Holy Spirit Missionary Sister Shalini Philomina Mathew (Sr Philo) was loving her ministry as a pastoral associate at St Mark’s Parish, Inala, until earlier this year her life took a new and different turn, In the Word reports.

The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) – started by the celebrated Frenchman, Saint Eugene De Mazenod, in 1826 – are this year celebrating 125 years of service in Australia, the e-Record reports.

As we leave behind the wonderful celebrations of our Indigenous brothers and sisters in NAIDOC Week and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday, let us not leave behind our commitment to a better future.

Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) is inviting people to mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30  by donating to its work.

A year since the Good Sams committed to ecological conversion at their Chapter, Sister Catherine McCahill SGS, reflects in The Good Oil on some of the challenges and initiatives to respond to the global environmental crisis.