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Christina Francis

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Laudato Si' at Adelaide Botanic Gardens.

Kicking off Laudato Si’ week

On a sunny Saturday morning, a group of 35 nature enthusiasts from across Adelaide gathered for a tour of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens to celebrate native flora for Laudato Si’ Week.

Fragments of history uncovered

Paul Murphy, a retired Catholic school principal with a deep admiration for Josephite education, is on a mission.

Front from left, Sr Margaret Tully and Sr Marita Greenwell; back, Sr Helen Duke, Sr Ursula Hoile and Sr Christine Schwerdt.

Sisters relive convent memories

It was on February 2 in 1964 that a group of young postulants, all in their late teens or early 20s, first walked through the doors of the St Joseph’s Convent at Kensington.

Following the design of God

Sr Lilly Reetha Alphonse arrived in Adelaide last year and is working as a hospital chaplain and in pastoral care at Cardijn College. She spoke to CHRISTINA FRANCIS about her missionary journey from rural India to Australia.

Year of celebrations for historic Millicent school

The historic St Anthony’s School, Millicent, is gearing up for a grand celebration marking its 125th anniversary in 2024.

Funding needed for ‘chronic’ homelessness: Hutt St Centre

The Hutt St Centre has served as a refuge for South Australians experiencing homelessness for 70 years but never has it been as busy as this summer.

A mindful walk to bush Mass

On a beautiful spring Sunday morning in October, a small group of people from different walks of life gathered at Brown Hill Creek Reserve in Mitcham for a unique spiritual experience—a Mass in the bush and a spiritual walk.