A new collaboration between the Good Samaritan Inn, a local parish and the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne will result in an expansion of residential services for women and their children. This will be a crucial bridge between crisis care and longer-term support to help rebuild their lives, reports The Good Oil.

The Sisters of St Joseph have shared a prayer, as we hold in our minds and hearts all those affected by the floods and pouring rain. Our hearts go out to those whose homes, possessions and businesses have been destroyed or damaged by floods in Queensland and New South Wales. And we remember them in prayer.

The Columban Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations was a pioneer in interfaith relations when it was established in 1997, and it continues to give prophetic leadership in this missionary apostolate, writes Fr Patrick McInerney SSC .

The medical specialist precinct of Melbourne Street, North Adelaide, is not where you would expect to find a Sister of St Joseph serving God’s people. From her private practice as a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst, Dr Susan Pollard RSJ OAM explained how a 30-day retreat in Wales set her on a very different path in her vocation, reports The Southern Cross.

Just under 3 million Australians, including nearly 750,000 children, are living in poverty according to a major new report from the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre.