Gerard Philips
13 September: Gerard Philips, architect of Lumen Gentium
2022 not only marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council in October 1962 but it is also the 50th anniversary of the death of Belgian…
16 Aug 22: Australia’s Indigenous Science Network
Mark Linkson was the presenter for our August ACI webinar on “Australia’s Indigenous Science Network.” A former YCW leader from Adelaide, Mark has taught in Indigenous communities in northern Australia…
LG31 Forum on Lay Apostolate Formation
27 Jul 22: LG31 Forum on Formation for the Lay Apostolate
On Thursday 27 July 2022
Cardijn with Buddhist monks, Thailand, 1965
24 Jul 22: Cardijn Memorial Mass
The Cardijn Community Australia and ACI invite all members and friends to join us for a Cardijn Memorial Mass on the 55th anniversary of his death this Sunday 24 July…
A priest for workers, Fr Joe Falkiner op
12 Jul 22: A priest for workers: Fr Joe Falkiner op
Former South African YCW chaplain, Fr Joe Falkiner reflects on his experience of working with the movement under apartheid.
LF31 Forum
2 Jul 22: LG 31 Forum on Lay Apostolate
On Saturday 2 July 2022 – two days before the opening of the 2nd Assembly of the Australian Plenary Council – ACI organised an “LG31 Forum on Lay Apostolate” with…
Yves Congar
7 Jun 22: Yves Congar’s Theology of the Laity: Fr Eric Mahieu
With Eric Mahieu, lecturer at the Catholic Institute of Paris, specialist on Congar's theology and editor of his Vatican II journal.
17 May 22: Conflict in Karen State, Myanmar
Author Zoya Phan, human rights expert Chris Sidoti and Young People for Development coordinator, Kwi Kwith, present the situation facing the Karen ethnic community in Myanmar today.
Caroline Chisholm
21 Apr 22: Caroline Chisholm’s Lay Apostolate
With Clara Staffa Geoghegan and Rodney Stinson
Alphonse Gratry
18 Mar 22: Signs of the times: From Alphonse Gratry to Vatican II
With Madonna Clare Adams and Stefan Gigacz
Campion Society
15 Feb 22: The Campion Society and the development of the lay apostolate in Australia
With Colin Jory and Richard Doig
Rafael Luciani
13 November 21: The emergence of synodality: The Latin American experience
With Rafael Luciani and Elissa Roper
Pierre Haubtmann
6 Sep 21: Pierre Haubtmann, Redactor of Gaudium et Spes
With Mgr Philippe Bordeyne and Clara Staffa Geoghegan
Sr Nathalie Becquart
19 Aug 21: Lay people and synodality
https://youtu.be/8VPGDu-xBYQ French Xavierian Sister Nathalie Becquart, recently appointed by Pope Francis as Under-Secretary to the Vatican Synod of Bishops, addressed an ACI Webinar on the theme “Lay People and Synodality”…
Bruce Duncan
15 May 21: Celebrating the birth of Catholic Social Teaching
130th anniversary of Rerum with Bruce Duncan CSsR
Claire Griffin
20 Apr 21: Combating People Trafficking
https://youtu.be/snCylfv57vg On 20 April 2021, Brigidine Sister Claire Griffin joined ACI for an online webinar to present the work of ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against to combat people trafficking. Sr Claire grew…
Mgr Frank Marriott
8 Dec 20: Cardijn’s classic ‘Challenge to Action’ relaunched
With Mgr Frank Marriott
Joe Biden with Pope Francis
28 Nov 20: US elections 2020: The impact of Catholic Social Teaching
https://youtu.be/UVzLNCZP_O8 On Saturday 28 November 2020, ACI hosted a webinar on the theme “The U.S. elections 2020: the impact of Catholic Social Teaching on Catholic voters.” Our speaker was Patrick…
Fr Bruce Duncan CSsR
22 Oct 20: What future for humanity? Pope Francis’ encyclical Fratelli Tutti
With Fr Bruce Duncan CSsR and Danusia Kaska