Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday 2018
Despite all the horrendous stories of injustice and the untold thousands of chapters that could be written on the matter, it is heartening to recognise the mothers who have battled and largely succeeded in holding Indigenous families together. Despite predictions to the contrary, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to survive and to maintain a significant place in this Commonwealth of Australia. And for that we rejoice in humble gratitude.

The dark abyss of Aboriginal History in Australia, as we know it, has been remarkably bathed in the light that emanates from the goodness, and the heroic efforts, of many people who are driven by a sense of charity and a longing for what is right. Most notably among these people are numerous mothers in Indigenous Communities throughout the land whose love and determination have achieved inspirational things for themselves and their families.

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference