According to the renowned mystic John of the Cross, we have three essential struggles in life: to get our lives together, to give our lives away, and to give our deaths away. What is asked of us in the first two struggles is more obvious. But what does it mean to give our deaths away?
Justice for Refugees will mark Refugee Week with an event featuring speakers from Circle of Friends and Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
The Adelaide Fire Weekend is returning in the July holidays, with the event promising to reignite faith amongst youth, young adults, families and participants of all ages.
When a devastating health scare pulled the rug from under Jim and Reeva Cecil’s life in Adelaide, the pair turned to God to help them through the terrifying time. The couple shared their story and the Bible passages that navigated them through the storm with KATIE SPAIN.
The skills, courage and resourcefulness of a small group of Dominican nuns who arrived in Australia from England in 1883 will be honoured when St Dominic’s Priory College holds its 140th anniversary dinner this month.
Recently I was introduced to the resource centre at Catholic Education, the Catholic Resource and Information Service (CRIS). I picked out one book to take for research towards a workshop. After looking at some others, I exclaimed how many great items there were! The problem is, I’d have to actually read the books.
When young writer and illustrator Hayley Frazer puts pen to paper, she channels kindness and empathy. As she moves gently through the world, the 19 year old exudes plenty of both.
RAISING THEIR VOICES: Power Up 2024 was a large, free event held by the Catholic Office for Youth and Young Adults (COYYA) at Prospect’s Blackfriars Priory School on May 18. It included a Mass, meditations, dinner and a praise and worship concert. A ‘Raise Up Your Voice’ workshop led by special guest Melbourne musician Gen Bryant was a highlight. Participants sang, clapped and danced along. The ‘Watering My Faith’ workshop used flowers as an analogy for faith. Each participant received a pot plant on which youth minister Sharina Rabusic asked them to write a commitment dedicated to caring for their faith. Each time they water it, they’ll remember.
Before smartphones and video games were a phenomenon, children worldwide were captivated by tin toys, wooden trucks and paper planes.
While hundreds of thousands complete the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain each year, here in South Australia a small but growing number of people<br />
are experiencing their own unique Aussie Camino. Jenny Bubner shares her adventure of walking the Limestone Coast.