Vale Rosemary Goldie
Michael Costigan pays tribute to a pioneer of lay participation in Church teaching and action.  

First Woman Undersecretary for Pontifical Council for Justice & Peace
Laywoman Flaminia Giovanelli breaks new ground.  

Brennan to be Catholic Advocate in Residence
Frank Brennan SJ has taken up a new role for Catholic Social Services, Catholic Health Australia, the St Vincent de Paul Society and ACU's Public Policy Institute.  

Earth Hour
Share on our Facebook page how you will mark Earth Hour or join St Ignatius Riverview to share school actions.  

McDonagh in Sydney
Hear Sean McDonagh's reflections on Benedict XVI's World Day of Peace Message and the environment.  

Just Cycle Yarra Valley
Join this fundraiser for Jesuit Social Services.  

more events ...  

International Women's Day
Celebrate 8 March with these resources from the Office for the Participation of Women   
or use the Lenten Resources on preventing violence against women from the World Council of Churches.  

This is What We Said
Order this beautiful book presenting Aboriginal views on the NT Intervention.  

Jesuit Lenten Podcasts
Listen to this series of conversations on the Church's role as a voice of hope in society.  

I don't get the idea of 'spokesmodels'. Why would I listen to someone because they make a living by being beautiful?

As we prepare to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, we mourn the loss of a great and good Australian Catholic woman, and celebrate the recognition of another female intellectual within the Church.

These women are real role models, not 'spokesmodels'.  

Sandie Cornish
Editor

"Women's dignity has often been unacknowledged and their perogatives misrepresented; they have often been relegated to the margins of society and even reduced to servitude.
... and if objective blame, especially in particular historical contexts, has belonged to not just a few members of the Church, for this I am truly sorry. May this regret be transformed, on the part of the whole Church, into a renewed commitment of fidelity to the Gospel vision."
John Paul II, Letter to Women, n 3, 1995.  

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