Articles by Mark Toohey

October is Mission Month IMAGE Church

October is Mission Month

October 12, 2020

October is World Mission Month, a time when Catholics all over the world join together to support and celebrate global missionary work.

"We are still here for you!" IMAGE Aurora

"We are still here for you!"

August 12, 2020

Corruption, mismanagement and poverty are all obvious barriers to seeing communities around the world thrive and develop, and the Church has a unique role in delivering hope in places where governments and corporations can’t or won’t.

Musical talent reaches national level IMAGE Catholic Schools

Musical talent reaches national level

October 24, 2019

Music can communicate a heartfelt message in a way that nothing else can! This is especially so for young people wanting to express their thoughts and feelings to their peers.

Life goes full circle IMAGE Aurora

Life goes full circle

October 04, 2019

You want to make a difference in the world but can’t leave home? You too can be “extraordinary-ordinary” like Margaret.

Trek, Ride and Stride for Mission IMAGE Your Diocese

Trek, Ride and Stride for Mission

July 09, 2019

Life can offer some amazing opportunities for those willing to step out of their comfort zone into new possibilities. Dungog grandmother and librarian, Lyn Barham stepped out to join six other intrepid adventurers as they strapped on their walking boots in January 2019 to trek through the stunning mountainous countryside of Myanmar.

Mission makes us forever young IMAGE Your Diocese

Mission makes us forever young

May 30, 2019

Recently, I travelled from Hamilton to Sydney Central. Over the past 40 years, I have made this train trip more times than I wish to remember, but interestingly most of the significant events in my adult life have been prefixed by this trip south. I remember leaving home at the age of 19 to join the missionary Franciscan Order, which I pursued for some years until I felt God calling me elsewhere.