Who Are We?
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| Some Religious Members of APREL |
We seek to do all in complete fidelity to the
Magisterium of the Church and in harmony with Her holy vision for the Religious
Life.
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The APREL Bulletin is sent to all members once a year. It provides insightful material regarding Religious Life today and current issues in the Church. Email or write to us to SUBSCRIBE ($15 per four issues/ $10 for seniors and students).
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The APREL Bulletin is sent to all members once a year. It provides insightful material regarding Religious Life today and current issues in the Church. Email or write to us to SUBSCRIBE ($15 per four issues/ $10 for seniors and students).
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| Bishop Columba |
Principal Patrons: Most Rev Bishop K. Manning DD
& Most Rev Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE
President: Sister Mary Augustine O.P.
Vice. President: Father Christopher Sharah F.S.F.
Treasurer: APREL helpers and Sister Mary Clare
Editor: Sister Mary Augustine O.P.
Why Was APREL Formed?
The growing trend towards secularisation amongst
religious, and the consequent falling off in recruits to religious communities,
signalled a need for Catholics from all sectors of Church life to combine their
resources in defence of this vocation which is so central to the life of the
Church.
APREL came into existence in May 1983 because its founding members saw Religious Life in Australia as imperilled and in need of true renewal and reform.
APREL came into existence in May 1983 because its founding members saw Religious Life in Australia as imperilled and in need of true renewal and reform.
This need has now become critical. Religious
Life is seriously endangered across the length and breadth of Australia.
The Members of APREL seek to promote authentic Religious Life by prayer, education and witness all
of which are directed to making the vocation to Religious Life known more
clearly, appreciated more deeply and embraced more faithfully.
"The august Pontiff has many times indicated
the vocational issue
as the fundamental problem of the Church".
(Church
Document "Vocational Pastoral Ministry" n.2)
Where Do You Find Us?
APREL members are spread throughout Australia. Some
religious communities hold membership as Communities. Individual
religious also belong, as do some diocesan priests and various members of the
laity - young and old from many different walks of life.
Some Bishops hold membership - and a number have
enrolled their Dioceses in the Association.
Go to MEMBERS for information on APREL Membership.
"Young people are not deceived:
when they come to you,
they want to see what they do not see elsewhere ..."
("Vita Consecrata" n.109)
"The call to holiness ... can be cultivated
only in the silence
of adoration
before the infinite transcendence of God."
"(religious) bear splendid and striking testimony
that the world
cannot be transformed
and offered to God
without the spirit of the beatitudes
..."
("Lumen Gentium" n.31)
("Lumen Gentium" n.31)
