Articles by Fiona Duque

Hidden in plain sight – the plight of the modern slave IMAGE Aurora

Hidden in plain sight – the plight of the modern slave

December 02, 2023

When you shop, have you ever paused to consider where the products you buy come from? Were children exploited to make the beans that are in your morning coffee? Was your latest outfit made in a factory that has hazardous working conditions?

LITURGY MATTERS: Christian Initiation and The Gift of Storytelling IMAGE Liturgy Matters

LITURGY MATTERS: Christian Initiation and The Gift of Storytelling

November 14, 2023

Stories can have a way of grabbing our attention and giving us inspiration; people connect to stories. When we do connect to a story, we are more likely to remember them, and the more the story impacts us, the more likely we are to share it. What story are you currently telling? Is it a story of faith? Is it a story that could inspire others?

LITURGY MATTERS: Mystery and Mission IMAGE Liturgy Matters

LITURGY MATTERS: Mystery and Mission

October 17, 2023

On the 28-30 September members of the Maitland-Newcastle Diocesan Liturgy Council and other members of the diocesan community descended upon Brisbane for the National Liturgy and Music Conference, along with 500 others from around Australia and the Pacific.

LITURGY MATTERS: You are invited to come rest a while IMAGE Liturgy Matters

LITURGY MATTERS: You are invited to come rest a while

July 11, 2023

Last year, the Christian Initiation Forum held its first reflection day, Come Rest a While, for those ministering in Christian Initiation in their parishes and for all parishioners.

LITURGY MATTERS: The Collect IMAGE Liturgy Matters

LITURGY MATTERS: The Collect

June 27, 2023

Praying at Mass isn’t just something that the presiding priest undertakes. It is something we are all called to do.

LITURGY MATTERS: "Go forth, the Mass is ended" IMAGE Liturgy Matters

LITURGY MATTERS: "Go forth, the Mass is ended"

May 30, 2023

Or is it? Sure, the liturgy has ended but there is more to it. We don’t ‘leave’ the Mass, we are ‘sent forth’. So why does this matter?