Upcoming Events- Jan. 2017

What are your plans for the new year?  How about continuing your faith formation and attending one of our upcoming classes or workshops? Below is a list of our classes and a workshop that will be held in January. Our…

The meaning of the Immaculate Conception

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception probably began in the Eastern Church as a celebration of St. Anne, Mary’s mother, a feast that is still kept in the East. Since at least the seventh century in the west we’ve made…

Web Series on Diaconate and Women

Rita Ferrone  participated in a roundtable discussion on women and the diaconate, sponsored by the Fordham Center for Religion and Culture and America Media. They filmed the discussion and have made it into a web series that will be available…

Events in December

Getting a Handle on Advent

Advent is in many ways difficult to come to grips with. This is especially so in Australia where it comes at the beginning of summer, as the school and working years conclude and beaches and barbeques beckon. There is a…

National Bible Week

From November 13-19, 2016, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops invites families, parishes, schools, and other Catholic groups to participate in National Bible Week in celebration of the 51st Anniversary of the Second Vatican Council Dogmatic Constitution on Divine…

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This is Discipleship

Webinars from Ave Maria Press

Attend one of the live events in our Professional Development Webinar Series and make a bigger impact in your parish. More than 8,000 parish and diocesan leaders and volunteers have attended our webinars since we began this series in 2010….