Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP: Not only knowledge, but wisdom
It’s a common trope in many films, TV shows, and books, ranging from Star Wars to Kung Fu Panda. A young protagonist eagerly goes to a sage to learn of the […]
Mark Shea: Something astonishing happened to me this weekend
I found myself on the surface of a planet inhabited by creatures who looked just like me! One of them, a stunningly beautiful creature with silver hair, creamy white skin like […]
Standing with the suffering Church: An interview with Regina Lynch
“What would I have done? Would I have had the courage to hold out as long as they have?” Regina Lynch often asks herself these questions after meeting Christians around the […]
Hindu to Atheist to Agnostic to Anglican to Catholic to priest
A remarkable journey will reach a new stage on 15 July when Br Robert Krishna OP will be ordained a priest by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at St Benedict’s, Broadway. Br […]
Monica Doumit: I thought I couldn’t be shocked, but I was wrong
You wouldn’t know it from the thousands of articles which were written last week, but very little information about the case involving Cardinal George Pell is available. We know that multiple […]
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Deadly to Believe: Modern martyrdom now a daily reality for many
It seems that what has been the case for some time is starting to be acknowledged publicly — that Christians are the most persecut...
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Editorial: ‘Enlightened’ Australians still in the dark on religious persecution
In a special selection of recent articles, The Catholic Weekly examines an issue that neither Australian society nor Australian medi...
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China’s harvest of blood, built upon Falun Dafa prisoners of conscience
“Can I show you our family photo?” Lorrita Liu asks me towards the end of our interview. The 38 year-old from Xi’an City in Sh...
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David and Goliath: MP tries to stop Australians from buying organs overseas
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Artes Christi to stage Camelot, a story more Catholic than you think
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Catholics who snub Scripture are missing out on Christ
Professor John Bergsma is Full Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. He is visiting Australia th...
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Much more than amiable: Jane Austen still thrilling, 200 years on
On 18 July this year it will be 200 years since the world lost one of its greatest writers—Miss Jane Austen (1775 –1817). Of eno...
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Deadly to Believe: Baha’i suffering a persecution beyond the pale
His face turned pale, then red. Then he grabbed a glass of water. At a recent event in Australia where this Iranian official was cla...
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Campion 2018 Rome course offers a once-in-a-lifetime experience
Picture if you will, a university course that offers the opportunity to study the politics of the Borgia family in Rome, or the mus...
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Joy Adan: Perseverance conquers life’s deep waters
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Catholic group gives Martin Scorsese lifetime achievement award
Faith and films have been lifelong obsessions for director Martin Scorsese, obsessions that he said have given him moments of peace amid turmoil, but also challenges and ... -
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... -
The #1 lie that men tell to themselves and others, and why they tell it
It is a phrase (or variant of) that you have likely heard hundreds if not thousands of times before. If you are like me, it is one that may easily pass through your lips ...
