August 16, 2023
Author: Paul R. Amato Overview Many changes have occurred in Australia since the establishment of
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August 16, 2023
Author: Paul R. Amato SummaryHow have recent changes in U.S. family structure affected the cognitive,
Broken Families, Broken Lives: The Challenge of Pastoral Care and Inclusion in the Church
May 25, 2023
The Prevalence of Family Breakdown Church leaders have long been aware that family breakdown is
Supporting Single People in the Family-Centric church
May 10, 2023
Coming out of the Covid 19 pandemic, churches across the country are experiencing change at
Belong, Be Known and Be Loved: The Mandate for Church communities in an age of Loneliness
May 1, 2023
Loneliness has been described as an epidemic.1 In a recent Australian study,² nearly 25% of
Submission to Productivity Commission: Philanthropy Enquiry
April 27, 2023
Publica’s submission to the Productivity Commission’s philanthropy inquiry. It highlights that the vast amount of
Video: Relationship Breakdown Affects Us All
April 3, 2023
Emeritus Prof. Patrick Parkinson AM discusses how relationship breakdown affects us all.
The Loneliness of the Digitally Connected
January 12, 2023
Loneliness used to be identified as an issue particularly for the very elderly who have lost partners and friends through death; but now the loneliest age group in our community is the under-30s. These are the digital natives who typically have a large number of connections with people through social media.
October 19, 2022
Over the past decade, Hungary’s marriage rates have risen by 92% taking them from number 28 in Europe in 2010, almost at the bottom of the list, to number one in 2020.
Video: The Hope of Foster Care
September 29, 2022
Patrick Parkinson sat down with Mary Dickins of Fostering Hope to unpack her story and
