International
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Grace and peace, I hope this note finds you well. I write with deep concern for the people of Nepal following the devastating flash floods that have struck the Rasuwa District and surrounding areas, including Communities along the Bhote Koshi River.
My dear sisters and brothers in Christ. Recently, after a confirmation, I meet a lady who loved doing jigsaw puzzles. She proudly called herself a “dissectologist”; that is one for the quiz-night. I asked her what was the largest one she had completed: 5,000 pieces. The average size is 1,000!
News
Love is in the air this month, especially on Sunday 20 September when the Archdiocese celebrates milestone wedding anniversaries across parish communities. In the lead-up to the recognition of their life-long commitment, these loved-up locals shared their stories with Katie Spain.
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Blessing and opening a sparkling new school building was just a short hop for Archbishop Patrick O’Regan in the Adelaide CBD on Thursday afternoon last month.
Any vexillologists heading towards St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral from the eastern end of Wakefield St over the past few weeks may well, should they have looked up, have noticed something a little different and of great interest.
Caritas Australia has launched an emergency appeal to support communities devastated by catastrophic flash flooding in northern Nepal, where entire settlements have been swept away following a sudden flood surge through the Bhote Koshi river.
Local
It was the middle of winter but the sun shone on Kaurna Country when Ngani Pari-Arra Cultural Centre hosted its NAIDOC Week event on 9 July. The space in Stepney is dedicated to truth-telling, connection and healing. All three were on show as Centacare’s Uncle in Residence, Les Wanganeen, addressed the crowd.
National
Australia’s Catholic bishops have urged a renewed focus on ways to make Australia a more cohesive society.
News
Aiming high was so much more than a mantra for about 200 students at an all-girls gathering just north of the Adelaide CBD this week.
Hundreds of people have already flocked to St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral to see, and spend some time with, the relic of the 21st century’s ‘Saint of the internet age’.
Recently I came across the following quote: “The novelist and moral philosopher Iris Murdoch, in her work on moral philosophy The Sovereignty of Good, writes, ‘Prayer is properly not petition, but simply an attention to God which is a form of love’.”
Things have got a little hairy at Blackfriars Priory School.
A podcast about a group of Catholic education leaders on a pilgrimage through Ireland recently won three major international awards. Katie Spain chats to James Meston, the Adelaide man behind the emotive four-part mini-series.
Opinion
I once read a parish newsletter announcing an upcoming holy day of obligation. The notice itself was unremarkable, but one phrase caught my attention. We were invited to celebrate a holy day "of privilege and obligation".
Events
Each year, Safeguarding Sunday provides an opportunity for Catholic communities across Australia to reflect on our shared commitment to creating safe, welcoming, and inclusive environments for all people, especially children, young people, and adults at risk.
Editorial
With the Therry Theatre’s recent production of Jesus Christ Superstar, I’m reminded of seeing the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice production at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre back in 1992.
Selecting a school is one of the most important decisions a family will make. Fortunately, Catholic Schools Open Week provides a chance to see firsthand what Catholic education has to offer.
About 100 workers, a handful of politicians and two priests from St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral braved the inclement weather on Saturday 25 July for the third, and final, blessing of Australia’s largest infrastructure undertaking.
Enrichetta Venuti | Born 10 September 1926 | Died 18 December 2025
From 23 July and across nine performances, Adelaide’s Therry Theatre will stage a production of a musical that caused worldwide controversy bordering on the seismic when it debuted way back in 1971.
News
The Young Men of God Adelaide movement recently hosted its men’s conference, The Shepherd’s Call, bringing together more than 127 men and 10 priests for a powerful day of faith, prayer, brotherhood and renewal.
The dynamic role that migrant communities play within a synodal Church will be the focus of a national conference in August 2026.
Local
Sr Bernadette Marks RSM | Born 2 February 1938 | Died 9 May 2026
Sr Ann Marie Lessue RSJ | Born 2 January 1943 | Died 12 May 2026
Shortly before 9am near St Mary’s on Adelaide’s South Rd on Saturday 11 July, it began to rain. A light drizzle at first and then incessantly.
Taylor has been principal at the Reception to Year 9 St Joseph’s School for the past couple of years and it is apparent she is the ideal person from whom to find out just how Josephite education works 160 years on from its origins.
Local
Local
Josephite education in Australia began through Mary MacKillop and the Sisters of St Joseph. An August celebration marks the date but Mary’s teachings are alive and well across SA today.
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