Sister Clare Nolan RSC has been honoured with the Sister Maria Cunningham Lifetime Contribution Award at the recent Catholic Health Australia national conference.

As I reflect on the recent National Assembly in Melbourne, I was re-awakened to the unique nature of this ecclesial community that is CRA – there is a great diversity among the congregations that form Catholic Religious in Australia – diversity of charism, spirituality, ministry, experience, writes CRA President, Fr Peter Jones OSA. The unity through a peak association such as CRA forms a colourful and vibrant mosaic in which each of the parts is enriched by belonging to the whole.

One hundred and forty years ago, following an arduous journey at sea, a group of young women set foot in the Australian colony of Victoria with a mission to educate children. So began the story of the Faithful Companions of Jesus in Australia.

Australia’s bishops have used their annual social justice statement to condemn the scourge of domestic and family violence, saying relationships must be “marked by respect and freedom rather than coercion and control”.

The Australian Jesuit Province’s Young Adult Ministry has piloted a program revolving around environmental issues and faith and spirituality for senior high school students.