Spring 2020: Stories of celebration
17 August 2020
Magazine
13 September 2020 |
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Young Journalist Award, brought to you by Australian Catholic University.
23 August 2020 |
Kate Moriarty
The key to celebrations is sometimes to forget the messy bits and just remember the good.
22 August 2020 |
Michael McVeigh
The sacraments follow the rhythms of our lives, which continue even in the midst of a global pandemic. How are Catholics adapting the celebration of sacraments during these times?
22 August 2020 |
Articles of interest from around the Church in the Spring 2020 edition of Australian Catholics.
22 August 2020 |
Items of interest from the Catholic education world in the Spring 2020 edition of Australian Catholics.
22 August 2020 |
News items for the Spring 2020 edition of Australian Catholics.
22 August 2020 |
Olivia Vercoe
One of the privileges of being involved in a church is accompanying people during the most important moments of their lives. One of our interns spoke with Jenny Rose, who is a member of Hillston Uniting Church in Sydney, about her experiences of accompanying families at funerals in her community.
17 August 2020 |
Michael McGirr
Reflecting on the advice by Sr Catherine McAuley to her sisters to 'dance every evening'.
19 August 2020 |
Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ
For some people, religion can seem dull and sombre. Yet there’s a deep joy at the heart of religious life for Christians. In this Explorations, we explore the role of joy in faith.
23 August 2020 |
Fr David Braithwaite SJ
In today’s debate about the worth of heroes, the Catholic tradition can hold both heroes and victims because Christ is both.
23 August 2020 |
Jesus’ life was spent doing the things he thought were important – celebrating and spending time with people he cared about. That’s not a bad way to live.
23 August 2020 |
Ann Rennie
It might be a time for muted celebration, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to celebrate.
18 August 2020 |
Peter Fleming
St Martha may have chosen the ‘worse part’, but she had a special relationship with Jesus, who knew that we need people like her in the world.
23 August 2020 |
What does Jesus value about us?
18 August 2020 |
Kate Moriarty
Sometimes the best way to learn is by playing a game.
23 August 2020 |
Alissa-Rose Probyn
Nine students joined us online for this year’s Australian Catholics Internship Program. During the week the students had the opportunity to hear from a number of guest speakers about the working life of journalists.
22 August 2020 |
C. S. Kim
How well do you know the traditions around cake cutting for birthdays?
22 August 2020 |
Olivia Vercoe
Music evokes cherished memories.
22 August 2020 |
Ava Barratt
This Spring edition has been put together by a group of Year 10 and 11 students from Catholic schools around Australia. The students spent a week online with our editors, learning about media and publishing, while planning and writing articles for the magazine.
The theme of the edition is ‘Celebration’. The students have reflected on what the theme means to them, and in particular the sorts of stories they want to celebrate. Here, one of the students, Ava Barratt, reflects on what the theme means to her.
19 August 2020 |
Will Olteanu
A story about the struggles of finding your way as a teenager in a small country town.
18 August 2020 |
Sophie Thompson
We are invited to celebrate our faith and the happiness God brings people.
18 August 2020 |
Teagan Brunner
Young writer Teagan Brunner talks with her aunt Gabby about her aunt's passion for, and the demands of, the cake business.
18 August 2020 |
Molly Brabham
COVID-19 might have changed the way we can celebrate special events, but the impact hasn’t been completely bad.
18 August 2020 |
Sophie Thompson
COVID-19 has had an enormous impact on all of our lives this year. One of our young writers looks ahead at what it might be like when the lockdowns and social distancing ends.
18 August 2020 |
C. S. Kim
Life can have its ups and downs for all of us, particularly in these times. I find, however, that there are things I can do to help me get in the right mindset for the day.
17 August 2020 |
Olivia Vercoe
It may not have been the confirmation experience she expected, but Olivia Vercoe still remembers the day fondly.
17 August 2020 |
Ava Barratt and Molly Brabham
Over the summer of 2019/20, bushfires raged across the country. There are many stories that could be told of the courage of those who fought the fires, and those who were caught up in the disaster. Our young editors share the stories of two people from NSW.
17 August 2020 |
Isobella Cantwell
All around the world, people have found different ways to celebrate the things that are important to them. One of our young editors decided to explore some celebrations that might seem strange to us, but have a special significance for many people.
17 August 2020 |
Teagan Brunner
Some happy snaps from birthday parties across the ages.