Tag: Catholic Education
Philippa Martyr: Finance as a force for renewal?
It's time for the Church to examine our relationship with government money
One of the most interesting comments I’ve received about possible ways to strengthen...
HOW PLAY BRINGS OUT THE BEST(IE) IN ALL OF US!
One of the great things about being invited to talk to thousands of kids each year at school visits and festivals, is that you...
New religious freedom warning
Experts have blasted recent comments by the Australian Human Rights Commission.
New preschool a godsend
Little Jasmine Coleiro knows what it’s like to attend a school Mass, have lessons with the family educator and recite prayers – but is...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: Putting kids, not sex, first
“Dear Father, You began an interesting commentary on the Vatican document on gender theory and promised to continue. What else does the document say?”
The...
Kevin Donnelly: Truth is the first casualty of the gender wars
The release of the Congregation for Catholic Education’s publication Male and Female He Created Them: Towards a path of dialogue on the question of...
Victorian classical school approved
An innovative Victorian school, Our Lady of Fatima Classical School, is closer to becoming a reality.
Danger: the threats to Australia’s Catholic schools
Australia's Catholic schools provide huge savings to the nation's education, yet are facing serious threats
At 20 per cent of enrolments across Australia there’s no...
Labor defends policy
Labor’s shadow Education Minister, Tanya Plibersek, has said she is confident her party can uphold the freedom of religious schools to hire staff according...
The new principal who is puzzling parents
The new Principal at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School in Fairfield has already “puzzled” many parents in the school community with...
Labor Senator is Australia’s new National Catholic Education chief
Outgoing Labor Senator Jacinta Collins has been appointed Executive Director of the National Catholic Education Commission.
Senator Collins, who entered the Federal parliament in 1995,...
Catechists under threat in State schools
The debate around the validity of faith-based Special Religious Education (SRE) in NSW Government Schools was reinvigorated when the Secondary Principals’ Council, in their...
