AUSTRALIA
Archbishop’s Office for Evangelization
The Melbourne Archdiocese continues to host a number of speakers from the Universal Church who will share their experience and insights on a variety of themes.
Baroness Sheila Hollins (April 2016)
Distinguished Catholic lay woman, Psychiatrist, Member of the House of Lords and Senior Papal Advisor visits Australia this April to talk on mercy and compassion in today’s society.
SYDNEY
Monday 11 April, from 5.15pm for a 6pm start to 7pm
“Living Mercy Today in Society and Church”
A conversation with Baroness Sheila Hollins, led by Frank Brennan sj
Domain Theatre, Art Gallery of New South Wales (1 Art Gallery Rd, Sydney)
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MELBOURNE
Wednesday 13 April, 5.45pm – 7pm
“The Medicine of Mercy” *
Public Lecture & Conferral of Honorary Doctorate
Australian Catholic University – Philippa Brazill rsm Lecture Theatre (115 Victoria Pde, Fitzroy)
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Saturday 16 April, 9.30am – 12.30pm
“Taste & See: Parable of the Good Samaritan”
Year of Mercy Reflection Morning – interview by Eileen Glass (L’Arche Internationale)
Treacy Centre (126 The Avenue, Parkville)
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About Baroness Sheila Hollins
Baroness Sheila Hollins is emeritus professor of the psychiatry of learning disability at St George’s, London, and was created a crossbench life peer in the House of Lords in 2010. She has served as president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and president of the British Medical Association. In 2014 she was appointed to the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, to propose policy initiatives that promote local responsibility for the protection of all minors and vulnerable adults. She has also been a leader in the area of palliative care and assisting people with issues of grief and bereavement. Baroness Hollins would be of special interest to many educators because of her extraordinary leadership over a lifetime in assisting people to understand and care for young people with educational disabilities.
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