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Justice and Peace Group
About us
The Justice & Peace group at St Dominic's has been part of the parish for over twenty years. We work to reflect on the issues of the day and to assist our parish to play its part in responding to the call of the Gospel to work for a more just and peace-filled world.
In 2025, the group has been active on behalf of the Parish in a number of areas:
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Cover items for 'The Dominican' on 10 matters relating to Justice & Peace;
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Recommendations for donations from the Parish Vodafone receipts to Caroline Chisholm Society, ACRATH, John Pierce Centre, Caritas (for Gaza), and Opening the Doors Foundation;
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facilitating parish involvement in an ecumenical mental health liturgy, and in food collection from supermarkets to assist local charities
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auspicing the monthly sale of coffee to benefit communities in Timor Leste;
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information provision through talks in the Parish Centre, the notice board and the website.
In 2026, the areas of focus will continue as in 2025, but the group will work harder to support education under Dominican auspices in Solomon Islands, and to support bodies like Caritas in their advocacy for a more just world.
Our group would welcome questions or feedback, and we would welcome new members - we meet once a month to discuss a range of current social issues.
Enquiries to the parish office or to Denis Fitzgerald, tel 0418 136 372.
Love for the Poor – an Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Leo
On 4 October 2025, the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, Pope Leo XIV presented his first Apostolic Exhortation. It’s title was ‘Love for the Poor’, or ‘Dilexi Te’ in Latin.
This document presents anew the teachings of the Gospel, and of the Church through the ages, that the poor are the beloved of God; that we need to learn from them, and that we are called to work for justice even as we respond to the immediate needs of our neighbour.
Follow links for:
a recent video presentation on Love for the Poor from Bishop Joe Caddy, Bishop of Cairns
Following the 2020 Social Justice Statement from the Australian Bishops on Mental Health and their earlier document on parish support for mental health, St Dominic’s parish has adopted mental health as one of our pastoral priorities. Click here to open our portal.
Submit your suggestions
Let us know which social justice issues you feel strongly about