Like many, I was stunned to learn of the death of George Pell last month. The polarising impact of this conservative culture warrior continues beyond the grave, writes Congregational Leader Sister Patty Fawkner in The Good Oil.

Mercy is the call, the charism and heritage which forms and reforms our lives, the Mercy International Association says in the introduction to its Ash Wednesday prayer resource.

The bishops of Oceania - including a number of Religious - encountered the scriptural and practical realities of God’s creation during their recent Assembly, hearing the Creation story at morning Mass and later seeing the effects of climate change in Fiji.

There were two anniversaries being celebrated on the day of the launch of Fr Chris Gleeson SJ’s new book, Wings for the Soul, at Xavier College - the 125th anniversary of Madonna magazine and the 125th anniversary of Melbourne’s St Patrick’s Cathedral.

Year 10 students at St Aloysius’ College in Sydney received a unique opportunity to witness how the mission of Jesus Christ can be lived out, thanks to the personal testimony of a wide-ranging group of priests, nuns and seminarians during a recent retreat, reports The Catholic Weekly.