Parents and carers of the Hennessy Community are invited to attend an Online Retreat on Tuesday 24 August from 3:30-4:30pm, hosted on Microsft Teams. 

Registration via this link:https://tinyurl.com/3pdfezwm

This Retreat will be offered by Jesuit priest Fr Richard Leonard SJ.  

Originally, this was to be an RE formation for Hennessy College and St Mary's Parish in the Hilltops Region, but due to the impossibility of travel, we are opening this up as an online event to all who might be interested.  

So that we can give an honorarium to Fr Richard, you can choose to donate when you register, but this is not required! we want this to be an accessible event so money is not an issue. 

Please pass on this information if you know of others who may like to attend, and the link to the Microsoft Teams meeting will be sent on the day of the event to the email you register with. (This is to enable security for the event) 

For more information, parents and carers may like to contact our Religious Education leader Beth Doherty on 0432 608 310 or by emailing elisabeth.doherty@cg.catholic.edu.au.

Richard Leonard is a Jesuit priest. He has degrees in arts and education, as well as a Master’s degree in theology. Fr Richard did graduate studies at the London Film School and has a PhD from the University of Melbourne. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Catholic University; has been a visiting scholar within the School of Theatre, Film & Television at UCLA and a Visiting Professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He directed the Australian Catholic Office for Film & Broadcasting for the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference for 22 years. He has served on juries at the Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Warsaw, Hong Kong, Montreal, Brisbane and Melbourne International Film Festivals and he has lectured on faith and culture all over the world. He has been published in America Magazine, Eureka Street, US Catholics, is regular columnist with The London Tablet and is a regular guest on ABC Radio.
He is the author of ten books, among the titles are:
Where the Hell is God?
What does it all mean? A guide to being more faithful, hopeful and loving.
Hatch, Match & Dispatch: A Catholic Guide to Sacraments.
Richard’s next book The Law of Love: Modern words for ancient wisdom has just been released.

Beth Doherty

Religious Education Leader | CAPA teacher