Stoic in the face of adversity
Earlier this year, lying in a bed at the Rankin Park Centre surrounded by messages of support and under his parents' watchful eye, Lawson Rankin began singing Sub Tuum Praesidium – his college anthem.
Couples rearrange knot-tying plans
Coronavirus and wedding planning is not a marriage made in heaven. Many couples who had intended to marry over the past few months have had to rearrange their plans.
Early childhood trainees recognised
St Nicholas Early Education trainee educators Talia Goodwin and Jaymayah Waters have been recognised for their performances with nominations in the NSW Training Awards.
Book review – Racing on Empty by Iona Rossely
People compete in sport for a number of different reasons.
Welfare bridge needs longer span
Australia has had great success in flattening the coronavirus curve but that victory has come with a devastating side effect – massive unemployment.
Transition tops the menu
Branxton is well-known for its delicious pies and now it is now serving up the very best in education too.
Literacy and numeracy plan adds up
Watching a child learn to read, write and play with numbers is pure joy. Witnessing a whole school make giant steps in literacy and numeracy is the “Holy Grail” for every educator. Thankfully, here in our Diocese we have several schools where teachers are experiencing just that — and their principals couldn’t be happier.
In pastures green
Joking about a “friendly puff of smoke” shows just how far bushfire-ravaged people in parts of the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese have come since the recent devastation, but also just how much the catastrophe scorched their psyches.
Breathe easy
Experience as a clinical nurse consultant in respiratory medicine inspired Vanessa McDonald to undertake a PhD (Medicine) in an effort to better support and improve the quality of life of patients with chronic lung disease.
The art of persuasion
Aristotle articulated the concept of persuasion more than 2000 years ago. He appreciated that no matter how knowledgeable or skilled someone is, it does them little good if they cannot convince others of their viewpoint.
Catholic schools celebrate faith in their future
The Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, is drawing on contingency funds to assist all schools navigate financial pressures resulting from COVID-19.
Tackling modern slavery
Freedom and fairness — two words long taken for granted in Australia.
China tests faith
There are 12 million Catholics in China — an insignificant number in a country of 1.43 billion where atheism is the state religion.
Proof is in the pudding
Like everyone, the Development and Relief Agency (DARA) is operating a little differently to usual.
Pandemic exposes a disconnect
COVID-19 has brought new life to well-worn tales from the Bible.
Readers and researchers get ready
Pages are turning in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle to make available one of the state’s largest religious library collections outside of Sydney.
