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Opinion

Bless this house

While the secular Christmas season began in early November, the liturgical Christmas season doesn’t begin until the evening on December 24. One way you can extend the liturgical Christmas season into your domestic life is with the blessing of your home.

Local

Increasing demand for Vinnies services

An increasing number of people are struggling with cost of living rises and reaching out for assistance from Vinnies for the first time, according to one of the leaders of the St Vincent de Paul Society in SA.

Opinion

The light of Christ's birth

In his annual Christmas message, Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide Patrick O’Regan has reminded us that in our darkest times, Christ “lights our way toward justice and peace”.

Opinion

The way we gather matters

Christmas lunch is either something you look forward to or something you dread. The food, the company, the conversations, the gift exchange; a lot of it hinges on both the choices you make and the people you are with. Are we gathering out of obligation or with love? How well do we know the people around the table? How could we make time with family and friends more meaningful?