TUESDAYS WITH TERESA
Sunday 27th November marked the 30th Anniversary of the visit of Pope St John Paul II to Alice Springs.
RAY COLLINS: A much deserved award
On Saturday night, before a packed auditorium at Western Suburbs Leagues Club, New Lambton, the annual CONDA Awards were held.
AURORA EXTRA: Concern for migrant workers
On Tuesday, 15 November, I was invited to a meeting with the UN Special Rapporteur on Migrants, Canada’s François Crépeau, and was able to speak about the plight of Migrant Workers here in Australia.
TUESDAYS WITH TERESA: A year filled with mercy
The Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, marks the close of another liturgical year and next Sunday the beginning of Advent.
RAY COLLINS: Celebrating the Year of Mercy
Yesterday marked the end of two coinciding celebrations. The first was the conclusion to the Year of Mercy, proclaimed throughout the world by Pope Francis and featured in our daily lives from the feast of the Immaculate Conception to the feast of Christ the King, the end of the Church’s liturgical year.
TUESDAYS WITH TERESA: Happy Days with Helene
I’m often asked “What do you do exactly in your role as Parish Family Liaison Officer?” Well, after four years on the job it’s fair to say that it’s a responsive ministry where no two days are the same. I sub- title the role ‘Faith, Family, Food and Fun’.
RAY COLLINS: Enriching and fulfilling experiences
In the last week I have had the opportunity, indeed the privilege, to attend and be a participant in two retreats held at the Riverwood Downs Conference Centre near Gloucester.
TUESDAYS WITH TERESA: St John the Baptist Church in Maitland reopens
170 years ago, in 1846, the people of Maitland opened St John the Baptist Church in Maitland, right next to the Hunter River. Then in 1866, Bishop James Murray proclaimed this church as the Cathedral of the Diocese of Maitland.