Easter gift of faith
Easter is a time of transformation for all Christians but especially for those men and women being baptised into the Catholic Church.
Easter is a time of transformation for all Christians but especially for those men and women being baptised into the Catholic Church.
A bottle of wine can tell a thousand stories and for Valerie Miranda, it’s a tale of faith and family.
From listening to her immigrant parents and their friends sing Lithuanian songs late into the night to playing the organ every Sunday at St Casimir Chapel, music has been a big part of Nemira Stapleton’s life. The 2024 Order of Australia Medal recipient shared her story.
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference offers its prayers and condolences in the wake of the Bondi Junction attack.
The Laudato Si’ Action Plan of The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, launched in May 2023, identified Caritas Australia as a contributing organisation for the delivery of the anticipated Plenary Council Decree on “Integral Ecology and Conversion for the Sake of our Common Home”.
A national code of conduct has been released by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference for people ministering in Catholic dioceses around Australia.
A new educational podcast called Bringing His Spirit Home: Private Arthur Thomas Walker, Ngarrindjeri Anzac, launched this month at the historic Torrens Training Depot in Adelaide.
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Fr Mark Sexton has lived a life comprised of many chapters; the most interesting lives often are. It is a life the Northern Light parish priest will never take for granted.
As a financial adviser, Tristan Barnes likes to understand the assumptions he’s facing. So it’s not surprising his journey to becoming a Catholic is what he describes as “frightening”.
When Georgina Halliday donated her late father’s artwork to Manresa Circle of Friends in February, the aim was to raise money to help support refugees and asylum seekers. No one realised just how popular the art exhibition and sale would be.
When carer Gaylia Johns read the poem ‘I Spoke to You in Whispers’ to Wallaroo’s Star of the Sea Home for the Aged residents during an in-house Anzac Day service in 2021, it brought tears to their eyes.
I have always felt slightly uncomfortable when I see a group of evangelical Christians set up for the day with their Bible and brochures, often at a suburban beach or some other popular public venue.
The view from St Catherine’s School in Stirling is dotted with trees and, in the distance, a garden bursting with vegetables.
The history of Marist education at Mitchell Park has been recognised in the naming of a new building complex at Sacred Heart College Champagnat Campus.
Adelaide’s festival season came to St Mary’s College last month when it hosted the Sounds of City Schools.
The Circus of Stars brought smiles and laughter to the Southern Cross Care community in a travelling roadshow of acrobatics, hula hoops, plenty of sequins and circus humour.
Does your parish or school have a great idea for an environment project but not sure whether you can do it?
Rosemary Campbell OP (born April 11 1931, died February 8 2024)
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