This weekend (March 13 - 15) up to 100 young Australians will get a series of practical Faith oriented talks and tips from distinguished speakers at Reasons for Hope , an annual Sydney Lenten weekend away for young adults.

Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Canberra-Goulburn Diocese will give the keynote address on "Lord, Increase Our Faith" alongside many other local and inter-state guest speakers including Canberran author of "Young Men Rise Up", Fr Ken Barker MGL.

Over 200 young men and women had the time of their life at the first four-day Catholic 'iWitness' conference in the wake of World Youth Day (November 21 - 24). 

Next week, the biggest youth gathering since WYD08 will take place at a beach-side conference centre, forty minutes north of Sydney.  And whist Benedict himself will not be there this time, this will still be one event certainly not to be missed.

A family classic is set to cap off an unforgettable 2008 with the call now out across Sydney for young performers to come and audition next week for the upcoming performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music.