Letter from the Eternal City
'I write from Rome.' That is the literal truth, but I gave serious consideration to not saying it.
Listen to their voices, hear their stories and walk together into the future
2017 Senior Australian of the Year, Sr Anne Gardiner of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, graciously accepted an invitation to write for the edition of Aurora appearing in NAIDOC Week.
NAIDOC Week 2017 celebrates Indigenous languages
CatholicCare Social Services’ Jackie Bassett spoke to Ian Eggins, Manager of Supported Independent Living, as he anticipated NAIDOC Week (2-9 July).
Do you know the hoarders next door?
Hoard: a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use.
I have always been slightly obsessed with hoarders and what makes them tick.
Launch of learning framework for Catholic schools
The culmination of over two years planning and consultation about what ‘learning’ means and looks like for our Catholic schools came about recently with the launch of a Learning Framework.
This couple’s committed to a movement that unites faith and life
Newcastle couple Brian and Adda O’Donnell are keen to share their enthusiasm for the ecclesial movement, Communion and Liberation. Communion and Liberation is a movement which has the purpose of forming its members in Christianity in order to make them co-workers in the Church’s mission in all areas of society.
eConference offering fresh model of leadership in uncertain times
“Broken Bay Institute - The Australian Institute of Theological Education” is proud to be partnering again with the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference to host the 13th Annual National eConference on Thursday 10 August. The theme is Gospel Leadership in Times of Chaos: the Hope of Pope Francis.
Making girls strong starts young
It all begins in your arms. You look down at your newborn baby daughter, and have such intense feelings. Tenderness, love, fierce protectiveness swirl inside you as you wonder how her life will unfold.
Commemorating Hiroshima
Early in the morning of 6 August 1945, a US B-29 bomber, code-named Enola Gay, dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing 140,000 people. Three days later a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, mistaking it for the industrial city of Kokura.
Not even a whimper
In this NAIDOC Week edition of Aurora, regular contributor John Murray shares a long-ago, far away incident that has haunted him.
Of feasts and fasts: the Eastern Orthodox Church
Like the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church has its origins in the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ. Our Lord chose apostles who, having received the grace of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, spread the Christian faith throughout the ancient world.
Pilgrimage in everyday life
Pilgrimage can be undertaken anywhere, any day, says Donna Mulhearn. It encompasses overseas travel and trekking long distances, but it can also mean heading to the nearest bushwalk or public labyrinth.
Caring for your documents at home
Diocesan Archives Officer Donna Robson offers some practical tips to preserve your personal archives.
Honouring a long life of love and laughter
As her mother’s 90th birthday approaches, Christine Engel shares the story of a resilient woman who will be fondly remembered by (among others) many former students of St Anne’s High School, Adamstown.
An opportunity to honour the land on which we live
Kurri Kurri parishioner, Chris Parker, extends an invitation to visit his part of the Hunter.
Salvation history in 800 words
Throughout eternity God lives a life of love – three Persons loving and being loved perfectly.
God chose to share the life of love with creatures who would be gifted with God’s attributes of intelligence and free will, the essentials for loving.
