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The Record Magazine Issue 37 (September 2022)
Issue 37 of The Record Magazine features Archbishop Costelloe’s Plenary Council Pastoral Letter, published 27 July, as well as the Concluding Statement.
Groups invited to prepare for next Synod of Bishops phase
Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary-General of the Synod of Bishops, is pictured at the Vatican, 7 October 2019. Photo: CNS/IPA/Sipa USA via Reuters.
The National Centre for Pastoral Research is
inviting groups of seven to 10 people to express their interest in
participating in the next round of consultation for the global Synod of Bishops
on Synodality.
The Document for the Continental Stag...
Prayer revitalizes the soul, pope says at Angelus
Prayer is medicine for one’s faith and it reinvigorates the soul, Pope Francis said.
It is the remedy to rekindle this “tepid faith.”
NCLS Research presents free Webinar on ‘Who’s in the Pews?’
A free webinar will present a demographic picture of Australian churchgoers based on the results from the latest National Church Life Survey, plus practical reflections from a panel of ministry practitioners.
Faith and Community take centre stage for youth at weekend retreat
The topic of faith and community were front and centre for some 40 young adults at a recent weekend retreat for Catholic Youth Ministry staff, volunteers and individuals from campus ministries, lay movements and ecclesial groups.
Lifemark – Film based on Indiana woman’s true story ‘reclaims beauty of adoption’
Lifemark is meaningful, faith-based film that reclaims the beauty of adoption and is full of laughter, tears, drama and adrenaline.
Australians most likely to go online or to friends and family for answers to questions of faith
A study by Alpha Australia which surveyed 1000 people has found that Australians are most likely to go to friends and family (52 per cent) or online (48 per cent) to find answers to the questions they have about faith, beliefs, and spirituality.
Indigenous and Catholic: One can proudly be both, Pope says
“If we want to be reconciled with one another and with ourselves, to be reconciled with the past, our eyes must be lifted to the crucified Jesus,” Pope Francis said.
Plenary Council Second Assembly: Members approve Council closure
Plenary Council Members applaud the closing of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, Saturday 9 July 2022. Photo: Fiona Basile/ACBC.
The nine-month celebration phase of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia ended on Saturday, with Council Members standing and applauding as President Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB formally declared the Council closed.
Almost four-and-a-half years aft...
Plenary Council Second Assembly: Council re-imagines the Church through a missionary lens
Archbishop Costelloe encouraged Members to believe that what the Archangel Gabriel said to the Blessed Virgin Mary is true for them today: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow.”
