Jokes A bloke walks into the pub the morning after the AFL grand final, still wearing his team’s jumper. He looks like he’s aged ten years in a day. The bartender says, “Geez, mate, you look like you’ve been put through the ringer. What happened?” The bloke sighs: “What happened? We got absolutely belted. […]
Spring Magazine Jokes A grandmother was pushing her little grandchild around a shopping centre in a buggy. Each time she put something in the basket she would say, “And here’s something for you, Diploma.” or “This will make a cute little outfit for you, Diploma.” Eventually a bewildered shopper who had overheard the comments, finally
The World Day of the Poor is an annual observance in the Catholic Church, held on the 33rd Sunday of the year. This year it will fall on November 16 with the theme You are my hope.
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Catholic Mission has strengthened its commitment to maternal and child health in Zambia.
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Families and young Catholics are encouraged to attend the 2025 Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from November 30 to December 2
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Every day in Australia, on average, nine people take their own lives. Globally, an estimated one million people per year die by suicide or about one person in 10,000.
Saint Gertrude the Great, a 13th-century German Benedictine nun, mystic, and theologian, holds a special place in the history of Christian spirituality. Born on January 6, 1256, in Eisleben, now modern-day Germany, Gertrude was one of the most influential figures of medieval mysticism.
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The numbers are heartbreaking; the loss of life and sadness of those left behind almost too much to bear. As the statistics reveal, every day nine people in Australia take their own life, seven of whom are male. That amounts to more than 3200 deaths a year – well over double the number of people killed on our roads in 2024.
Whether you are downsizing, upsizing, shifting to a different country, or to accommodation that offers greater assistance in your day to day living, packing up and moving house can cause significant stress, regardless of your age or time in life, as Lindy McNamara writes.
Unlike many other countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom where Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June, Australia and New Zealand celebrate their dads on the first Sunday of September.