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Br Des, 80, embraces new ministry focus
In his 60th year as a Marist Brother, Des Howard is proof that it’s never too late to find new ways to live out your vocation. Source: The Southern Cross.
School chaplaincy report recommends addition of secular support staff
An independent evaluation of the National School Chaplaincy Program has found there are benefits of having chaplains in schools but has endorsed plans to broaden the scheme to include secular support staff. Source: ABC News.
Ministers to seafarers celebrate their pastoral efforts
Dozens of people who minister to seafarers on behalf of the Catholic and Anglican churches gathered in Sydney recently for the Oceania regional conference of Stella Maris and Mission to Seafarers. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Prison chaplains are ‘eyes, ears and hands of Christ’
Bishop Tim Norton SVD has described prison chaplains as “the eyes, ears and hands of Christ in a contained world that has very limited signs of love and care”. Source: ACBC Media Blog.