Paulian association
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The Paulian Association is a Roman Catholic organisation founded in 1956 by Roy Boylan in Sydney
. Roy was influenced by Joseph Cardijn
, the founder of Young Christian Workers
and his model of "see, judge, act".
Paulian groups were set up in parishes throughout Australia
. The activities of the association focused on youth, families, solo parents, aboriginal
affairs, development, refugees and social justice
.
In 1961, the Paulian Association established PALMS (now Palms Australia
) which prepared and sent lay people to work as volunteers in developing countries. The work was predominantly in education, trades and health, although now includes many other professions. Palms Australia became the largest of the Paulian programs and continues to send volunteers
from Australia to the Pacific, Asia
and Africa
.
In 1963 the Paulian Association, in conjunction with the Christian Life Movement
of South Australia
began Project Compassion, a Lenten appeal, which has since become the major fundraising source of Caritas (charity)
Australia.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. Roy was influenced by Joseph Cardijn
Joseph Cardijn
Joseph Leo Cardijn was a Belgian priest and cardinal and the founder of the Young Christian Workers.-Biography:...
, the founder of Young Christian Workers
Young Christian Workers
The Young Christian Workers is an international organization founded by Rev. Joseph Cardijn in Belgium as the Young Trade Unionists; the organization adopted its present name in 1924. Its French acronym, JOC, gave rise to the then widely-used terms Jocism and Jocist...
and his model of "see, judge, act".
Paulian groups were set up in parishes throughout Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The activities of the association focused on youth, families, solo parents, aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
affairs, development, refugees and social justice
Social justice
Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...
.
In 1961, the Paulian Association established PALMS (now Palms Australia
Palms Australia
Palms Australia is an international aid and development agency that sends skilled volunteers to share their skills with requesting communities around the world....
) which prepared and sent lay people to work as volunteers in developing countries. The work was predominantly in education, trades and health, although now includes many other professions. Palms Australia became the largest of the Paulian programs and continues to send volunteers
Volunteering
Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity, intended to promote good or improve human quality of life, but people also volunteer for their own skill development, to meet others, to make contacts for possible employment, to have fun, and a variety of other reasons that could be...
from Australia to the Pacific, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
.
In 1963 the Paulian Association, in conjunction with the Christian Life Movement
Christian Life Movement
The Christian Life Movement is a lay ecclesial movement, founded in 1985, in Peru. At that time a number of initiatives from members of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, now a Society of Apostolic Life, had already begun to bloom...
of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
began Project Compassion, a Lenten appeal, which has since become the major fundraising source of Caritas (charity)
Caritas (charity)
Caritas Internationalis is a confederate of 164 Roman Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide....
Australia.