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Debbie Cramsie - December 3, 2022

Fr Mike Schmitz’s new podcast Catechism in a Year

Catholic News Service - December 3, 2022

Faith in the marketplace

December 3, 2022

From athiest activist to believer

Marilyn Rodrigues - December 3, 2022

Ready for the street again

Debbie Cramsie - December 2, 2022

OPINION

The wine which prefigures an eternal and heavenly banquet

Hayden Ramsay - December 1, 2022

Some years ago a mind I revere, Fr Herbert McCabe, spoke about why we couldn’t consecrate burgers and Coca-Cola at mass. One good answer...

NT anti-discrimination law: why settle for a cheap version of our...

Staff Writers - November 30, 2022

Editorial What is the minimum degree of assent to the life and teachings of the Catholic Church required to participate in its institutions? A dismal...

Simcha Fisher: Screen-free Advent evenings can make all the difference

November 29, 2022

Melto D’Moronoyo: Mary in the Maronite Church

November 28, 2022

"Jonah the prophet" - fresco (about 1596-1597) by Giuseppe Cesari, called Cavalier d'Arpino (Arpino 1568-Rome 1640) - Carthusian monastery and museum of San Martino in Naples. Photo: Flickr, Public Domain

Philippa Martyr: It’s Advent: Happy New Year!

November 27, 2022

Patrick O’Shea: Make Advent count!

November 26, 2022

FAITH

Archdiocese News

Out of darkness comes light: Abdallahs share experience with Gymea parishioners...

Chris Dowd - November 24, 2022

Christopher West to tour Sydney and Melbourne with Made for More

Marilyn Rodrigues - November 22, 2022

Seb and Kath Dell’Orefice are leading 11 couples through The Marriage Course after participating in the program themselves in July. Photo: Supplied

Archdiocese News

New marriage course ‘turns on the lights’ for couples

Mathew De Sousa - November 19, 2022

What is John Paul II’s Theology of the Body?

Marilyn Rodrigues - November 11, 2022

The Rosary, Part II: Eastern tradition and the Angelic Salutation

Guest Contributor - November 10, 2022

String, knots and prayer: a brief history of the Rosary

Guest Contributor - November 10, 2022

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COMMENT: MONICA DOUMIT

Studies in Catholic Thought immerses students in Scripture, theology and philosophy.

Monica Doumit: Weeding believers out of public life

Monica Doumit - November 24, 2022

A spurious ‘investigation’ and an Opposition leader terrified of the media that launched it equals the latest lesson from Victoria: don’t let those nasty...

NSW Labor leader Chris Minns, standing, addresses religious leaders last week during the meeting with the state Shadow Cabinet. Shadow Minister for Small Business, Property and Multiculturalism, Steven Kamper, is seated at far right. Photo: Jack Begbie

Monica Doumit: Robust dialogue benefits us all

November 18, 2022

Rose Jackson, Labor Member of the NSW Upper House. Photo: Pol2019/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Monica Doumit: MP puts Labor at risk over faith

November 6, 2022

The-then NAB Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Andrew Thorburn addresses the NAB’s 2018 AGM. He survived just 24 hours as CEO of AFL club Essendon before being forced to resign for his faith. Photo: AAP Image/Ellen Smith

Monica Doumit: Line in the sand should be tested

October 13, 2022

Monica Doumit: The distraction that should be called a blessing

October 7, 2022

elderly person in hospice bed.

Forget palliative care in Victoria

September 30, 2022

PODCASTS

This Catholic Life

This Catholic Life Podcast: Pilgrimage

Peter Holmes - December 2, 2021

Episode #121 - Pilgrimage Host: Peter Holmes Guest: David Schütz Find Us On iTunes - This Catholic Life Podcast Subscribe On: iTunes, Google Play, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Stitcher, Anchor,...

This Catholic Life Podcast: Changing Habits

November 25, 2021

This Catholic Life Podcast: Faith Development

November 18, 2021

Plenary 2022

The lacunas of the Plenary

Fr Josh Miechels - September 26, 2022

At stops along the way men of all ages prayed, availed themselves of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and adored the greatest man present in the Eucharist. Photo: Giovanni Portelli

Christian Stephens: Ask more, not less of those who seek the face of God

Guest Contributor - August 2, 2022

Media assess Plenary progress

Adam Wesselinoff - July 24, 2022

The Plenary Council and Synodality

Guest Contributor - July 22, 2022

COMMENT: SIMCHA FISHER

Simcha Fisher: Eyes on Jesus

Simcha Fisher - November 2, 2022

Many years ago, I used to pick up some extra cash by doing short interviews with priests, asking for the stories about how they...

