DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: Framework for formation in Catholic education
Last week I spent two days with the National Directors of Catholic Education at the launch of the Framework for Formation for Mission in Catholic Education.
HAPPY DAYS WITH HELENE: Of course they made it happen!
This week, Family Liaison Officer, Helene O'Neill, shares what she's been up to this week, while Teresa Brierley is on leave.
TUESDAYS WITH TERESA: SRE, is it a good thing? You decide!
This week, Director, Office of Life and Faith, John Donnelly, shares a message, while Teresa Brierley is on leave.
DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: Why parents choose Catholic schools
Recent surveys in Catholic education indicate why parents send their boys and girls to Catholic schools.
TUESDAYS WITH TERESA: Lent - 40 days of renewal
Autumn has finally arrived, bringing some refreshing rain to some parts of our diocese, some cooler weather and the beginning of Lent.
DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: Lenten message
The holy season of Lent for Catholics commenced with Ash Wednesday on the 29 February.
The Catholic Wrap-up: But only up to a point
Yes, it is a quandary. You will be reading this in early March, after the Royal Commission’s Case Study 50, also called ‘the Catholic Wrap-up’, has finished. If I were to write nothing about it for this edition, that would seem very strange.
Cloudy with a chance of insight
According to the Gospel writers, the Transfiguration was a cloudy occasion, as was the Ascension. The poet, Wordsworth, associated clouds with loneliness and clouds have frequently been favoured as subjects by painters.