World Day Against Trafficking in Humans
For some years, the Loreto Justice Network (LJN) has committed to and remained focused on five Justice Priorities: The Reality of Human Trafficking, The Rights of First Nations Peoples…
A Refreshed Dialogue for the Loreto Justice Network
For some years, the Loreto Justice Network (LJN) has committed to and remained focused on five Justice Priorities: The Reality of Human Trafficking, The Rights of First Nations Peoples…
Girls Speak Out!
It was wonderful to join together with our Loreto Schools all around Australia for the Day of the Girl webinar. We were deeply moved by what we witnessed during the webinar and equally…
Season of Creation: Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor
Spring is here across Australia, and there is a burst of colour around every corner as we begin our celebration of the annual Season of Creation across Christian denominations in September…
I go among the trees and sit still…
Today, National Tree Day, the Loreto Justice Network invites all members of our province ‘circle of friends’ to get involved in planting trees across our Bicentenary year. Whether in our backyards and balconies, on…
Childhood: a time for happiness and love, not hard labour
Call to mind your children, grandchildren, young neighbours, students and children in your extended families, neighbourhood and friendship networks. Now, ponder one…
Working Together for a more Humane, Just, and Sustainable World!
This Vision Statement from our Mary Ward desk at the United Nations invites each member of our network to unite with God’s desire for a more just and sustainable world. Through the decisions and actions of…
International Day of the Girl Child 2020
On the 19th of December, 2011, a resolution was passed at the United Nations HQ in New York, Resolution 66/170. Members of the UN agreed to establish an annual day of observance, called…
Young and Free – Really?
Often when the word young is mentioned, it is followed by free. When I imagine what it means to be free, I think of a life lived fully, opportunities in abundance and systems that work to develop the human…
Committed to the Cause – Working on the Frontline to End Human Trafficking
On Friday the 24th of July, over 300 members of the IBVM/CJ community, from sisters, students, teachers and staff, joined together on Zoom from every continent in acknowledgement of the World…