Have you suffered from HSCSD?
As I put cursor to screen, the Higher School Certificate season is well under way. Students across the state will put to the test, so to speak, many years of hard work or otherwise.
Personal best ranks high
Two students from St Kevin’s Primary School, Cardiff, have achieved outstanding results in recent local and international school competitions.
The Star Fell Down the Well...
While studying in Jerusalem in 2001, I had the opportunity to visit the church of the Syrian Orthodox Rite in Manger Street, Bethlehem. It is the successor of the ancient church of Antioch which claims to have been founded by St Peter in 37 CE so it’s one of the oldest Christian communities in the Middle East.
The abandonment of the everyday
How do you define a holiday? The dictionary defines it as “an extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling”. I agree with that definition, but it doesn’t include the fact that holidays can be a precious time of reconnection with your family.
BISHOP BILL WRIGHT: Founding Father
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the death of the Archpriest John Joseph Therry, virtually the first Catholic chaplain to the Colony of New South Wales.
The CATHOLIC THING: Bothering about "the church"
"The Church: Why bother?" That question is the topic of an essay in "The Church", a course I’m currently teaching.
Cold Case: The mystery of the missing chalice
The year is 1941 and the Clyne family, including Mum, Dad and eight other siblings, farewell Patrick – son, brother, uncle, relative – as he goes off to war at 25, as did so many other young Australian men who answered the call to fight for their country. He was sent to Singapore, but never returned.
Hunter's Grace on Ice
Have you seen her on the bus? The young lady gracing the cover of this month’s Aurora is travelling local streets in large action portraits on the sides of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie buses.
