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Bill to ban conversion practices may create new problems
In attempting to solve one problem, a Tasmanian Greens bill to ban conversion practices in the state risks creating several others, writes Hobart Archbishop Anthony Ireland. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Research on Mass attendance shows encouraging developments
New research challenges assumptions about Catholics absent from Sunday Mass, revealing enduring faith, prayer and identity — presenting the Church with an opportunity to reconnect through hospitality, formation and missionary outreach, Daniel Ang writes. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Collaboration helps in the fight against modern slavery
I am often inspired by the courage and resilience of victims and survivors of human trafficking, writes Sr Margaret Ng RSJ. Source: Global Sisters Report.
Schools must have clear purpose and mission
While the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption’s Operation Rosny has much left to explore, Catholic education can identify practices that fall short of good governance, writes Jack de Groot. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
AI developments require ‘new spiritual, ethical and political framework’
Humanity is at a crossroads, facing both an ecological crisis on a warming planet and the anthropological predicament of humanity’s future in relation to artificial intelligence, writes Sr Adele Howard RSM. Source: Mercy Eco Communications.
Don’t extend VAD to people who can no longer consent to it
Extending voluntary assisted dying to people who can no longer consent to it is not compassion – it is a grave step and the evidence shows why, writes Brigid Meney. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
What one night sleeping rough can and can’t do
Sleeping rough for a single night is an inadequate simulation of homelessness, but it can still leave a mark, writes Australian Cathoilc University’s vice-chancellor Zlatko Skrbis.
No act of love is ever wasted: Bishop Tarabay
Even the smallest gestures of charity bring hope to those in need, writes Maronite Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Gambling ads should and can be stopped
The evidence is in from social and health services. Advertised gambling devastates lives, destroys families and frays our social fabric, writes Francis Sullivan. Source: Eureka Street.