Tour of Australia

Joan Chittister continued her speaking tour of Australia, ahead of the Plenary Council of Australian Bishops. She was featured on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s program, The Drum, discussing the role of religion in public life. Click here to listen to her interview, which begins at the 45-minute mark:

Sister Joan’s May 19 lecture at the Adelaide Town Hall also received media coverage in Vox, the news outlet of the University of Divinity in Box Hill, Australia. A synopsis of her Janette Gray Memorial Lecture, which notes, “A standing ovation is rare in Australia. I had not before seen one for a lecture,” can be read here.