Cherian Koiparampil breaks the bread for daughter Vinaya with Vivek, Preethi and Sr Jasmine in background.

Local

Keeping Easter traditions alive

Catholic families will celebrate Easter in many different ways this year, reflecting the diversity of parishioners in the Adelaide Archdiocese. For many members of the thriving Syro-Malabar Catholic community this will mean honouring their Indian heritage through the tradition of preparing and sharing kalathappam on Holy Thursday.

Opinion

Stations of the Cross

Every year on Good Friday large numbers of Catholics gather in groups to remember the Passion of Christ by praying the Stations of the Cross.

Opinion

Unfolding the mystery of Christ

The purpose of any calendar is to help people within a given society to order their lives. Most modern countries use the Gregorian calendar, but in actual fact there are about 40 different calendars in use around the world today, particularly for determining religious dates. The Church’s Liturgical Calendar is one of these and is not so much concerned with ‘counting days’ but in setting out guidelines for the celebration of the mystery of Christ over the period of a year.

Schools

Easter fun at the zoo

As part of this year’s Easter celebrations, Year 10 and 11 students from Mercedes College volunteered at the annual Ladies of Variety Children’s Easter Picnic held on March 27.

Local

Catholic parish hosts Greek Orthodox Easter after fire destroys church

More than 1300 Greek Orthodox parishioners participated in a unique Easter celebration at a Catholic church in Adelaide after fire destroyed their church at Glenelg North last week.