St Canice’s Kitchen featured on SBS News discussing the cost of living crisis and the critical service that organisation’s such as ours provide to the community.
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St Ignatius Day – Community comes together
“Why can’t all Sundays capture the essence of days like this?”
Our little community of St Canice’s comes out on a sunny Sunday morning in numbers, not only to celebrate the feast of St Ignatius but to support our sister parish in Railaco East Timor. After Mass, we mingle and chat with old friends over morning tea.
Raphael speaks of Railaco
Much of our time was spent with the children at NOSSEF – the school in Railaco. The separate boys’ and girls’ dormitories for boarders at NOSSEF are life-changing. Without them, many students would have to travel upward of three hours each day to get to and from school.
It was a delight to teach the students in Railaco as they were all eager to learn and to loved hearing our stories about Australia. (I am sure our teachers at Riverview wished we were always so attentive in class).
The New Things Ignatius Gave Us
St. Ignatius is the man for our moment. He offers a new way of thinking about God. The old way held that God was mainly found in religious places and religious activities; Ignatius said that God was found in all things. The old thinking saw God as a stern lawgiver and judge; Ignatius saw him as an infinitely generous giver of gifts. The old idea saw God as elusive and remote; Ignatius said he was near at hand, energetically labouring in the world.
Navigating the human heart. The legacy of St Ignatius’ conversion for the Church, Jesuits, and the world.
Navigating the human heart
JISA Sevenhill Director Robert Morris SJ reflects on the legacy of St Ignatius’ conversion for the Church, Jesuits, and the world.
“The great gift of Ignatius’ conversion for such a world is the invitation to listen, to read the movements of the heart in times of crisis and in the midst of dreams, to discern amidst the noise of life the horizon that opens to God and the end for which we are created.”
Ignatius 2023
Ignatian Spirituality is a spirituality that calls for greater depth in whatever we are doing. To place Jesus at the centre and rely on the guidance and activity of the Holy Spirit.
‘Gustar y sentir’
‘Gustar y sentir’ the Spanish phrase, meaning to savour and taste our experience with God, through reflection, will live in my heart forever.
The International Ignatian Immersion Course 2023 began with this invitation to enter into a time of “gustar y sentir” as we set off on a journey of pilgrimage through the life of Ignatius and the first companions, with the Spiritual Exercises as our source and guide.
Railaco family
Railaco Family Can I have a minute of your time! As you know, I get great fulfilment from being involved in a Jesuit Mission in Railaco, East Timor . . . . the comfort of being good neighbours to each other. Even after recent Independence, people still struggle to make
Railaco 2023
It’s a quantum step forward for our relationship with Railaco to have a group of interested people around a table at the new St Canice Hub. They are keen to know more about how our Railaco relationship works and curious about how we raised a million dollars in a small parish environment since the start of the program.
Railaco – 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬
From our perspective, it’s important to have a representative group of new people of different ages to come on board to better understand the achievements in Railaco, and hopefully to get personally involved.
2022 Railaco Report for St Canice’s
𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫
We’re backing a winner with Railaco. The whole St Canice Railaco project is a combined success story. The Feeding Program, Medical Clinic and Secondary School have ultimately been about social empowerment. Starting from pure handouts when they really needed it after the departure of Indonesian occupiers, the Railaco project has been evolving towards empowerment.
It’s a winner and it’s going somewhere. The Railaco parish needs us more than ever to maintain the momentum.