The new Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus to guide and inspire the Mission of the Jesuits in the next 10 years have been announced by Arturo Sosa, S.J., the superior general of the Society of Jesus! Fr Sosa said that Pope Francis, spent some time praying on the text and then handed it back to him. “In this way,” he said, “the preferences are not just our ideas; they are a mission given by the church through the pope to the Society.”
PARISH
BULLETIN 10TH FEB 2019
BULLETIN 10TH FEB 2019
BULLETIN 3RD FEB 2019
BULLETIN 3RD FEB 2019
St Canice’s Dreaming
Your thoughts and hopes are what we will use to inform the next Parish planning cycle at St Canice’s, St Canice’s Kitchen, and to contribute to the Plenary Council Conversations that are calling us to consider “What do you think God is asking of us in Australia at this time?”
Called to find the face of Christ in the streets
From novice teacher at St Ignatius’ College, Athelstone, to parish priest of St Canice’s in Kings Cross and, most recently, founder of The Bridge community for ex-prisoners in Bathurst, Father Steve Sinn SJ has always had an eye for the outsider.
BULLETIN 27TH JAN 2019
BULLETIN JAN 27 2019
BULLETIN JAN 20 2019
BULLETIN JAN 20 2019
Your Invitation to visit Railaco
Now, here’s an opportunity for you (and others) to immerse yourselves in mission life. Discover what daily life is really like up there for the gentle people we serve in the hills outside Dili, in neighbouring East Timor.
Simply put, your very presence will be seen as such a gift by the local people. And, hopefully, you’ll come away feeling inspired to get involved personally, even in some small way.
Bulletin Jan 13 2019
What does baptism mean for us? Is it a sign of our commitment to love God and neighbour, a mark of discipleship?
Sinless, in a sinful society, Jesus came to the river. As John the Baptiser prayed and the water poured over him, Jesus shared in our human burden. The heavens broke. A heavenly voice affirmed his divinity. His saving work had begun, his identity affirmed. Do we continue to walk with him?
BULLETIN JAN 6 2019
Feast of the Epiphany – For Matthew, the appearance of the star at the time of Jesus’ birth and the way it guided the Magi to where he lay is an impressive confirmation of Jesus’ messianic status. If it did occur, it would indeed be that, and it would also authenticate Matthew’s reliability as historically accurate biographer.
No wonder then that a fierce debate rages among the scholars over what the star might have been. Was it a planet like Jupiter, a supernova (an exploding star), a couple of meteors, or something else? Perhaps it was a miraculous body and therefore beyond scientific scrutiny? Or should it simply be regarded as mythical?