Decorate Your Gate
If you walk past a Diocese Catholic school or St Nicholas Early Education Centre or OOSH Service from 3-9 September, you may notice something different!
Promoting a safeguarding culture
The Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle has an abiding commitment to promote and uphold the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of each child and every vulnerable person with whom we interact in the name of our church.
Breaking the poverty cycle
It takes bravery to overcome hardship, to fight against all odds to make change for yourself and your family.
Synodality and the church’s future
The future is always unchartered territory. The fact that “the future” does not yet exist means that we cannot describe it with the same precision that we apply to an object we can hold. Despite this limitation, most of us tend to spend time pondering the future: What will life in fifty years be like if climate change continues at its current rate? What might schools, banks, and public transport be like in the year 2050?
Can we rewire our brain?
The human brain is incredible. Did you know that pathways in our brain have the ability to change and grow?
We can essentially rewire our brains to function in ways that it wasn’t able to perform before, such as developing the ability to pay attention and concentrate or to relax on command.
The Innocents
Each year on 15 September we pause to remember the trauma and devastation inflicted on victims of child sexual abuse by clergy and other Church personnel in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. Known as the Perpetual Day of Remembrance, it also acknowledges the impact on victim’s families and the community as a whole.
Growing Minds Inspiring Readers
Education is not just about memorising facts and figures; it is also about nurturing creativity and fostering a student’s innate curiosity and imagination. Growing students’ minds through creativity plays a pivotal role in shaping well-rounded individuals, empowering them to express themselves, think critically, and approach problem-solving with an open mind.
John’s journey from escaping war to graduating university
For regular readers of Aurora, John Sandy is a name you will likely recognise. And it’s for good reason too – his story is worth thousands of words; one article would never be enough to capture it. We share his latest milestone below.
