Perpetual Day of Remembrance
Each September, the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle pauses to acknowledge the devastation caused to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse by clergy and other Church personnel, as well as the impact to their families, and the whole community. Although historical, survivors and their families live with the impact every day.
Inequity has young advocates seeing red
Period poverty – the lack of access to sanitary products due to cost – is widely recognised as a major barrier to learning in schools and now a group of Year 12 students from St Paul's Catholic College, Booragul, have said enough is enough.
Memories of the Mater
Calvary Mater Newcastle has a proud history of being at the heart of our community, and this year celebrates 100 years of service.
Nowadays, as well as serving the local community through its critical care, medical and surgical services Calvary Mater Newcastle is recognised as a leading research centre. The hospital also provides specialist medical care in a range of cancer services, palliative care, and toxicology.
To celebrate Calvary Mater Newcastle’s centenary Aurora asked one of its longest serving employees, Ludmilla (Milly) Sneesby, to share a reflection of her time at the hospital. As we go to print, Milly is preparing for retirement, but as you will read, she has created memories at the Mater that will last a lifetime.
Plans progress for the future of our Church
“The Church is not the presence in our society it once was. We need to take a measure of that and make decisions accordingly. The culture in which we have to proclaim the Gospel is very different to what it was even 20 or 30 years ago.”
Archbishop of Brisbane, Mark Coleridge, made these powerful remarks in 2016 after he was elected to chair a special bishops’ commission to plan and run the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia. At that time, it had been 79 years since Australia’s last plenary council was held.
A bright forecast predicted
It’s Monday morning on a cold winter’s day in August. The prevailing westerly wind cuts through the youth as they approach the gates at St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre at Broadmeadow.
A new chapter for St Dom’s
Nestled in the heart of Mayfield is an innovative and growing school.
The St Dominic’s Centre or ‘St Dom’s’, as it is often fondly referred to, is rich in history.
From surviving to inspiring
“A lot of the time you’re living through the bad days to hope for one good day, and you can’t keep doing that to yourself because it’s physically and mentally destroying.”
A lesson in friendship
Lucy Harvey and Maree Jones can be heard giggling like schoolgirls as they make their way through the wrought iron gates that decorate the entrance to St Joseph’s College in Lochinvar.
