For many, Easter is associated with long weekend getaways and chocolate eggs. Where does Christianity fit into the picture?
On Saturday, the Catholic Church will celebrate what some consider to be its most holy event — the first official celebration of Jesus' resurrection at Easter — but the evening service will only attract the most committed among its congregation. It is among this small crowd that Paul Collins, a former Catholic priest turned historian, writer and commentator on Catholicism, will be found at the Holy Trinity Church in Canberra.
It says 10 per cent of all hospital and aged care services in Australia are provided by its members, and it represents the nation’s largest non-government grouping of hospitals, aged and community care services. Anglicare, an arm of the Anglican Church, runs residential aged care centres and provides other social services across Australia. Its Sydney operation has an annual turnover of more than $300 million, and employs more than 4,000 people.
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