Worth taking the gamble
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.
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.
Twenty years ago Adelaide’s Olivia Lukaszewicz was a top flight professional tennis player but is now firmly ensconced as a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary. RICHARD EVANS reports.
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The life of a consecrated woman has changed dramatically since Ruth Egar rsm was professed in 1955. The Mercy Sister spoke with JENNY BRINKWORTH about her vocation, including her pioneering pastoral work in the wake of Vatican II.
In a new series on different vocations within the Adelaide Archdiocese, Richard Evans speaks with Sr Maria Comito about her ministry in northern Adelaide as a member of the Daughters of Charity.
Adelaide’s newest international priest, Fr Vivencio Jr Angeles Besa, has only one hope for his ministry in Adelaide – to be a good priest.
An orphan for the first four years of his life and raised as an only child, Brother Greg McCrystal was overjoyed to be joined by members of his three families when he celebrated his 70th anniversary as a Marist in Melbourne last month.
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