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HIgher Education Liturgy

Sacrosanctum Concilium still a work in progress after 60 years  

It’s arguably the Second Vatican Council’s most contested and misunderstood constitution, but six decades later Clare Johnson says the Catholic faithful have a way to go to fully grasp the central vision of Sacrosanctum Concilium. Source: ACU.

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Notre Dame alumnus crowned WA Lawyer of the Year 

Lawyer, leader, double amputee, father and listener. These are the words University of Notre Dame Australia alumnus Tom Monks uses to describe himself. He can now add the title of Western Australian Lawyer of the Year for 2023.

HIgher Education

BBI ‘changes gear’ to join Sydney College of Divinity

Broken Bay Institute – The Australian Institute of Theological Education has joined the Sydney College of Divinity as a member institute.

Health HIgher Education Media

ACU honours journalist, Breastfeeding Association founder

Respected Australian journalist and broadcaster Geraldine Doogue and Australian Breastfeeding Association founder Natalie Mary Paton have been awarded honorary doctorates from Australian Catholic University.

Health HIgher Education

ACU and charity collaborate to save women and children in remote Tanzania

A remote Tanzanian hospital will receive its first modern anaesthetic and haematology analyser machine, thanks to a unique collaboration between health and education experts at Australian Catholic University and charity organisation A Passionist Heart Foundation.

HIgher Education Research

Notre Dame launches new research strategy 

Research that addresses real-world challenges and seeks to improve people’s lives is the focus of the University of Notre Dame Australia’s new University Research Strategy 2023-26.

For The Diary HIgher Education

College’s day of fun, food and fundraising

Catholic liberal arts college Campion College is holding its inaugural festival, a student-driven event aimed at raising money for the Campion College Scholarship Fund.

HIgher Education Religious Orders

Missionary Sisters of Service mark 80th anniversary with study scholarship

The Missionary Sisters of Service Scholarship will be awarded for the first time in 2024 to mark the 80th anniversary of the order’s founding. Source: Melbourne Catholic.

Education HIgher Education

Student teachers learn how career in the bush is top class

Catholic schools in Armidale Diocese have continued to build their partnership with the University of Notre Dame Australia by placing teaching students in Tamworth to give them a taste of the career opportunities that can be pursued in the bush.