In this day and age we may well ask what meaning and relevance such a season of the year could have for us. When I was young it was about “giving up something” like chocolates or biscuits, writes Fr Michael Knight SVD.

The Executive Director of the US Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Dr Carol Zinn ssj, will provide a unique insight into the art of leadership for mission when she headlines the Mission: one heart many voices conference in Sydney in May.

This Lent, CRA offers the opportunity for you to reflect on and transform your relationship to God’s creation through simple daily gestures and commitments contained in its Lenten Carbon Fast Calendar.

Every morning I get up to something new! I am the Pastoral Associate/Interpreter with the South Australian Catholic Deaf Community. My pastoral/interpreting skills come into play when I meet deaf people at appointments, which I, as a hearing person attend, writes Josephite Sister Majella O’Sullivan.

Patrician Brother Nicholas Harsas is a longstanding popular figure in Catholic education in Sydney’s south-west who has had the responsibility and blessings of being involved in the lives of families right across the region, The Liverpool City Champion reports.