Bakhita Day
February 8th is the Feast of St Josephine Bakhita, the patron saint of victims & survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking. Globally it is marked in the Church as the International Day of…
February 8th is the Feast of St Josephine Bakhita, the patron saint of victims & survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking. Globally it is marked in the Church as the International Day of…
In 1887 Mother Gonzaga Barry wrote, “Leave after you a something on which others may build, and so rise higher still.” The second part of this quotation is often left out, and yet it…
At the heart of the Loreto Network’s engagement with refugees and asylum seekers are Jesus’ words: “I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” With the support and encouragement of…
Earlier this month, we farewelled the Class of 2021 with graduation rituals that are familiar traditions at Loreto Normanhurst (LN). Of course, there was much that was unfamiliar about the…
Since COVID-19 started, many people have been struggling to make ends meet, especially during the lockdown. Transportation was limited, leading to food scarcity. People were only allowed to go out for…
There may be two centuries between them, but musician Gianni Corvaia (Nedlands ’08) couldn’t agree more with Beethoven’s famous words. Growing up in Perth, Gianni’s early years were filled with…
Margaret completed her final school years at Loreto Kirribilli in Sydney. Studying English and History, she completed a BA and Dip Ed at Sydney University in 1966 and taught for three years at Muswellbrook High School in the Hunter Valley…
When I first became involved in the Plenary Council, it was in response to a call for volunteers to come forward to assist with perhaps one meeting of discernment for my parish…
COP shares the first two letters with COVID! As many commentators have remarked recently: what a better place our world would be if we galvanised around climate change in the way that the world…
It was wonderful to join together with our Loreto Schools all around Australia for the Day of the Girl webinar. We were deeply moved by what we witnessed during the webinar and equally…