St Thomas School, Goodwood is about to celebrate its 130th Anniversary next year... or is it? Principal Belinda and long-standing teacher Jane came into the Arch D studio to discuss a discovery they've made, that there is a gap in the school's (and public!) records between the believed opening date of 1896 and 1909. They are putting a shout-out to Arch D listeners, does anyone have grandparents/great grandparents or any connection to the school of that time, with any old photos, school reports or letters tucked away? If so, YOU can unlock the mystery of the missing years!! Please send through any discoveries to Belinda and Jane at [email protected]. Thankyou!!!!

Former Arch D Podcaster of the Year and St Mary's old scholar Madison has just arrived back in SA after almost 3 years working on rural properties and parks in the deepest outback of WA. She's evacuated a holiday park due to bushfire, drowned her ute in a river, and rocked the front bar of the Kununurra Hotel at karaoke... and gives thanks to many of her epic adventures to the motto "Feel the fear, but do it anyway".

In 2015, former high school chaplain Bekk Shaw, founded Hopestreet, an organization that has created safe, fun, and inclusive spaces that understand the unique needs of the youth of Playford, where the youth unemployment rate is 61% (eight times higher than the Adelaide average). She chats with Alkira all about her faith journey, her life leading up the founding of Hopestreet, and all the challenges and triumphs that have been a part of it.

Our special guest Brooke chats with James about her faith journey, becoming a Mission Captain in her final year of high school at Cardijn College, to then returning as Youth Ministry at Cardijn's R-9 Campus.

Arch D Awards Hall of Fame recipient Kaitlyn Davey returns to the show to talk about her faith journey, all the way from her early childhood to where she finds herself now in her early 20's. It's an incredible story with lots of challenging and inspirational twists and turns along the way!

When Alkira came into the Arch D studio to record this show, James had returned from the Catholic Education Ireland pilgrimage only a couple of days beforehand.... all the experiences for him were still sinking in, and this is a fantastic conversation covering all aspects of it .. and a bit of a preview of the upcoming podcast series "Footsteps of Faith: A Celtic Pilgrimage" is talked about too!

Since then, the first two episodes of "Footsteps of Faith: A Celtic Pilgrimage" have been released, and you can hear them here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Zr0phAOoWPdnMvJ4ir6hV

Arch D's final show in London, this time visiting St Mark's Catholic School, with James chatting with his student co-hosts all about their experiences at the school, why it has such a strong Catholic culture, and the impact that St Mark's has had on each of their own faith journeys.

Arch D is in London, this time visiting St Claudine's School for Girls, with James chatting with his student co-hosts all about their experiences at the school, why it has such a strong Catholic culture, and the impact that St Claudine's has had on each of their own faith journeys.

Arch D is still in London UK, and this show comes from St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. James chats with co-hosts (and Head Girl, and Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl respectively) Maya, Lawrence and Greater about their amazing school mission statement "St Joseph's Way", co-created by teachers, staff and students, and the incredible impact it has had on the life of the school. They also tell some fantastic stories about their first day at St Joseph's, and what thing they are most proud of achieving during all their years at school.... which surprised James A LOT (in a very good way!).

For the first of our special shows from London UK, James chats with three inspirational Year 11 students from St Michael's Catholic College about their involvement in the school's Chaplaincy Program, their very first memories of school, and how the college's commitment to meaningful Catholic Identity has helped to strengthen and broaden their own faith journeys.