Winter 2018 – The Record | St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia

Andrew Hamilton SJ31 July 2018

1,025

Santa Cruz Cemetery, Dili and Austerity in Greece

Santa Cruz Cemetery, Dili A small, square, treeless plot, a jumble of whitewashed graves, rising to a low wall and…

Editor31 July 2018

1,179

New State President for Victoria

A Commissioning Mass was held for new Victorian State President Kevin McMahon on Sunday 29 April at St Thomas the…

Anne Rennie31 July 2018

1,128

Last Words

Last words, so banal, Before the chasm that divides before and after. This world and the next. Words of…

Graham West31 July 2018

1,292

Drawing on each other’s strengths in tough times

During winter our members witness how the environmental elements can make people’s experience of poverty and homelessness particularly gruelling. We…

Editor31 July 2018

1,290

Vincentians speak up for asylum seekers and refugees

Thousands of people, including members of the St Vincent de Paul Society and those representing the Catholic Alliance for People…

Editor31 July 2018

1,513

The Society of St Vincent de Paul in New Zealand

The year 2017 marked the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Society of St Vincent de Paul in New…

Editor31 July 2018

1,913

#RaiseTheRate campaign gathers momentum

The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia is proud to support the #RaiseTheRate campaign to increase the…

Editor31 July 2018

1,058

Update on congress projects

Since the St Vincent de Paul Society’s National Congress was held in October 2017, Vincentians have been busy devising strategies…

Editor31 July 2018

1,110

Priceless find returns home

It might be an unassuming little book, but it comes with a wealth of history and a touch of mystery.…

Colleen O'Sullivan31 July 2018

1,422

Young Vincentians take a lead role

The St Vincent de Paul Society is delighted to introduce Kate Barton and Emily Wardeiner as its Deputy National Youth…

Fatima Measham31 July 2018

1,069

Must we remain so exceptionally cruel?

Australia has been bogged in mediocrity for some time. It has sunk in critical areas: climate action, renewable energy, wildlife…

Barnie van Wyk31 July 2018

1,364

Grassroots commitment to our companions

The St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn has been assisting people experiencing poverty and disadvantage in our community since 1886,…

Gavin Dufty31 July 2018

1,145

Energy price increases: it’s complicated

There has been considerable media and water cooler conversations about rising energy costs. Some people are seeking to blame the…

Joshua Healy31 July 2018

1,347

The costs of a casual job are now outweighing any pay benefits

By Joshua Healy and Daniel Nicholson Workers aren’t being compensated as much as they should be for precarious work in…

Professor Tom Calma31 July 2018

1,522

Justice reinvestment key to reducing Indigenous incarceration

Crime rates are dropping, but jailing rates—particularly of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people—are sky-rocketing. A new approach is needed,…

Francis Sullivan31 July 2018

1,201

Calls for laity to take lead role following Royal Commission findings

The following is an edited version of the speech outgoing CEO of the Truth Justice and Healing Council (TJHC), Francis…

Editor31 July 2018

3,424

The latest statistics on homelessness

The release of the 2016 Census of Population and Housing in March found there has been a 20 per cent…

Andrew Hamilton SJ31 July 2018

1,154

An outcast’s journey of hope: book review

The shepherd’s hut Tim Winton Hamish Hamilton, 2018 Seen from outside, Jackson (Jaxi) Claxton, the narrator of The shepherd’s hut,…

Editor31 July 2018

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Prayer for Youth

The national Year of Youth is being held by the Catholic Church in 2018 and the following prayer is intended…