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2024 Issues
Spring 2024
Winter 2024 (due June 2024)
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AUTUMN 2024
Autumn 2024Â
This issue includes stories on one mother’s suffering, Easter Triduum reflections and Easter family fun. There are also the regular columns and favourites, like the Jokes page.Â
Other interesting articles include:Â
- Loving embrace of mothersÂ
- A life of prayerÂ
- The long road to a sustainable futureÂ
Summer 2024
Summer 2024
This issue includes stories on What we love about Christmas, Quirky Christmas customs and Gandhi’s words of wisdom. There are also the regular columns and favourites, like the Jokes page.
Other interesting articles are about:
- Praying over a festive meal
- The light in the darkness
- The saintly family
2023 Issues
Spring 2023
Spring 2023
This issue includes stories on generational change, the dangers of being scammed, and Chatter Matters, an exciting new podcast initiative with students from Saint John’s Regional College. There are also the regular columns and favourites, like the Jokes page.
Other interesting articles are about:
- Spreading the mental health message
- Saint Janaurius, a Catholic martyr
- Why we should pray
Open Book
Winter 2023
This issue includes stories on the special love grandparents have for their grandchildren, the enigma that is Mother Mary, and how often families should sit down together for a meal. There are also the regular columns and favourites, like the Jokes page.
Other interesting articles are about:
- Saint Alphonsus the lawyer
- The Passionist Family Group Movement
- And the importance of Prayer
Autumn 2023
Autumn 2023
This issue includes stories on Easter around the globe, history of the maypole, and a Mother’s Day Blessing and Reflection. There are also the regular columns and favourites, like the Jokes page.
Other interesting articles are about:
- Growing in Faith at the Dinner Table
- The Ultimate Sacrifice
- International Day of Families
Summer 2023
Summer 2023
This issue includes stories on the true meaning of Christmas, Yuletide favourites, and tasty Christmas delights. There are the regular columns and favourites, like the Jokes page.
Other interesting articles are about:
- Raising a glass to absent loved ones
- Why we baptise our children
- Beacon for a troubled land
2022 Issues
Open Book
Spring 2022
Stories include a Father’s Day tribute, details of the Uluru Statement, Canonisation of the ‘smiling’ pope, New Majellan services such as Dial a Prayer and Honouring Saint Gerard. And there are two pages of Jokes to keep you smiling.Â
Open Book
Winter 2022
The Winter issue of The Majellan is now available. This issue includes stories on the forthcoming World Meeting of Families in Rome, the importance of tackling climate change, prayers of peace for the Ukraine, the Redemptorists’ 140-year milestone and the many acts of kindness that occurred during the recent floods in NSW and Queensland.
Autumn 2022
Autumn 2022
The Autumn issue of The Majellan is a special one-off edition with news about our departure from the Melbourne suburb of Brighton after almost 60 years.
There’s also old articles about Mother’ Day and Easter, and of course the ever-popular Jokes.
Summer 2021/2
Summer 2022
In the Summer 2022 issue of The Majellan there are stories on families hoping to reconnect at Christmas after COVID lockdowns, Majellan’s move from Brighton after almost 60 years and the life of Saint Anthony who led a monastic existence in the third century. Also, long-time readers have taken a trip down memory lane and sent in their wedding photos. Enjoy!
2021 Issues
Spring 2021
Spring 2021
For Father’s Day there is a story on the love dads provide for their families. The contribution families make to society is highlighted in several articles and a story about the joy of being a grandparent. Â
We explore two opposing views on how we should deal with drug offenders with mental health issues.Â
Winter 2021
Winter 2021
Includes articles on Saint Joseph, fun things for families to do in Winter and how best to deal with interfering family members.
Autumn 2021
Autumn 2021
Pope Francis recently announced that from March 19 on St Joseph’s feast day, a Year of the Family will begin. The celebration will conclude with the World Meeting of Families in Rome on June 26, 2022. The introductory article in this issue is on the year of the family. It is written by Bishop Paul Bird who was editor of the Majellan for 13 years.
Summer 2020
Summer 2021
The Summer issue of The Majellan is out now. There are articles on the importance of Advent, kindness being shown to others during a difficult year, Bishop Paul Bird’s take on Pope Francis’ recent encyclical ‘Fratelli Tutti’ and school students expressing their optimism about future job prospects and the experience of working outside the classroom during the pandemic.
2020 Issues
Spring 2020
Spring 2020
Spring is upon us and with it comes hope that we are moving out from the shadows of the pandemic that has been upon us for some time now.
We hope this issue helps bring you comfort and lifts your spirit out of the darkness of the winter cold.
Winter 2020
Winter 2020
As the pandemic took hold across the world including Australia, not surprisingly the Winter issue has a focus on COVID-19 and how people coped during lockdown. There are articles about the mental impact on families isolating at home, worshipers not being able to attend weekly Mass and one priest’s experience of 14-day quarantine.
Autumn 2020
Autumn 2020
The new-look Autumn edition of The Majellan magazine is out this week. The re-designed magazine, now in its 72nd year, has articles on how families have coped with the severe drought and the devastating bushfires, the impact of climate change and how one family has bravely dealt with their child’s autism.
Summer 2020
Summer 2020
The birth of Christ is celebrated by Christians around the world each December 25. This issue looks at how families from different cultures celebrate Christmas and what it means to them. There are also stories about people who experience loneliness, stress, sadness, anxiety and depression during the holiday season and the challenges faced by single parents.