Memories from the past: Christian Brothers
Above: Christian Brothers College, Adelaide students 1943. In 1843, the Irish Christian Brothers first arrived in Sydney at the invitation of Archbishop Polding, but left in 1848. The Christian Brothers returned to Australia in 1868, arriving in Melbourne at the...
Memories from the past: Christian Brothers
Above: Christian Brothers College, Adelaide students 1943. In 1843, the Irish Christian Brothers first arrived in Sydney at the invitation of Archbishop Polding, but left in 1848. The Christian Brothers returned to Australia in 1868, arriving in Melbourne at the...
Federal Parliament marks the bicentenary of Catholic education
Image: Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta executive director Greg Whitby AM KSG, Joanne Ryan MP, Julian Leeser MP, Diocese of Parramatta chief of operations and finance Geoff Officer and Julie Owens MP. Source: Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta. On...
National Mass held across Australia to celebrate the bicentenary of Catholic education
Above: Students attended a National Mass at St Mary's Cathedral Sydney, NSW. Photo by Giovanni Portelli. A National Mass was celebrated simultaneously across Australia on the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians on Monday 24 May 2021 to mark the bicentenary of...
Students raise their voices to celebrate the bicentenary of Catholic education in Australia
Above: Faith in the Future Australian Catholic Schools Version. Catholic students from across the country have joined together in a video performance of the national song ‘Faith in the Future’, to celebrate 200 years of Catholic education in Australia, which marks the...
Memories from the past: Sisters of Charity
Above: St Vincent’s College, Potts Point c 1952. Courtesy of the Congregational Archives of the Sisters of Charity of Australia On 31 December 1838, five Sisters of Charity arrived in Sydney from Ireland, the first women Religious in Australia. Mary Aikenhead, the...
Memories from the past: Benedictine Monks
Above: St Mary’s Cathedral students 2020. Source Sydney Catholic Schools. The Benedictine Monks were the first religious order to serve in Australia and were involved in the early days of the establishment of Catholic schools. In 1833, Fr William B Ullalthorne was the...
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