Simcha Fisher: Lessons about love from the Great British Bake Off

Simcha Fisher - October 25, 2022

My husband and I have been watching The Great British Bake Off on Sunday evenings. I'm not sure which season we're on, but it's...

Simcha Fisher: My mother’s actions spoke loudly

Simcha Fisher - October 11, 2022

Some people have mothers they could always go to for advice. My mother was not like that. If she was speaking about the news, or...

LATEST ARTICLES

Archdiocese News

Concerts set to celebrate the spirit of Christmas

Michael Kenny - December 1, 2022

This small but meaningful activity, acknowledged and demonstrated to the families and students, that their lost ones are always close by and remembered supporting them in their time of grieving. Photo: Supplied

Honouring lost loves ones in November

Guest Contributor - December 1, 2022

Cardinal delivers Cardijn Lecture to Aussies

Marilyn Rodrigues - November 26, 2022

Sr Josephine, a Mary Morning Star Sister, paints her design of St Thomas Aquinas used in the skylight at Campion College. Photo: Supplied

Faith shines at Campion College

Guest Contributor - November 26, 2022

Soldiers from Chad drive into a retaken town in Nigeria in 2015. In that year armies from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger launched an offensive to end the radical Islamist Boko Haram’s six-year campaign, which killed thousands in northern Nigeria and spilled over into Cameroon and Niger. Extremist violence in Africa is of particular concern in the global picture regarding persecution of Christians. Photo: CNS/Emmanuel Braun, Reuters

Persecution to levels near genocide, new ACN report declares

Adam Wesselinoff - November 25, 2022

A medal of the Order of St Gregory the Great sits in its presentation case ready to be awarded at last week’s ceremony. Photo: Giovanni Portelli

10 receive papal awards

Debbie Cramsie - November 25, 2022

A foretaste of Portugal: traditional music, food and dancing got pilgrims excited for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon. Photo: Giovanni Portelli

Archdiocese News

Lisbon comes to Sydney

Mathew De Sousa - November 24, 2022

Crowds watch the lights from the forecourt of St Mary's Cathedral. Photo: Giovanni Portelli

Archdiocese News

Artistic talents shine at Christmas at the Cathedral

Michael Kenny - November 24, 2022

Faith provides a Feast

Marilyn Rodrigues - November 24, 2022

NSW shadow education minister Prue Car, centre, speaks at a forum held by the Catholic Council of School Parents NSW/ACT on 18 November. Photo: Adam Wesselinoff

Bettering education the focus for parents, MP

Adam Wesselinoff - November 23, 2022

Residents of Molong remove debris from the central business district after flooding in the Central West region town. Photo: AAP, Murray McCloskey

Molong’s Ukrainian refugees Return the Favour

Debbie Cramsie - November 23, 2022

Caritas Australia not impacted by Internationalis leadership spill

Adam Wesselinoff - November 23, 2022

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EDITOR PICKS

A Church that goes out to the last, the lost and...

November 17, 2022

This is the world that was in 1821

October 29, 2022

Catholic Women’s Network aims at strengthening women in faith together

September 15, 2022

Recent Posts

Ordained governance now up for ‘re-evaluation’

November 18, 2022

Father Anthony Percy, author of an introduction to the Theology of the Body, speaks at a recent book launch. Photo: Supplied

Theology of the Body will be felt

November 18, 2022

Stained glass window from St Mary's Basilica in Phoenix, AZ. Photo: Lawrence OP/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Defiant Hope

November 17, 2022

POPULAR POSTS

Beauty and bemusement as parishes take Corpus Christi to the suburbs

June 1, 2016

The “fiery” Maronites: people of faith and generosity

October 16, 2018

Simcha Fisher: My husband works at home and now he knows

October 17, 2018

Archdiocesan News

Fellow worker Tom helps Thuy, at right, cut the ribbon and officially open the new BariStars mobile coffee van. Photo: Giovanni Portelli

Future looks sweet for baristas

November 17, 2022

St Mary’s set to shine brightly for Christmas

November 17, 2022

Teresa Plane: the palliative care pioneer who is also a Catholic has been named NSW Senior Australian of the Year, Photo: NADC, Salty Dingo

Devoted to the dying

November 16, 2022

Latest Opinion

For the Jews, blood was shed in sacrifices for the atonement of sin. Image: picryl.com

Q and A with Fr John Flader: Blood’s role in Judaism

November 7, 2022

Philippa Martyr: Priests’ perceptions an issue

November 7, 2022

Fr Josh Miechels: The Art of Spiritual Combat

November 4, 2022