As another year winds down, we find ourselves at an intersection, glancing back thankfully (or maybe with relief) at all that now lies behind us and looking forward with anticipation to the year that lies ahead. Like the wise men before us, we are called to follow the bright star of hope.
This week, we look ahead to the Jubilee Year 2025 with great excitement as we announce 13 local ‘Pilgrim Places’ throughout our Archdiocese.
We also hear from Vicar General Fr Tony Kerin as he looks back on his journey so far and speaks about his hopes for his new role ‘coaching’ priests and deacons to thrive in their vocations.
And writer and lifelong walker Jennifer Andrewes shares the moving story of her pilgrimage along the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome—a journey of profound hope and spiritual discovery in the face of significant challenges.
The Melbourne Catholic e-newsletter will be taking a break over Christmas and January, returning in the first week of February. Thank you for reading! Please join us again in February as we set out together as pilgrims of hope in the 2025 Jubilee Year.