Alpha is a parish tool for evangelisation where everyone is welcome. The same Alpha content is run all over the world, by Christians of all traditions, sharing the good news of Jesus. Each session has three key ingredients: hospitality, talk &...
In the Footsteps of Aubert
Suzanne Aubert travelled the length and breadth of New Zealand and spent time with local Iwi and new migrants, in some cases staying for many years in local places. In all, Suzanne visited more than 24 towns and villages throughout Aotearoa New Zealand and some of...
Caritas Social Justice Week 2020
Social Justice Week 2020 runs from September 6-12 and focuses on Catholic social teaching principles. The title of the Caritas resources for 2020 is As Easy as CST: Unlocking the Church’s Potential. These resources are perfect to use during Social Justice...
To Young People & the Entire People of God | Pope Francis
The Diocese of Parramatta in Western Sydney have launched the Catholic Youth Parramatta’s Christus Vivit podcast series. Each chapter of Christus Vivit has been recorded by a young person from across the Diocese of Parramatta. We invite you to follow along with the...
What Holiness Isn’t, But What It Can Be
In this series of videos from the Nottingham Diocesan Catholic Youth Service, David Wells breaks open some 'Bad Ideas about Holiness' and presents a variety of alternative ways to look at holiness and how we live. The Nottingham Diocesan Catholic Youth Service...
Care for our Common Home
It has been five years since Pope Francis wrote a letter addressed to every person on this planet, asking us all to protect our common home, the earth. This video from CAFOD in the United Kingdom provides a small summary of the encyclical, Laudato Si', where Pope...
Hopes for the Church after Lockdown
Those in early adulthood in the United Kingdom share their hopes for the Church after lockdown, recognising Pope Francis’ call to contribute their gifts and energies to the Church. This video has been produced by a group of young adults who are working on various...
Leading a Missionary Parish
From the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, The Leading a Missionary Parish series offers interactive sessions with global leaders in missionary parish renewal. Missionary parishes transform lives and grow disciples for whom worship and sacraments come to life and...
Fr Trung’s Vocation Story
Fr Trung is our newest priest in the Diocese. Earlier this year, before his ordination, he shared his story of vocation and discernment. He is now the 'Vocations Director' for the diocese, helping people discern their calling in life and consider whether priesthood or...
Resources for Renewal & Mission
The Melbourne Catholic Diocese has prepared a number of great resources for parishes, helping them discover their mission and set themselves up for renewal. Linked below are some of our favourites.Missionary Discipleship: What it means and why it matters. What would...
An Opportunity to Reflect on Our Identity – 40th Anniversary Homily
PENTECOST SUNDAY, MAY 31 2020 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF DIOCESE OF PALMERSTON NORTH Bishop Peter Cullinane Pentecost gives us an opportunity to reflect on our identity: our identity as Church because the Church originated in that first Pentecost; and our identity as...