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New monastery to be built for Carmelite nuns in southern NSW
A new monastery will be built for the Discalced Carmelite nuns of Mathoura, New South Wales, with Cardinal Mykola Bychok and Wilcannia-Forbes Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green set to break ground on the project next month. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
New priest told leadership ‘grounded not in status but in service’
The Society of the Divine Word has a new priest, with the ordination of Fr Shouzheng Peter Wang SVD in Melbourne on Saturday. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
‘Mercies’ to join climate change protest at coal port
Mercy Sisters and friends, under the banner “Mercies”, will join the Rising Tide Protestival in Newcastle on November 28-30.
Marists appoint new provincial of Star of the Sea Province
The Marist Brothers’ Star of the Sea Province has appointed Br Darren Burge as its new Provincial, succeeding Br Peter Carroll FMS, who was elected Superior General of the Marist Brothers on September 30.
Sister elected to key Benedictine role
Good Samaritan Sister Meg Kahler was elected president of the Benedictine Union of East Asia and Oceania during its biennial gathering in Vietnam earlier this month. Source: Sisters of the Good Samaritan.
Josephites elect new congregational leadership team
The Sisters of Saint Joseph have elected a new congregational leadership team to carry forward the congregation’s vision and directions over the next five years.
Br Peter Carroll elected Superior General of Marist Brothers
Australian Marist Brother Peter Carroll has been elected Superior General of the Institute of the Marist Brothers, becoming only the second brother from Oceania to lead the worldwide institute. Source: Star of the Sea Province.
The difference between saying prayers and praying
“We’re really good at saying prayers, we’re not so good at praying,” Dominican Father Alex Vickers says. Source: The Catholic Leader.
‘Joy, peace and freedom’ in responding to calling
A New South Wales woman has professed her vows as a member of the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia Congregation in Nashville, Tennessee. Source: The Catholic Weekly.