It has been nearly two years since Brisbane-based Sr Mel Dwyer was elected to the General Chapter of the Canossian Daughters of Charity in Rome, a role that has taken her from grassroots ministry in Australia to the global stage, reports The Catholic Leader.

August marks the 50th anniversary of the Carmelite Sisters’ arrival in the ACT – and their farewell, as they are called back to the monastery in Melbourne, reports Catholic Voice. 

The Good Samaritan Refugee and Asylum Seeker Network held an online conference to mark Refugee Week last month, with guest speaker Julie Macken urging participants to make a stand for change and outlining the case for a royal commission into Australia’s policies on immigration detention, reports The Good Oil.

The call to prophetic witness, whether it emerges from a religious vocation, our baptismal commitment as disciples of Christ, or our common human vocation to goodness is held in frailty ( the earthen vessels image)., writes CRA President, Fr Peter Jones OSA.  

A book by Sarah Gilbert, telling the story of the last Blessed Sacrament Sisters in Australia, was launched this month in Melbourne.