Parish Life Blog

Safeguarding children's climate future

Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ 7 April 2024

Today's decision-makers need to consider the effect their decisions will have on our children's world tomorrow, especially as regards climate change.

The fight for peace

Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ 7 April 2024

The reality of war overlays this year's Anzac Day commemorations and is a powerful pointer to the need for the International Day for Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace on 24 April.

Health and environment interlinked

Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ 6 April 2024

This World Health Day (7 April), it is important to recognise the complex relationships that mark the difference between health and illness.

A door opens

Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ 21 March 2024

The Easter journey takes us from despair to joy.

At the crossroads

Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ 14 March 2024

Palm Sunday stands at the intersection of God’s world and of the human world.

Time of preparation

Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ 31 January 2024

Lent is a time of preparation. It asks us through prayer, reflection and penance to deepen our understanding of the Gospel and its riches.

On the path of respect

Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ 29 January 2024

The Apology to the Stolen Generations was a pledge of respect towards Australia's First Nations peoples.

The related observances of Interfaith Harmony Week (1-7 February) and the International Day of Human Fraternity (4 February) remind us that in our human relationships living harmoniously together does not happen by chance.