Dr Pina Ford of CEWA launches the Parish Religious Education program Gathered in My Name – read more Kevin Burke, principal of Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury, in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, included in The Educator Hot List 2021 – read more Order of Malta member Loretta Higgins, co-host of its annual youth […]
People in the News – week of Monday 22nd November 2021
Moira Najdecki reflects on how the Sisters of the Good Samaritan have been a very significant part of 200 years of Catholic Education in Australia – read more NCEC Executive Director Jacinta Collins says proposed Victorian reforms take a narrow view of religious belief and activity which would inhibit the ability of Catholic schools to […]
How to have more quality conversations at work
When was the last time you felt like you had a quality conversation? You know, one of those discussions that really interested you. Where you walked away feeling like everyone really engaged and was heard. Now consider, when was the last time you felt like that after a conversation with someone who had a different […]
People in the News – week of Monday 8th November 2021
Dr Sally Towns named as the new Executive Director of Brisbane Catholic Education – read more Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP and Australia’s former Papal Nuncio Archbishop Paul Gallagher endorse Australian Catholic University’s new online ethics inquiry resource – read more Carnarvon Parish Priest Fr Steve Casey says Cleo Smith’s rescue was an answer to […]
People in the News – week of Monday 1st November 2021
BCE Executive Pam Betts gives thanks to teachers as World Teachers’ Day is celebrated – read more Ariel Hsu-Chia Chen, St James College, Fortitude Valley, and Elyse Johnston, St Laurence’s College, South Brisbane, winners of Queensland College of Teachers TeachX Awards – read more Eulogy for Dominican Father Karl Emerick – read more Ten years […]
People in the News – week of Monday 25th October 2021
Dr Greg Elliott, starting in the newly created role of Wellbeing Director for Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, talks about adjustment and wellbeing as Sydney comes out of lockdown – read more Lismore Bishop Greg Homeming OCD says St Vincent’s Hospital, Lismore, has a significant place in the community as it celebrates 100 years of […]
People in the News – week of Monday 18th October 2021
Sister Patty Fawkner SGS says the Plenary Council reveled a diversity that is both enriching and challenging – read more Sr Monica Cavanagh, Congregational Leader, reflects on the First Assembly – read more CRA President, Br Peter Carroll FMS, asks ‘What type of Church do we deeply desire?’ – read more International educational expert Dr […]
People in the News – week of Monday 11th October 2021
Peter Turner, former Director of Schools for the Diocese of Wollongong, receives the 2021 Br Kelvin Canavan FMS Catholic School Leadership Award – read more Clear proposals emerge from First Assembly of the Plenary Council – read more Peter Pellicaan, Evangelisation Brisbane’s Executive Director, answers some of humanity’s most profound questions about God and the […]
The Importance of Unlearning
We all know the importance of learning. Particularly in the education space where we work, continuous growth and learning is vitally important. This is not only seen as beneficial for the knowledge gained, but also for the skill of being able to evolve and adapt in an environment that is always changing. What we don’t […]
People in the News – week of Monday 4th October 2021
Reflections from four Sisters who have participated at different levels of the Plenary Council: Sr Monica Cavanagh rsj, Sr Marion Gambin rsj, Sr Jo Brady rsj and Sr Chris Schwerdt rsj – read more National Catholic Education Commission Executive Director Jacinta Collins says a partnership between NCEC and Janison will enable Catholic schools to engage […]
