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Australian Catholic Historical Society Inc. Program for 2026
Sydney Program
Location, time and contact: Sunday afternoons at 2.00pm (unless otherwise stated) in the Crypt of St Patrick’s at Church Hill [Grosvenor Street], The Rocks. Members and non-members are welcome to join us in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Attendance is free but a gold coin donation for afternoon tea is welcome.
| DATE | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|
| 15 February | The 60th Anniversary of Vatican II Dei Verbum – Its influence on the history of Biblical Scholarship | |
| 15 March | Writing a history of Gregorian chant in Australia: Why is it complicated and occasionally controversial? | Paul Watt |
| 19 April | History of Catholic Scouting in NSW or the Rise and Fall of Catholic Scouting | Christine Edney |
| 17 May | “Unconventional women”: History of Blessed Sacrament Sisters | Sarah Gilbert |
| 21 June | Still Relevant? Fr Julian Tenison Woods in the Twenty-First Century (podcast) | Fr Roderick O’Brien |
| 19 July | The Parramatta Cathedral Fire | Mgr John Boyle |
| 16 August | Fr Ted Kennedy & Redfern – A personal reflection | Danny Gilbert |
| 20 September | Pope Leo XIV’s Canon Law Thesis on Leadership in the Augustinian Order | Daniel Canaris |
| 18 October | On the Bishops and the Voice Referendum – 3 years later | Fr Frank Brennan SJ |
| 15 November | The Evidence of Trauma upon Frontline AIF Chaplains in WWI | Mark Edwards |
| 20 November (5-7pm, Cathedral House) | Launch of ACHS History | Archbishop Anthony Fisher and authors |
Melbourne Program
Melbourne Meetings continue in 2026
Times and dates:
2 March: Dr Val Noone, YCW versus The Movement: Saigon political prisoners, 1971-1975
Location: Catholic Theological College, 278 Victoria Pde, East Melbourne. Time: 5pm. Contact: Dr Max Vodola. Email:
See also the program of the Brisbane Catholic Historical Society (which is however now inactive).
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