End the silence against political correctness, ACU academic says
What is the answer to the quagmire of political correctness our culture currently finds itself festering in? How can we fight this pervasive form of censorship which has seeped into our […]
Marriage Mass recalls life-times of love and learning
Antonetta Tagliapietra lost her husband a few months ago after 60 years of marriage, but she still attended the annual Marriage Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral on 8 July to honour […]
Andrew Brazier completes solo Pacific sail for Indigenous literacy
Sydney parishioner Andrew Brazier has braved injury and inclement weather to complete a 15,000km solo trip across the Pacific Ocean – finishing it without even the use of his boat engine. […]
Fancy running in the City2Surf? Join this team and help young mums in need
Ashleigh Green says there’s nothing like the feeling that comes from knowing you have helped to give someone hope and a future. The community engagement coordinator at CatholicCare Sydney is inviting […]
Simcha Fisher: When receiving art, be Penelope, not Argos
“Art and Poetry don’t explain the world, they depict it,” said author Michael Ende, in a letter to a reader. He continues: “They do not need anything that exceeds them. They […]
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300 years old and still inspiring
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Calls for Religious Discrimination Act
Calls for new legislation to protect people of faith are rapidly escalating across the country. Parliamentarians, a former Human Rig...
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‘Only the Pope can compel a bishop to resign’
Australia’s Catholic bishops have responded to calls for Archbishop Philip Wilson to resign by saying that only Pope Francis could...
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Pope Francis appoints Adelaide’s Fr Charles Gauci as the seventh Bishop of Darwin
Pope Francis has appointed Fr Charles Gauci, administrator of St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral in Adelaide, as the seventh Bishop of ...
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Bishops focus on mothers this Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday
Australia’s Catholic bishops have praised the nation’s Indigenous mothers in their annual message for Aboriginal and Torres Str...
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Arresting decline in kids’ sport participation should be child’s play, says expert
Health experts are warning that Australian children are dropping out of sport and their general activity levels will continue to dec...
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Sydney’s Aboriginal Catholic community welcomes its new chaplain
Fr Darryl Mackie says it was a “very honouring experience” when he was presented to Sydney’s Aboriginal Catholic community as ...
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A conversation with Archbishop-elect Peter Comensoli
Melbourne’s new archbishop Peter Comensoli says he wasn’t completely surprised at being appointed an archbishop but it was “ce...
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Columbans celebrate 100 years with Mass at Mary MacKillop Chapel
A “deep and earthy spirituality” of inclusiveness and hospitality marks the Missionary Society of St Columban, said auxiliary Bi...
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Values draw Danny to new role
DANNY CASEY is someone who gets things done. The 58-year-old newly appointed Chair of Catholic Super’s Board is not one to boast, ...
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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
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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...
