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Official prayer for 10th World Meeting of Families

Praying is a way to enter the heart of the Amoris Laetitia Year and the preparation for the World Meeting of Families in Rome in June, 2022. Many families and communities around the world will be eagerly awaiting this event, especially considering the tumultuous times we have experienced during the pandemic. Prayer will hopefully assist families as they prepare for this important gathering.

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A spotlight on veteran mental health this Anzac Day

The Anzac Spirit has continued to develop since the images long past of young men scaling the steep cliffs of Gallipoli or trudging along the harsh Kokoda Track. Courage, mateship, endurance, and sacrifice were hallmark qualities that emerged from those desperate times. The Anzac spirit lives on in todayโ€™s service people, and so do the challenges. Veterans have a higher rate of suicide than the average Australian, and a royal commission has now been established to better understand how we can prevent further tragedy.

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Walking With Families

Pope Francis says โ€œthe Christian proclamation of the Family is good news indeed.โ€ Laity Family life has shared a list of twelve proposals and suggestions for a commitment to family pastoral care in the light of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation.

The list is an invitation for us to consider which measures could feasibly be developed or implemented in our own parishes or archdiocese.

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Climate Changes Everything

Climate change is a serious issue for the entire planet, but especially for those nations in the developing world. Wealthier countries like Australia have a responsibility to protect the poorest and most vulnerable among us. There is a notion that relying less on fossil fuels will have an immediate and negative impact for people living in poverty. This video challenges that view and argues that our changing climate will have more of an impact on those at the margin.

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