The Swag, the quarterly magazine of The National Council of Priests of Australia, provides a forum for publishing progressive but responsible Catholic thinking within the Church, featuring a wide range of topics from local and international contributors.

Closing dates for submissions for The Swag 2023 are:
Autumn Edition: Monday, 23 January 2023
Winter Edition: Monday, 17 April 2023
Spring Edition: Monday, 17 July 2023
Summer Edition: Monday, 16 October 2023

About The Swag

The Swag is published quarterly by the National Council of Priests of Australia as a service to Catholic clergy of Australia, and through them to the Church and the wider community.

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Returned to God

We honour the life and ministry of our deceased clergy. Obits can be emailed to the NCP National Office. Specifications: Text as a Word Document (max. 350 words). Digital photos not less than 300 KB sent as a separate .jpg file (not to be included in the Word Document).

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