Retirement for many people can mean days of idling and enjoying a slower pace of life. Fr Michael Trainor, who stepped down from his role as the Lockley’s parish priest this month, is not one of them he told Richard Evans.
Enrichetta Venuti | Born 10 September 1926 | Died 18 December 2025
From refugee to a Knight of the Southern Cross, this humble hard-worker has always been guided by a deep sense of faith writes KATIE SPAIN.
Sr Bernadette Marks RSM | Born 2 February 1938 | Died 9 May 2026
Vocations
“Sometimes discerning when to let go, and giving yourself grace, is part of vocation too,” COYYA’s Julian Nguyen, a talented musician, tells TIM COYLE.
Obituaries
PETER JAMES SWANN. Born 9 June 1938, died 2 April 2026.
Obituaries
Brian Bonaventure Shinnick: Born 14 July 1935, Died 20 March 2026.
Father Olek Stirrat is content to put his life in God’s hands and just like when he plays poker, believes serving as a priest is a case of being ‘all in’, as Lindy McNamara reports.
Sister Judith Murnane RSJ - Born April 18 1929 - Died February 4 2026
SR PATRICIA PAK POY - Born 16 October 1935 - Died 24 February 2026
Minutes before I met with Richard Ryan to discuss his life story, which is now in print as 'Northern Territory Reflections 1970s and Beyond', I had been researching the renowned South Australian anti landmine campaigner Sr Patricia Pok Poy who had died a few days earlier.
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