Counting their blessings
Nine years ago, Gerry Clarke read an article in The Advertiser stating that 95 per cent of families that know they are expecting a child with Down syndrome choose to terminate the pregnancy.
Nine years ago, Gerry Clarke read an article in The Advertiser stating that 95 per cent of families that know they are expecting a child with Down syndrome choose to terminate the pregnancy.
More than 300 people packed St Joseph’s Church at Brighton for the parish’s centenary Mass on March 16.
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Rob Chapman might be heading to Government House soon to receive his Medal of Australia (AM) but one thing is for sure, neither he nor his mates will let it change him.
When I look back on the hundreds of stories we have published this year, three stand out for me not only in terms of newsworthiness but because they represent who we are as a people of faith and hope with an inherent belief in the dignity of every human being.
Fresh from the excitement of competing at the Paris Olympics, 21-year-old gymnast Jesse Moore returned to his old school, Sacred Heart College, last month.
Jodie Clark has quite possibly the toughest job in the world. As head of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, she is responsible for getting desperately needed food, medicine, fuel and other supplies to more than 2 million Palestinians.
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