The Australian National Council of The Catenian Association and the Sisters of St Joseph have announced that St Mary of The Cross MacKillop has become The Catenians’ Patron Saint for Australia.

Brothers Albino Dos Santos, Marcolino Gomes and Matthew Tonini made their Solemn Profession as Carmelites on July 16 during a small Mass in the Community Chapel at Middle Park in Victoria.

At some point we as individuals, nations and as Church need to make peace with our past, writes CRA President Brother Peter Carroll FMS. Reconciliation is what is required: internal and external; personal and communal. Respectful listening is the key element, deep listening – to ourselves and to the stories of others, such as First Nations people or survivors of abuse. Knowledge and understanding are required and gained through this. Then there must be acknowledgement; an admission of failures and wrongs. Honest communication is essential. And to help ensure future harmony, there must also be a commitment to redress and reform.

The Marist District of Melanesia became part of the Province of Australia last month, cementing the historically close ties between the two Marist entities and responding to changing circumstances.

Former software developer and now Benedictine monk Dom Paul Forster made his solemn profession at New Norcia on June 29, during a Mass celebrated by Abbot John Herbert, The eRecord reports.