Josephite Sister Rita Malavisi has been awarded as Volunteer of the Year by the Fundraising Institute of Australia for her work to support refugees and asylum seekers.

The Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters are celebrating 75 years of their presence in Brisbane this year, though the planned celebrations on the anniversary day, March 28, had to be cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

It’s commendable that we closed the nation to prevent the spread of the COVID virus, writes CRA President, Br Peter Carroll FMS. Lives were protected and saved. Should we not apply the same level of concern and action to other situations where life is threatened? Racism, economic injustice, exclusion, environmental degradation, militarism – all these, and so many other activities, diminish and destroy life. There will always be political and philosophical differences, however, if we hold that all life is sacred, then our priorities and practices are obvious. Life matters.

Sorry Day (May 26) has become part of the calendar of commemorations that challenge us to reflect on our colonial history, as well as our present-day attitudes to our Indigenous brothers and sisters, writes Sr Margaret Keane RSJ.

As she celebrates her 60th anniversary of religious profession, Sister Monica Shelverton PBVM says that her vocation has been a “God-given” gift.