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Katie Spain

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Gone but not forgotten

The nature of grief has a tendency to cloud cemeteries in sadness but they also provide a place for peace and reflection, especially on All Souls Day. On 2 November, All Souls Mass took place at Enfield Memorial Park, Payneham Mausoleum and Cemetery, and Centennial Park. <br /> <br /> KATIE SPAIN joined the religious at West Terrace Cemetery’s Smyth Chapel to commemorate those who have passed.

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Wallaroo’s shining aged care stars

Wallaroo’s Star of the Sea aged care community may provide residential aged care including dementia, respite and palliative care services but for staff, it’s more than a job. It’s their purpose, writes Katie Spain

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Sevenhill Cellars celebrates 175 years

Clare Valley’s first winery celebrates 175 years this month with its annual long lunch and the release of the 2021 Brother John May Reserve Shiraz, a wine that embodies craftsmanship and the Jesuit winemaker who inspired it.

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Life after retirement

In the dappled spring light surrounding Saint Joseph’s Church in Willunga, three retired priests gather to tell KATIE SPAIN about life’s next chapter and the Clergy Life and Ministry Team that helps them navigate it.

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From Vietnam, with gratitude

An encounter with Sr Hieu Tran is instantly smile-inducing. The liturgy coordinator and Vietnamese liaison officer at St Dominic’s Priory College is diminutive in size but emanates the kind of positivity that fills a room.