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| Sydney woman follows early tradition as a hermit 25 July, 2010 |
Following a tradition dating back to the early centuries of the Church, a woman has been consecrated a hermit in a ceremony at St Joan of Arc, Haberfield. [More] |
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| Why a much loved priest is still not the retiring type 18 July, 2010 |
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Father Len Wholohan was born on December 30, 1922. The name Lindsley was given by his father who saw the name on the entrance of a property in the Mulgoa district and liked the sound of the name. At his Baptism the assistant priest at St Patrick’s Church in Lithgow, Fr Dempsey, told the parents of baby Lindsley that there was no saint with that name in the calendar of saints, but there was a James so they all agreed that the second name “James” would cover the problem. Over the years the name Lindsley, broken down to Lin, eventually became Len and so it has remained for the major part of his life. [More] |
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| Low-gluten breads offer new hope to diseases sufferers 18 July, 2010 |
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Production of low-gluten Communion breads in Sydney is at all time high, as more and more Australians are being diagnosed with Coeliac diasease. [More] |
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| First Communion ‘no problem’ for Sam 18 July, 2010 |
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Sam Sloan was the only Coeliac in the group when he made his First Communion in his hometown of Bathurst in August last year. [More] |
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| Veech Library – a Catholic storehouse of the faith 20 June, 2010 |
The Catholic Institute of Sydney is an ecclesiastical faculty of theology maintained by the Sydney Archdiocese. Its primary responsibility is the academic formation of students for the priesthood. The Veech Library provides quality information and services to the teaching staff and students of the Institute. Principal users are staff and students of the institute and students from other colleges within the Sydney College of Divinity as well as students and staff of the neighbouring Mount St Mary’s campus of the Australian Catholic University. The library services are available to the public who may visit or call the library during semesters when it is open Monday–Thursday 9am-8pm, Friday 9am–5pm and Saturday 10am–3pm. [More] |
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| Politician a martyr to his Catholic beliefs 23 May, 2010 |
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This is the text of an address given by the president of the St Thomas More Society, Richard Perrignon, at the unveiling of a plaque above a statue of St Thomas in the Speaker’s Garden of the NSW Parliament on Wednesday, May 12. [More] |
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| Caritas helps cut Timor Leste’s ‘hungry season’ 23 May, 2010 |
Monica Heary reports on a Catholic development agency’'s work to help lift one of the world’s poorest nations out of its poverty and hunger trap. She interviewed a Caritas representative in Dili, Timor Leste. [More] |
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| The changing role of parents in Catholic education in NSW 21 March, 2010 |
THIS series by Dr NANCE MILLAR is from a doctoral thesis based on historical, sociological and cultural research of the parent role and contribution to Catholic education. It tells of how it became such an enduring structural part of the Catholic Church and how it was sustained. The themes of the story are centred on how the situation was, why it was so, how and why it changed. The school community has been likened to a drama, in which there are players with different roles. In this ‘drama’ who were the main ‘players’ and what were their roles?
It was a story of heroic struggle, bringing together, not only religious teachers and priests, but parents who dearly wanted a Catholic education for their children. It portrays the nature of the ‘Catholic community’ which coalesced the values of fidelity, trust, persistence, hardship, sacrifice, dedication, celebration and hopes for the future. It is the first, original study of the parent role in their children’s Catholic education in NSW over this period. [More] |
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| Irishman whose love touched lives on five continents 14 March, 2010 |
THE Christian Brothers in Ireland have been buoyed by the imminent canonisation of Mary MacKillop as Australia’s first saint, as it gives them fresh hope for the cause of their founder Edmund Ignatius Rice. [More] |
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| We need to preserve healthy marriages 28 February, 2010 |
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It was reported that Sunshine Coast priest Father Stan Griffiths expressed support for the Queensland Government's surrogacy bill passed on February 11 this year. He is reported in the local paper as saying: “The most important thing is that a child is loved and treasured and I can see no reason that this would not be the case if both parents were the same sex”. He adds, “Our families are different now. They’re not just straight mums and dads” (The Sunshine Coast Daily, February 13, 2010). [More] |
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| Pope leads singing, prayers on new CD 22 November, 2009 |
Under the gilded ceiling of a Roman basilica, a choir performed while the taped voice of Pope Benedict XVI sang the Marian hymn Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven). [More] |
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| Speaking the language of love and friendship 15 November, 2009 |
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Lebanon is a country which has suffered and continues to suffer in ways that many in the developed world are unable to comprehend. For many years, humanitarian, Church and charitable organisations have quietly assisted in Lebanon to help maintain and protect the endangered and the disabled. One such organisation is the Order of Malta. Through its global humanitarian aid agency, Malteser International, the Order seeks to enrich the lives of many of the poorest and most mentally and physically disabled people in Lebanon. [More] |
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