Tag: Australian Catholic University

The ACU’s PM Glynn Institute this past week launched The Divided Heart of Catherine Mackerras by Australian biographer Dr Patrick Mullins, detailing the social, personal and societal experiences of Mackerras’s conversion from Presbyterianism to Catholicism in the 1930s. Through Mackerras’ story, Dr Mullins’ book provides insights into Australia’s history, the role of women in society, changes to education and explores the dimensions of class, belonging, religion and values in the life of one convert.

Our culture warns kids about unplanned pregnancies, but are we honest about the risk of delaying fertility? While a couple’s decisions and circumstances should be respected, having kids isn’t as simple as we wish, write Francine and Byron Pirola.

Is it possible for a terminally ill person to flourish? New research from the Australian Catholic University says yes—and with the right therapeutic interventions, there may be aspects of the good life that are uniquely meaningful as it draws to a close.

This week ACU will host the Association of Southeast and East Asian Catholic Colleges and Universities (ASEACCU) conference for the first time. More than 200 delegates from ASEACCU’s 87 member institutions will come to our North Sydney campus to reflect on our purpose and identity as Catholic universities.

The future of the priesthood depends on the restoration of its relevance and status, and the reversal of decline in its morale, veteran seminary formator and former Broken Bay vicar-general Fr John Hill said in the inaugural McGuire Lecture at ACU on 7 August.

Around 87,000 Australians have been sexually abused in their childhood in faith-based organisations, with nearly three quarters of those taking place in Catholic settings, according to new research.

A failure of process, a shift in the nation’s temper, a lack of reliable information and the city-regions divide were among factors contributing to the defeat of the Voice to Parliament referendum, leading Yes proponents said at the launch of two new books at the Australian Catholic University on 2 July.

Policymakers aren’t accustomed to taking advice from mathematicians, but a course in geometry might be just what they need to make better decisions, according to Professor James Franklin, who delivered the 2024 PM Glynn Lecture at the Australian Catholic University.

Tresa Diing’s graduation from university is the latest in a line of achievements for the trailblazing South Sudanese-Australian grandmother who has helped hundreds of displaced families start a new life in Sydney.

Clergy are leading the way in their awareness and knowledge about keeping children safe in church and related environments according to new research led by Australian Catholic University. 

The Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development said societies will truly flourish when caring roles, maternity and the equal dignity of women cease to be undervalued

With the identity of faith based schools under withering scrutiny from parliaments across Australia, Dr Bernadette Mercieca has called for 'faith-based leadership density and spiritual formation of staff'