Applications for The Saints Of Ireland- Back to the Well pilgrimage are now being accepted. This pilgrimage will experience the key religious and historical sites of Ireland, with particular reference to the sites of those Irish Religious Congregations that came to Australia.
4 September - 2 October 2018 Held in the heart of Jerusalem, the ‘In the Footsteps of Jesus’ study program at the Ecce Homo Institute enables participants to study the Gospel of John with an emphasis on the Jewish roots of Christianity, Jewish feasts, and the first century setting of Gospel texts. Participants will experience modern … Continue reading ECCE HOMO: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS
The following photos were taken during St Gertrude's Staff Spirituality Day at St Thomas Chaldean & Assyrian Catholic Church at Bossley Park. The theme of the Spirituality day was 'One Catholic Family - the Eastern & Western Churches' The staff were engaged in understanding and connecting with the Chaldean Catholic Church. There were parent workshops … Continue reading St Gertrude’s Staff Spirituality Day
I was fortunate enough to visit Timor-Leste (East Timor) in the July school holidays. The program was run by Palms Australia. It is their vision at Palms to work towards achieving a just, sustainable, interdependent and peaceful world free of poverty. Palms are determined to exchange knowledge and skills in order to meet the requests … Continue reading Timor-Leste – Amy Donnelly
Two First Year Teacher retreats have been completed for 2015, with very successful results. Approximately sixty-five teachers attended the two-day residential retreat in the beautiful surroundings of Benedict XVI Retreat Centre at Grose Vale. A special presentation was made by Dr Dan White, (Executive Director of Catholic Schools, Sydney) whose presentation was titled ‘Catholic Pedagogy: … Continue reading Beginning Teachers Retreat