On Friday 27 October, we celebrate and give thanks to all the teachers in our Dominican Education Ministries, for their skilled work in educating, inspiring and supporting our students, and we pray every blessing upon them. Your generous contributions are appreciated: in supporting the young people in your care sharing your passion for teaching in […]
DEA Trustees, Ministry Board Chairs and Principals gathered together at the Sydney Rydges Airport Hotel on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 September. On Thursday evening, the group shared a meal together, where Sr Judith Lawson OP, spoke about the challenging work she and many other religious are facing in this time of transition, as part […]
Safeguarding Sunday falls on the second Sunday of September each year, at the end of National Child Protection Week. On Safeguarding Sunday, the Catholic Church seeks to acknowledge the immense damage caused to children and vulnerable adults and makes a commitment to practices and protocols that create and maintain safe environments for all people. Dominican Education Australia and […]
Eileen Young (Chair), Julianna Drobik OP (Trustee) and Rob Napoli (CEO) represented Dominican Education Australia (DEA) at the AGM and Canonical Stewards’ Forum on the 20-21 August in Melbourne. The Theme of this year’s Forum: Stewards: Called, Appointed and Responsible. The governance forum is a valued opportunity for canonical stewards and executive officers of Ministerial […]
In recent weeks, the DEA Ministries celebrated the Feast of St Dominic de Guzman. Several of the Trustees and the CEO were delighted to be able to join the Ministries for these celebrations. The Cabra Dominican College Captain said, “there is something in this celebration for every single one of you”. This was clearly evident across […]
Dominic gave those who came after him a compass, not a map, and required that we be where other people are not… on the edge… always on the lookout for the new… the latest opportunity to preach from the perspective of the eyes of God. Each generation must interpret the Dominican ‘thing’ that is needed […]
The Trustees of Dominican Education Australia held an Induction Day for new Directors of DEA Ministry Boards in Adelaide on Saturday 29 July 2023. The day provided a valuable opportunity for Trustees and new Directors to meet one another and to gain a greater insight into the DEA Network. […]
The term NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. NAIDOC Week is an annual national celebration of First Nations peoples, history and culture, but it has its roots in the protest movement of the 1920s. NAIDOC Week’s history stretches back to 1920. Initially a day of protest, it has evolved into a […]
DEA wish all our school communities a blessed and holy Easter, praying with and for all in our world in need of our prayerful love and support. Read more…