The Young Catholic Women’s Interfaith Fellowship will re-launch in 2012 with a new structure, allowing young women to complete a program of theology, spiritual formation, personal development and interfaith dialogue. The Fellowship is the result of a partnership between the Bishops’ Office for the Participation of Women (OPW), The Broken Bay Institute (BBI), and the Sisters of the Good Samaritan.

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By Fr Laurence Freeman OSB

This article was published on the website "World Community for Christian Meditation Website"

The Feast of the Annunciation, when the young Mary, mother to be learns her destiny. The imperceptible moment of conception recalled as the horizon of life becomes frighteningly visible. No wonder the old lose their short term memory but recall early life vividly.

By Dan McAloon

Nearing the end of her life, bedridden and dying, Irene could see her blessings plainly enough reflected in the faces in this room – eleven adult children, their spouses and lots of grandkids. 

By Marcia Riordan

This article was published in Kairos Catholic Journal and by the CWLA

In recent weeks we have witnessed a debate in the media over who has the right to call herself a feminist.
Feminism began as a movement seeking equality of educational and employment opportunities for women and the right to vote. By the 1970s, however, feminists were not only calling for equal pay and equal access to education and job opportunities, but also for abortion on demand.

The OPW's International Women's Day kit is available here for download as a PDF by clicking this link

By Carmel Pilcher

This article was published in CathBlog, a daily service of CathNews.

Advent and Christmas are the seasons that herald a new beginning in the Christian cycle of time.

By Jess Bogan

This article was published in STL Today

Sister Sarah Heger cut through a tray of raw chicken with a knife and let her fifth-grade class of girls squirm for only a second. A science exam loomed, and the petite nun didn't waste time preparing them. She wrangled the meat with her bare hands, pointing to tendons and showing how muscles relax and contract.

By Marilyn Rodrigues

This article is a regular column in the Catholic Weekly called "Pitter Patter"

IN THE past couple of weeks we’ve learnt about friends of ours doing things that we could only dream about.

By Debbie Roome

This article was the winning story in the Women of Passions Christmas competition.

Mary stretched against a bale of straw, baby Jesus nestled close where she could run her fingers across His skin. The words the angel had spoken months before, stirred deep in her heart.