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Catholic Outlook, Greg Whitby, July 2016 Many parents are fearful of their children becoming active online. We’ve all heard the horror stories in the news. Yet many parents and grandparents are actually the first to develop an online presence for their youngsters. By some estimates, the average parent posts...
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By Greg Whitby, Executive Director of Schools Catholic Outlook, Volume 19, March 2016 When Pope Francis’ long-awaited encyclical, Laudato si’, was published last year, media reports tended to focus on its strong environmental message. Yet Pope Francis’ key focus, ‘Everything is connected’ is much broader: “Concern for the environment...
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In November, I was blessed to join some of our Catholic leaders on pilgrimage in the Holy Land. Surrounded by the displaced people of the war-torn Middle East, it’s impossible not to be moved by the plight of those on a journey of uncertain destination. That’s why in Bethlehem,...
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I wrote to the Sydney Morning Herald recently in response to NSW Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli’s plan to lift teaching standards in NSW by requiring higher ATAR results from future teachers. I’m all for investment in great teaching but the starting point has to be asking the right...
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Recently some of our students and staff attended the unveiling and blessing of the new St John Paul II statue at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, which is a wonderful tribute to his Holiness and his passion for engaging young people in the life of the church. The Bishop of...
Catholic Outlook, Greg Whitby, July 2016 Many parents are fearful of their children becoming active online. We’ve all heard the horror stories in the news. Yet many parents and grandparents are actually the first to develop an online presence for their youngsters. By some estimates, the average parent posts...
By Greg Whitby, Executive Director of Schools Catholic Outlook, Volume 19, March 2016 When Pope Francis’ long-awaited encyclical, Laudato si’, was published last year, media reports tended to focus on its strong environmental message. Yet Pope Francis’ key focus, ‘Everything is connected’ is much broader: “Concern for the environment...
In November, I was blessed to join some of our Catholic leaders on pilgrimage in the Holy Land. Surrounded by the displaced people of the war-torn Middle East, it’s impossible not to be moved by the plight of those on a journey of uncertain destination. That’s why in Bethlehem,...