‘Singing in the choir makes me feel like the universal church truly is one,’ Elena Chua Maexin tells The Southern Cross.
Adelaide singer-songwriter Rachael Leahcar has a voice many are familiar with. Some will recognise her as a past contestant in The Voice Australia, others will have heard her presenting a radio show on Christian radio station Life FM or seen her performing at events for the likes of Nazareth Catholic College. The vision impaired star talks to The Southern Cross about a chance encounter with a young woman who changed the way she moves through life.
Eveleen Anne Kerr. Born 15 December 1941, died 23 April 2026
“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.
People
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.
People
There’s no such thing as a regular day in the life of Adelaide-based creative Adam Dormand. By day, he helps keep South Australia’s Catholic school sport programs running smoothly, by night he is one half of globally renowned electronic music duo Pines.
Vocations
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.
In our series on different vocations within the Archdiocese, Tim Grauel tells RICHARD EVANS what differentiates a deacon from other clergy.
After celebrating his 40th anniversary as a priest with parishioners last month, Fr Fred Farrugia spoke with JENNY BRINKWORTH about his journey from the Mediterranean island of Malta to the Adelaide Hills.
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.
Sr Margaret Tully RSJ - Born August 17 1937; Died February 3 2026
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