Articles by Tracey Edstein

LITURGY MATTERS: Doing ritual well – or flatlining? IMAGE Liturgy Matters

LITURGY MATTERS: Doing ritual well – or flatlining?

June 28, 2022

Once upon a time, most funerals and weddings were church events, at least in Western societies. A faith commitment may or may not have been strongly evident, but there was a general acceptance that life’s major events were celebrated with religious ritual.

FAITH MATTERS: Enjoying God IMAGE Faith Matters

FAITH MATTERS: Enjoying God

December 15, 2020

“We seek to glorify and enjoy God as we worship and serve him in our community and further afield.”

Women rekindling their story at St Joseph’s IMAGE Your Diocese

Women rekindling their story at St Joseph’s

June 25, 2019

Rekindle their Story was the theme of the recent get together for women from the Upper and Lower Hunter women for an event held under the auspices of the Maitland-Newcastle contact group for the Council for Australian Catholic Women (CACW).

Bless and sanctify this chosen man IMAGE Year in Review

Bless and sanctify this chosen man

April 05, 2019

Anthony Vesorio Coloma was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Bill Wright at Sacred Heart Cathedral on Sunday, 24 June – fortuitously the feast of St John the Baptist.

TUESDAYS WITH TERESA: Speaking the truth in love IMAGE Opinion & Comment

TUESDAYS WITH TERESA: Speaking the truth in love

February 26, 2019

At the front of a folder containing material relating to the Council for Australian Catholic Women I keep – protected by a plastic sleeve – a page called “Speaking the truth in love”.

Caritas has a project named Compassion IMAGE Year in Review

Caritas has a project named Compassion

January 29, 2019

Addressing the People of God at the liturgy to launch Project Compassion 2018, Bishop Bill reminded the congregation that Pope Francis is continually urging us to be a church that goes out.