CRA MINISTRIES BOOK OVERVIEW

Goal

As a project of the Jubilee Year, in 2025 CRA will publish a new resource in the form of a book that showcases religious ministries in Australia.

Why? As an inspirational and awareness-raising tool for use in grassroots formation settings, such as Catholic schools, parishes, youth ministry and vocations work.

Working title: Our Ministries & Works: Catholic Religious in Australia

This volume will act as a sequel to the 2023 CRA book Our Stories, Our Lives, Our Mission: Catholic Religious in Australia (2023).

The book will make particular connections with the Jubilee theme, ‘seeds and signs of reconciliation’, which CRA members explored in earlier DICLSAL Jubilee consultations

Description

A collection of two-page articles, each featuring a substantial ministry story that reflects the charism and service of a Religious congregation and individual members in Australia.         

Each story will feature a particular ‘work’ (rather than a summary of congregational ministries) and be told through the person and experience of a Religious or a Religious community.

The book is not designed to be a ‘Directory of Services’ (although there may be a listing as an appendix); rather, it will convey a ‘taste’ of the gospel vision that inspires a particular Religious ministry, the people who drive it and the personal impact on human lives.

The term ‘work’ includes the work of prayer and worship and academia, and not only pastoral services and social justice works in the field.

Publication details

132 pp + cover; paperback; full colour; Digital eBook plus printed version

Contents

Foreword
Preface
Introductory article: The shape of ministry in the history of Religious life in Australia
Articles: CRA is seeking 60 articles from 60 contributing congregations

How to Contribute

To submit a contribution for consideration for publication as part of this book:

o   View the sample pages

o   Gather your information and images in accord with the categories in this template

o   Send to: ppo@catholicreligious.org.au by 1 July 2025

o   Enquiries: CRA Secretariat (02) 9557 2695