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Online Pilgrimage Program for Catholics during COVID-19

In the midst of a global pandemic, the seeds of hope are stirring for innovations in the living of the faith.

Hayden Ramsay: Loss of sense a good lesson

I’m recuperating from a nasty bout of covid. It had many unwelcome effects. Surprisingly, complete loss of smell has been if not the hardest, the saddest. I used to teach St Thomas Aquinas and enjoyed very much his profound reverence for our bodily lives. Reconciling this reverence with the even more ancient Christian commitment to […]

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Marie Kondo effect flows to Catholic charity

St Vincent de Paul NSW CEO Jack de Groot says he can’t say for sure that Japanese home organising expert Marie Kondo is responsible...

Passing the HSC

 HSC Advice for Parents HSC exams kicked off this week which means stress levels are rising among Year 12 students. For parents, it can be...

Delectable delights

Easy lunchbox treats to brighten up your child's day. A new school year can quickly leave parents feeling tired, time poor and uninspired – especially...

School lunches fit for a MasterChef

The thought of preparing school lunches for the coming year fills you with dread, then relax! One of Australia’s most celebrated and best-loved cooks,...

Housing pushing people to the brink

Record numbers at crisis point says former politician and suicide survivor John Brogden Lifeline is receiving record numbers of calls from people in crisis, with...

Vatican issues 20-point call for equitable vaccine access

The Vatican document called for the negotiation of international agreements to manage the vaccine patents

Dealing with bad world news

It can sometimes feel like bad news follows us around. Phones, social media and WiFi make news spread like wildfire, and when something bad...

Pill Testing: Arguments For and Against

Tens of thousands of young people attend music festivals every year amid a national debate about whether Australia should introduce pill testing at public...

Stopping the senseless loss of life

By Paul Dillon Often after finishing a Parent Information Evening someone will approach me and thank me for the talk and then say something along...

Calming kids on coronavirus

A great resource to show your children Most children will now have heard about the coronavirus. Some may even have expressed a lot of fear or...