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When Will They Ever Learn?

December 02, 2015 Bryan Dunn

Bryan Dunn reflects on Paul Casey’s book, “Where did all the young men go?”  

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I Could Fill a School Room

December 01, 2015 Tracey Edstein

In welcoming former students, teachers, parents and visitors to events marking the centenary of St Joseph’s Primary School, Denman, principal Aaron Moon said, “You are here amongst friends.”

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Do We Have a Rich Church?

December 01, 2015 Sean Scanlon

I recently attended the national conference of diocesan financial administrators. 

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Blessed are the Merciful

December 01, 2015 Louise Gannon rsj

I think perhaps Pope Francis might agree with William Shakespeare...

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Australia Through the Eyes of a Refugee

December 01, 2015 Dr Quang Tuan Au

Thirty-five years ago, my older sister, a younger brother and I, with another 27 people, were on a small fishing boat to escape the Vietnamese communist regime.

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Marriage: It's All In the Pitch

December 01, 2015 Monica Scanlon

Like many opportunities in life such as learning to drive, upskilling or attending ante-natal classes, there are courses available for couples preparing for marriage.

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My Family Visits the Mosque

December 01, 2015 Rebecca Beisler

This year my family decided we wanted to take part in National Open Mosque Day.

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Let the HSC Influence You, Not Define You

December 01, 2015 Craig Wattam

Parent and veteran senior teacher Craig Wattam wisely suggests, “Let the HSC influence you, not define you”.

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Cool Pope Responds to Warming Planet

December 01, 2015 Ken Rubeli

My good Presbyterian mother will shake in her grave: Pope Francis is my hero!

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How Can a War Be Just?

December 01, 2015 Robert Gascoigne

Dr Robert Gascoigne explores the Catholic Church’s just war theory, citing a recent statement of Pope Francis.

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Waiting for Christmas

December 01, 2015 Judith Lynch

We say that we are waiting for the birth of Christ, but that has already happened. 

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The Girl on the Train

December 01, 2015 Shirley McHugh

Regular writer Shirley McHugh shares an experience that changed her, and one which invokes the injunction of the Year of Mercy, “Be merciful as God is merciful.”

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Food's Long Shadow

December 01, 2015 Paul Maguire

The interconnection between what we eat, personal health, animal welfare, environmental degradation − in fact the future of life on earth − is becoming more obvious.

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