Author: Fiona Duque

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LITURGY MATTERS: Perseverance – the art of not giving up; of keeping hope

December 17, 2024

As we finish making our way through Advent, then into the Christmas season, and then the New Year, we often find time to reflect on the year that was. There are many aspects to the year that may come to mind when we think about areas that required perseverance. Maybe it was a new job, study, subsequent setbacks, social justice plights, relationships, health goals, illness, or other challenges and obstacles.

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10 Questions about Christmas Time

December 17, 2024

In our latest edition of 10 Questions, Fiona Duque explores the liturgical season of Christmas Time.

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LITURGY MATTERS: It's beginning to look a lot like Advent!

December 03, 2024

This time last year I wrote an article that focussed on ‘The Holy Family: Refugees and Immigrants’. This year, we continue to see a broken world in desperate need of healing. This Advent I again encourage everyone to try to recognise Jesus in all the faces of those that you meet and see on media screens, including the stranger, the refugee, the immigrant. As Pope Francis affirmed in 2023 “every human being, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, of any people or religion, every human being is sacred, is precious in the eyes of God, and has the right to live in peace.” [CNA Nov 23].

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10 Questions about Advent

December 03, 2024

In our latest edition of 10 Questions, Fiona Duque explores Advent and why it is such an important time of year.

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Halloween and what we can do as Christians.

October 30, 2024

Halloween, once a predominantly American celebration, has now firmly taken root in Australian society. But what exactly is Halloween? Observed on October 31st, it marks the eve (or “een”) of All Saints Day on November 1st. The term “Hallow” means holy, as in “hallowed be thy name.” Historically, Halloween originated as a pre-Christian Celtic festival marking the end of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Pagans believed that the increased darkness allowed spirits to be more mischievous, leading people to leave out treats to appease them.