A joyful pilgrimage experience
You might be surprised to learn that one of my happiest and enduring memories from our recent Diocesan World Youth Day pilgrimage to the Holy Land and to Portugal is of our group of 44 young Catholics playing games, singing, and dancing together by the pool with childlike joy and enthusiasm on our final afternoon and evening together before beginning the long journey home.
Who does the caring?
I recently read an article (Why We Shouldn’t Lose Faith in Organized Religion) which was a discussion between New York Times writer Tish Harrison Warren (an Anglican priest) and Eboo Patel. Patel, a Muslim American, is seeking to improve America’s democracy through cooperation across religious differences. I recommend the article to you but thought that the points they make were worth sharing in our local context.
Thriving against the odds: how one Cambodian village is overcoming challenges
Salin lives in rural Cambodia, where nearly a third of the population lacks access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.
The AI Revolution
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a topic that has been making headlines for years now, especially following the recent popularity of Chat GPT, a language model that has been trained to generate human-like responses to a wide range of questions and prompts.
ACT Calvary Hospital concerns
There are calls for the ACT Government to reverse a decision to take the ownership and management of Calvary Hospital away from Calvary Health Care – a Catholic operator and give the ownership to the government-run, non-faith-based Canberra Health Services instead.
The three pillars of Michael Leo Doran’s life
If you were to describe your life in three words, what would it be?
Our journey towards reconciliation
The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle spans a footprint encompassing the lands of the Awabakal, Biripi Darkinjung, Kamilaroi, Wiradjuri, Wonnarua, and Worimi people.
The real impact of going green and why we should care
Sustainable living, going green, solar powered, eco-friendly, energy efficient – different environmentally sustainable initiatives and terms seem to pop up regularly. It’s a challenge to keep up with the vocabulary, let alone understand the detail and jargon as well as the real benefit that can be provided.