Sharing our Faith VERITY

Immersion

The immersion is called the Verity Immersion, and we know that this core Loreto value asks us to be seekers of truth, to find the truth of who we are and what gives meaning to our lives. My reconciliation journey has been my own search for truth, to understand how my history and my family’s history interconnect with our country’s past, present, and future relationships with First Nations peoples.

One memory of my Immersion experience stands out for me. Across from our tents was the knowledge tree, a sacred space and the site of generations of ceremonies. I woke in the early hours of the morning and went outside my tent. The embers of a fire were still burning underneath this tree and I felt what I can only describe as a sense of awe of something immensely ancient and greater than me. I glimpsed, just for a moment, connection to country.

MAT CLAUSEN Drama Coordinator