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  Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideal of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire. This…

      1st  September Sydney Heads … the 80th day since we left Plymouth and the 86th day since we left Kingstown … 12 o’clock 190 miles from Sydney.  5th September Sydney Harbour presented itself to our view, shores on both sides covered with a…

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This week is Child Protection Week (6-12 September).  The theme for 2020, 'Putting Children First', stresses the need to prioritise the safety and wellbeing of children in all aspects of our community and family life. The Church celebrates Child Protection Sunday…

Dear Brothers and Sisters, O Spem Miram!  O Wonderful Hope!  This is our hymn to St. Dominic, the father and first brother of our Order. The usual images that evoke hope are a new-born baby, a brilliant dawn, flowers and fruits of…

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In 2020, Reconciliation Australia marks twenty years of working towards a more just, equitable and reconciled nation, including greater acknowledgement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights to land and sea; understanding the impact of Government policies and frontier conflicts;…