“Betwixt the stirrup and the ground”
At a time of the year when sacrifice, death, recollection and resurrection are in the minds of many, diocesan priest Fr John Woods offers a very personal reflection on ‘the last things’.
Listen to a radical traditionalist
Melburnian Kevin Bailey will be speaking in Newcastle soon. Geraldine Williams shares something of his background.
Parish has high hopes for high tea
Forster Tuncurry parishioner Loretta Heffernan shares a recent parish initiative that was both fruitful and fun.
Thoughts on ANZAC Day 2015
Local writer Christine Bramble offers a window to the experiences of those whose work – and sacrifice –supported the military campaigns of the First World War.
Anzac Day: Ritual, yes. Sacred? Maybe.
Historian and Maitland parishioner, Michael Belcher, examines the links, real and imagined, between the observance of Anzac Day and the celebration of the greatest Christian feast, Easter.
It's a kind of magic
St Aloysius Primary School, Chisholm opened its doors Monday 2 February. As the Foundation Principal, it was a very proud moment for me and the culmination of an extremely busy year, with so much more to come.
Giving up lunch could mean food for life
Project Compassion 2015 was launched in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle on Shrove Tuesday at St Pius X High School, Adamstown. The event began with a welcoming earth, water and smoke blessing led by local Aboriginal elders and students.
Shakespeare tells us what it is to be human
Few contemporary Australians can look back on a longer or more successful theatre career than John Bell. Here he shares some initiatives of the company he founded, Bell Shakespeare, and acknowledges a great debt of gratitude to two teachers at Maitland Marist Brothers (now St Peter’s Campus, All Saints College).
