Communication

Check out these short articles which report on events, resources, parish visits, women in Scripture and more.

Community, challenge, compassion and a coolamon

The Annual Catholic Women’s Dinner on 27 October brought together nearly 200 women and men at the Canberra Southern Cross Club to...

REFLECTIONS ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS BILL

IWD Catholic Archdiocese event, Canberra Seniors Centre Turner 9 March 2023 Speech by Dr Helen Watchirs OAM, ACT President & HR...

WHAT DO WOMEN WANT FROM THE CHURCH?

Catholic women of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn are invited to a conversation about what the decrees of the Plenary Council...

CATHOLIC WOMEN GATHER TO CELEBRATE

The Archdiocesan Women’s Taskforce hosted an evening to celebrate Catholic women last Thursday at the Southern Cross Club in Woden. Over...

A PRAYER FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

A. Lord, make me an instrument of peace: Bless all women who daily strive to bring peace to their communities, their homes and their...

WITNESSING TO THE EQUAL DIGNITY OF WOMEN AND MEN

The New Testament witnesses to the inclusion of women in all aspects of the community’s life and mission. The Gospels tell of Jesus’...

PHOEBE

This is the second in a series of articles about women in the scriptures. We do not know a great deal about Phoebe, but she is mentioned...

LYDIA

This is the first in a series of articles about women in the scriptures. A short passage in the Acts of the Apostles introduces Lydia. In...

JUNIA

This is the third article in our series on women in the scriptures where we meet Junia. Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives who were...

TABITHA

Acts 9:36-42 tells the story of Tabitha, an important figure in the Christian community in Joppa. When she dies suddenly, Peter is...

REFLECTION AFTERNOON 'WIDENING OUR GAZE'

15 October, 2021 ‘Widening our gaze’ is the title of the next reflection session organised by the Catholic Women’s Taskforce of the...

A CHURCH THAT REFLECTS THE FACE OF GOD

23 April 2021 The lovely Hilltops region of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn put on an autumn show for the Archdiocesan Women’s...

GOULBURN WOMEN VOICE CONCERNS TO TASKFORCE

26 FEB 2021 The Archdiocesan Catholic Women’s taskforce, established in 2019 following two years of consultation, held its first meeting...

MEETING OF MINDS AND HEARTS IN YASS

24 June 2021 The Archdiocesan Women’s Taskforce continued its consultations last Saturday 19 June at the Hartigan Centre in Yass....

MARY MAGDALENE, FAKE NEWS AND THE GOSPEL

Media Release, 23 August, 2021 Despite Covid-19, the Archdiocesan Catholic Women’s Taskforce is pressing ahead with an event to...