Students and staff of Our Lady of The Annunciation Catholic Primary school, Pagewood joined thousands of others in Catholic school and office communities across Sydney, to pray the Angelus at midday on 25 March 2015. The church at Pagewood was beautifully decorated with student artwork depicting the moment that the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary … Continue reading The Angelus at Our Lady of The Annunciation, Pagewood

On 25 March, the feast of the Annunciation, staff at the Catholic Education Office, Leichhardt gathered at midday to pray the Angelus. The Angelus is an ancient prayer recalling the events of the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would conceive by the Holy Spirit and become the mother of God. … Continue reading Praying the Angelus

Dear Brothers, Friends and Colleagues, As an opinionated Year Eleven student, I helped to lead a protest on the demise of our school’s bell. Student protests were a bit more de rigueur in the early seventies, and I found myself embroiled in more than one. We had a great bell. A venerable, old bell. A … Continue reading Reflecting on the Angelus

Encountering The Abrahamic Faiths: Reflections On A Pilgrim’s Journey to the Holy Land January 2015 At the start of 2015 the rich tradition of the pilgrimage is alive and well across the globe and shows no sign of going out of fashion. The very word pilgrimage has the power to evoke a host of images: … Continue reading Abrahamic Pilgrimage Reflection

Encountering The Abrahamic Faiths Pilgrimage - Signs Of Hope In A Complex Land. In January of this year I was extremely privileged to lead a group of 45 very excited and very eager pilgrims, ranging in age and teaching background and life experiences, to the Holy Land. We gathered for 3 pre-pilgrimage meetings in 2014 … Continue reading Abrahamic Faiths Pilgrimage