Thousands gather for Shrine 50th
They came with gratitude in their hearts and many with beloved home shrines for blessing. Archbishop Anthony Fisher celebrated Mass for a sea of joy-filled pilgrims at the golden jubilee of […]
Walk with Christ 2018 coincides with 200 years of the Blessed Sacrament
This year the annual Walk with Christ Eucharistic Procession through the streets of Sydney’s CBD will coincide with the 200th anniversary of Eucharistic Adoration in Australia. Set to take place on […]
Where Love and Respect fill the Gaps
Tom lives alone. His only companion his severe mental illness. The walls in his Darlinghurst flat are covered in mould and the stench of cigarettes, urine and sheer filth slaps you […]
Oz Rosary prayed from coast to coast
From rainy, cold Sydney to bright and sunny Brisbane, Aussies turned out on the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima—13 May—to pray the Rosary for their country. At over 250 locations […]
Caritas slams budget cuts to foreign aid
The recent Federal Budget plunged Australia further into its “most insular period of international engagement in 60 years”, says the head of Caritas Australia. CEO Paul O’Callaghan called “miserly” the decision […]
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Adelaide’s vicar general will keep archdiocese “moving forward”
Adelaide vicar general Fr Philip Marshall will take responsibility for the Adelaide archdiocese following the standing down of Archb...
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Archbishop Fisher offers encouragement to young pro-lifers
As a controversial bill about abortion clinic exclusion zones was being debated in the NSW Upper House this week Archbishop Anthony ...
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“Saving them both”: Sky-high stakes in the Irish Referendum
During this last week in Ireland, the highly charged and internationally supported “Yes” Referendum campaign, stepped into overd...
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Fish burgers, faith and formation
Give students free reign at a microphone and you never know what you’re going to get. That’s what Archbishop Anthony Fis...
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Religious freedoms bill introduced to NSW Parliament
The Christian Democratic Party has introduced a bill to the NSW Legislative Council to bolster protections of religious freedom. Par...
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Prayers for bomb victims
A Sydney woman is grieving the loss of her aunt while her cousin fights for his life following this month’s bombing of their c...
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Fairfield unit proposals are “terrifying” says priest
Proposals to develop two six-storey residential buildings close to Our Lady of the Rosary parish and primary school in Fairfield pos...
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Pope Francis sends Australia a message of support
Pope Francis has sent a special message to the Catholic Church in Australia as it officially starts its three-year Plenary Council. ...
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Sydney’s Catholics mourn terrorist victims
Sydney’s Indonesian Catholic community is in “deep sorrow” after terrorist attacks on three Indonesian churches on Mother’s ...
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Keeping all the balls in the air
School is already halfway through Term 2 and hopefully your child has settled in by now. They may have already encountered challenge...
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OSV: ‘Rosary priest’ gave it all for Mary
“The family that prays together stays together” has been an international Catholic catchphrase for more than 60 years, a truism that is instinctively self-evi... -
Crux: Conference highlights role of laity in addressing challenges
“Even before the (Second) Vatican Council, the conviction of the Church was that lay involvement in certain spheres of life, particularly political and social, was abso... -
Why not join a pilgrimage to the heart of the Church?
It has been said that after a trip to Rome you are never quite the same. For many Catholics here in Australia, travelling to the Eternal City can feel like visiting their... -
When Success Leads to Failure
I’ve known the mother sitting in front of me at this parent-teacher conference for years, and we have been through a lot together. I have taught three of her children, ...
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The Real Problem with the Vatican Nativity Scene
Far be it from me to join the Catholic prudes who are being negative about the Vatican nativity scene. People are grumbling about the naked man who is being clothed as an... -
Welcoming Stranger Things Without Baptising Them Too
In the past year, many writers in the Catholic blogosphere have commented on the theological richness of Stranger Things. One writer recently went so far as to claim tha... -
The Return to Ancient Traditions After the Death of God
The “traditionalists” among conservative Christians are surprised when we show them how relatively modern and extremely limited is the form of Christianity that they ... -
In Good Hands: Caryll Houselander and the Single Vocation
Caryll Houselander (1901‒1954) was a British Catholic writer and artist who lived during the first half of the twentieth century. She was also a mystic. As a single wom...
