Why Do Catholics Celebrate Feast Days?
17 March is the celebration of the solemnity of St Patrick. As Catholics, we look at why we celebrate Feast Days.
17 March is the celebration of the solemnity of St Patrick. As Catholics, we look at why we celebrate Feast Days.
The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network is an international movement that is more than 170 years old. Read on to see how you can get involved.
The weather begins to change, Christmas and New Year’s celebrations drift further away, all are signs that Lent is drawing near.
Year 9 Just Leadership students attended a special online launch of Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion appeal this week.
Over 40 staff recently took part in the program Faith Story and Witness, which is an accreditation requirement to work in Catholic schools.
Mass is the fundamental liturgical ritual in the Roman Catholic Church. It is the primary way in which Catholics worship God as a community.
Santa Maria College parent and College Advisory Committee member Michael Piu, was recently awarded Leader of the Year for his work in the not-for-profit sector.
Our 2023 Mercy value focus is Excellence. Living out a spirit of excellence can be best described as persevering with courage to achieve our personal best.
With so much pressure and preparation that goes into making a perfect Christmas, it is paramount to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas.
The first of two groups of Year 9 students followed in the footsteps of Ursula Frayne and her companions as part of their Year 9 Reflection Day this week.
Have you ever prayed for something, and your prayer went unanswered? How did that make you feel?
Santa4Santa Day is another way we raise funds for our Christmas Appeal and the valued agencies supporting those less fortunate.
Genesis 1.27 says, In His image and likeness, He created you. This week’s Mission Blog looks at the effects of negative self-talk.
Christian mediation is a wonderful way of understanding the goodness that comes from placing oneself in the total presence of God.
This Sunday is World Food Day, which aims to build an understanding of the issues of hunger facing people throughout the world.
Most people would know the Our Father. This short prayer takes a mere 15-20 seconds to say, but do you know it’s meaning?
Our Young Vinnies group raised funds during Term 2 to support Zonta House Refuge Association. The donations were delivered yesterday.
Santa Maria staff took part in a Service Day this week. The day started with a beautiful Mass in the chapel, followed by service activities.
During the past week, Years 7, 8 and 11 students had the privilege of spending a day with Dave Jorna from Project Hatch.
Sister Breda has been leading a group of staff to understand the role of the Plenary Council in shaping the future of the Australian Catholic Church.
As a Principal, it is easy to say we are a leading school for girls, but it is the evidence to support this statement that is important.I believe the reasons why parents are choosing to enrol their daughters at Santa Maria College is because of our points of difference.
The College’s annual Winter Appeal concluded today with a beautiful celebration of the Outreach Mass this morning.
As a faith community, we are summoned to attend to the poor by giving aid through a network of welfare agencies.
We held a Sorry Day Service on 26 May, where we acknowledged the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Year 10 students took part in the ‘Embody Love’ program today. The program was written with the aim of linking positive faith experiences with improved mental health.
Laudato Si’ Week is a call to action for Catholics to join in reflecting and bringing to action to Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si.
Year 6 student Keira was received into the Church last weekend, when she was baptised at St Joseph’s Pignatelli parish.
This Sunday we celebrate Mother’s Day. In the Catholic tradition, May is also the month dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus
John said, “The greatest way to show love for your friends is to die for them” (John 15:13). So as we remember our ANZACS, we also remember the Ukrainians who are giving service to their country.
Holy Week, the final week of Lent, is a time in which we gather to remember and participate in the Passion of Jesus Christ.