In his 60th year as a Marist Brother, Des Howard is proof that it’s never too late to find new ways to live your vocation. He spoke to The Southern Cross about his latest role as a prison chaplain and his rich and varied life of mission and ministry.

Patrician Brothers gathered with staff at All Saints College, Maitland recently as their community celebrated 140 years of ministry in Australia, reports mnnews.today..

Twenty-three years ago, a group was formed to support religious women from small congregations living in Melbourne who had come from overseas to serve within the local Church. Today, representing 31 congregations, the ‘Small is Beautiful’ network lives on, reports Melbourne Catholic.

Sisters of St Joseph from across Australia gathered at Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney recently to acknowledge and celebrate their Tanzanite (80 years), Tourmaline (75 years) and Platinum (70 years) Jubilees.

Fr Stephen Hackett MSC has been elected provincial superior of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in Australia, and will conclude him time as general secretary of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference in July.