nation’s history. “In re-imagining Australia’s past,” Richard Flanagan wrote, “it invents a new future.” 1835 continues this untold story.
 

All are invited to attend a series of free public lectures as part of the 2019 Pope Francis Fellow event series. All events will be held at The Oratory, Newman College, 887 Swanston St, in Parkville. The series includes guest speakers such as Dr Austen Ivereigh (noted UK Catholic writer and biographer of Pope Francis); Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez SDB of Honduras, Co-ordinator of Pope Francis’s
 C9 group for the Reform of the church; Dr Bonnie Thurston, Scripture scholar, Thomas Merton expert, spiritual director, poet and ecumenical figure; Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle; and Archbishop of Manila and President Caritas Internationalis. All events are free, but registration is necessary. Download flyer here.

Save the date! On Sunday 2 December 2018, an ecumenical service to remember the victims and survivors of domestic and relationship violence, Holding the Light, will be held at St Peter's Anglican Church, 315 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, from 2.30pm - 3.30pm. Find out more, here. 

A new report recently released by researchers at Australian Catholic University confirms the significant benefits of pastoral care to hospital patients and aged care residents. The report, What are the benefits of Pastoral Care to hospital patients and aged care residents?, adds to the emerging literature on the impact of pastoral care in hospital and aged care settings. Read more about the report, here.

This is a wonderful opportunity to hear the magnificent Cathedral Organ in a program of works by Johann Sebastian Back (1685-1750), performed by acclaimed Australian musician and composer Calvin Bowman.