National
The Plenary Council 2020 has moved into its next phase of preparation with the announcement on Pentecost Sunday of the National Themes for Discernment that emerged from a historic process of listening to the voices of more than 222,000 people.
News
St Patrick’s Technical College has been chosen as one of 39 destinations around the world to be part of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour in 2019.
Schools
Students and staff from eight Catholic primary schools in the South West region made history when they gathered for a liturgy at Sacred Heart College, Somerton Park, during Catholic Education Week.
The adoption of National Catholic Safeguarding Standards marks the latest milestone in the Church’s ongoing response to child sexual abuse.
South Australian Catholic schools celebrated Reconciliation Week from May 27 to June 3, including students from St Monica’s Parish School at Walkerville who continued their involvement in the Aboriginal Cultural Residency Program.
Four years on from the launch of Laudato Si’ – Pope Francis’ passionate call to all people of the world to take “swift and unified global action” to protect the environment, Catholic students in South Australia are continuing to embrace his message.
The founder of L’Arche Communities, Jean Vanier, died last month but his legacy will live on in the more than 150 communities in 38 countries around the world.
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Features
In the cut and thrust of heated political debate, SA Parliamentary Speaker Vincent Tarzia says he often has cause to draw on the Christian values he grew up with at home and at school.
Schools
St Joseph’s School at Murray Bridge has launched an environmental charter as part of its celebrations for Catholic Education Week.
Opinion
The time of Pentecost is upon us. ‘Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and enkindle within us the fire of your divine love’. It is a good word enkindle. It means to set something alight, to create a new reality, to produce light and warmth.
Don’t be a butthead! A simple statement with a big message for all men from a student at the Power to End Violence Against Women Leadership Day – and it wasn’t lost on Power co-captain Tom Jonas.<br />
The Pope has outlined new rules for the whole Church against those who abuse minors or cover up child sexual abuse.
June Duffy loves sitting with Aboriginal women at the Otherway Centre and hearing the stories that shape their lives.
The election of the Morrison Government has been described as a major blow for asylum seekers and refugees, with one local advocacy organisation claiming that now more than ever the community must band together to fight for their rights.
Opinion
Our Church is currently still basking in the surge of newness of life and purpose ushered in with the celebration of Easter.
Local
For more than 30 years, Pat Syrus has been living her faith by cooking up a storm for members of her parish and the wider Kingswood community.
A number of new clergy appointments in the Adelaide Archdiocese have been announced by Administrator Delegate Father Philip Marshall.
When words fail you, two simple legal documents can be life-changing for you and your family, writes GABRIELLE CANNY.
Rostrevor old scholar Patrick Shanahan is gearing up to ride more than 2000km from Scotland to Wales next month as part of an effort to raise funds for charity.
Recent reports that the number of rough sleepers in Adelaide’s CBD has risen by almost 60 per cent – from 143 to 227 people in just 12 months – came as no surprise to frontline welfare agencies such as the St Vincent de Paul Society (Vinnies).
Helping people choose a grave site, liaising with the funeral director and grave digger and recording burial details might sound morose but not to David Manders who has been doing just that for 30 years as curator of St Joseph’s Cemetery at Willunga.
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