Archbishop Fisher’s homily: What makes a church a church?
Every great religion has had its sacred sites where people felt closest to God. Our Jewish ancestors counted the Jerusalem Temple their holiest place, where God’s shalom dwelt, and the prayers […]
Mark Shea: Jesus founded a Church, not a club
So last week, Lady Gaga posted a picture of herself praying the Rosary and accompanied it with an explanation of why her health troubles had forced her to cancel her tour. […]
Mind your chips, Mary is coming through
An estimated crowd of around 24,000 people descended on the Sydney Fish Market to witness the annual Blessing of the Fishing Fleet last Sunday – and it was a very Italian […]
Council can’t keep Korean spirit from soaring
One of Sydney’s new councils has proven no match for Korean Catholic spirit with Sydney’s Korean Catholic Church shifting their 41st anniversary celebration to Belfield after they were denied permits in […]
Anthony Cleary: Why I’ll be voting ‘no’ in the marriage plebiscite
A debate that has consumed, and seemingly exhausted, social and political discussions in recent times, is that of “same-sex marriage”. Like many debates, one of its first victims was truth. From […]
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Giovanni goes global as playful Marxist video becomes a worldwide hit
Playful footage of Marxists encountering a Eucharistic procession, as captured by Catholic Weekly photographer Giovanni Portelli, h...
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Children are not chattels: An interview with children’s rights campaigner Katy Faust
Redefining marriage will effectively redefine parenthood, denying children the right to be raised by their own biological parents, s...
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Dreams, conversation, driving all inspire ACU winning poet
“The mysteries of ‘inspiration’ are as close as many poets get to religion these days.” So says Australian poet Geoff Page, ...
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Chris’s appointment signals a new direction in youth ministry
The Hills Shire Citizen of the Year for 2017, Chris Lee, is the new team leader for Sydney Archdiocese’s youth ministry rejuvenati...
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Simcha Fisher: How to stay human while arguing on social media
Like many Catholics, I spend a lot of time on social media. Some of this is for my job: I need to find out what people are talking a...
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Bill to kill terminally ill patients
Doctors in New South Wales would be given the power to help kill their terminally ill patients if requested, under a bill introduced...
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All eyes on St Mel’s: Sydney school wins innovation accolade and global attention
A Sydney Catholic primary school has been named one the most innovative schools in Australia. St Mel’s Catholic Primary School in ...
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Gathering demonstrates religion is an even bigger force for peace
A high-energy gathering of more than 200 young people took place in Strathfield recently at the annual Youth PoWR (Parliament of the...
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Kevin Donnelly: The real agenda is for schools
Advocates of same-sex marriage, including senior members of the Turnbull Government Simon Birmingham and Christopher Pyne, argue tha...
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Archbishop Fisher: Boxing Day trading undermines family and cohesion
The Archbishop of Sydney, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP, has warned that Boxing Day trading legislation threatens to heighten communi...
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How to not betray Christ by going out of your mind with dread
We need not fear the secular world and the things happening in it. We don’t need to react to things as if they are signs of the end of the world. Everything is an oppor... -
Murdered Ulma family bringing Catholics and Jews together
Wiktoria and Józef Ulma and their six children were murdered for hiding Jews during World War II. A museum honouring their memory has become an important destination for... -
Theologian Stanley Hauerwas: ‘Trump wants you to be in his reality show’
American theologian and ethicist Professor Stanley Hauerwas has hit out at Donald Trump and offered a stark challenge to the contemporary Church. He said: “Trump ma... -
Catholic Church supports separate Gorkha homeland in India
Church leaders have expressed solidarity with ethnic Gorkha people who are on an indefinite strike protesting for a separate homeland in the Darjeeling area of eastern In...
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A feminist revisits childhood dreams of convent life in visit to religious
When I was 7 years old, my best friend Angèle and I decided that we wanted to be nuns. Huddled together at recess, we would spend hours mapping out our elaborate future ... -
Has the Catholic faith been over-intellectualised?
Since switching to the Traditional Latin Mass, I have seen that most of our modern catechetical methods are geared exclusively towards the intellect. For example, the ave... -
The 10 must see travel sites for a faith-filled Catholic
Travel is on our minds and in our blood! What better way to start planning than with a list of the top 10 Catholic sites to see? This list begins with a Church built atop... -
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...
