Catch up on the latest lectures and talks from prominent events around Australia
In the second talk for iWitness 2012 Sr Catherine Marie SV discusses how in confirmation we are sealed and set on a mission of love. Sr Catherine explores the essential rite of Confirmation, what the effects of Confirmation are, and how we are sealed and prepared through the Sacrament.
In this opening talk for iWitness 2012 Peter Holmes explores spiritual pride and despair as two major obstacles to living a life of grace. How do we recognise when we are falling into these temptations? How can we avoid these pitfalls and open ourselves to God’s grace in the Sacraments more fully?
Daniel Hill explores new initiatives to reach university students, what works and what the future holds for the New Evangelisation on campus.
Byron and Francine Pirola provide insights and practical strategies for couples to transform their marriage into a powerhouse of love and joy.
How do we reach Gen Y? Has the ramped up culture of novelty seeking, consumerism and sexualisation taken its toll? Do we need new strategies or are their tried and true methods for helping to ignite the faith of our young people? Steve Toohey speaks from his experience working with this generation.
This workshop aims to help empower normal people to share their faith in ordinary everyday ways that change lives and bring real hope to a needy world. Be reinspired to allow the Holy Spirit to use you to connect lives to God.
The New Evangelisation is clearly a high priority for the Church. How are we to understand this move of the Holy Spirit? How can we become involved in the New Evangelisation in our own circumstances?
How do I know who to marry? What career does God want me to pursue? Am I called to a ministry in my Parish? Is this my vocation? Fr Michael de Stoop provides a framework for answering these sorts of questions using St Ignatius of Loyola’s tried and tested insights.