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Warning after NZ assisted suicide green light

Marilyn Rodrigues - October 30, 2020

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Michael Quinlan: Glory be to God for arid landscapes

Michael Quinlan - October 29, 2020

I don’t think that I am alone in feeling a strong urge to travel after working from home for many months. Perhaps we always...

Opinion

Trans activist: Serious concern over child re-assignment surgery

Scott Newgent - October 28, 2020

Medical transition is for adults writes transgender man Scott Newgent in criticism of child gender re-assignment surgery

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Philippa Martyr: The maleness of Jesus Christ

October 28, 2020

Simcha Fisher: It’s easier to recover from being spoiled than from...

October 28, 2020

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Kevin Donnelly: Double standards of wokeness gone mad

October 26, 2020

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Monica Doumit: Don’t be a smart Catholic woman

October 25, 2020

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Papal thank you to Knights and Dames

Staff Writers - October 27, 2020

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Sydney prays in preparation for ‘Go Make Disciples’

David Ryan - October 22, 2020

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Online Rosary campaign uniting thousands of Children in Prayer

David Ryan - October 16, 2020

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Postulator pays tribute 10 years on from St Mary MacKillop’s canonisation

Debbie Cramsie - October 16, 2020

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New Rosary Pilgrimage of Hope during COVID-19

David Ryan - September 30, 2020

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Dr Kevin Wagner: Book Review – Greek Orthodox Archbishop Makarios

Dr Kevin Wagner - September 29, 2020

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In August 2019, Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney experienced a cyberattack in which personal information may have been accessed without authorisation. The personal information includes individuals' first and last names, personal and business contact details (such as email address, home or business address and/or telephone or mobile number), bank details, employment history and current employment details, education history, health information (including information on mental health), and (if applicable) civil proceedings against CAS or one of its ministries, or allegations of crime or claims relating to individuals. Upon becoming aware of the incident, CAS conducted extensive investigations and promptly notified the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. It also directly notified specific groups of individuals that have been impacted, and taken steps to immediately stop the unauthorised access and reduce the risk of future breaches. More information, including steps that affected individuals can take to reduce the risk of harm, can be found here.

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Religious faiths want equality in Victoria. Premier Daniel Andrews can’t imagine why. Screenshot: equalityforfaith.com.au

Monica Doumit

Monica Doumit: No sense to rules under Andrews

Monica Doumit - October 15, 2020

It has been so edifying to witness so many different faith groups in Victoria unite in order to challenge the inconsistencies under Victoria’s ‘roadmap...

The new Australian citizenship test requires that any would-be citizen answering all five questions relating to Australian values correctly.

Monica Doumit: Learning the values that shift

October 2, 2020

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Monica Doumit: A policy? None that anyone can see

September 11, 2020

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Fr. John Flader

Q&A with Fr John Flader: Dignity the key in handling death

Fr John Flader - October 25, 2020

When my grandmother was dying, our family was confused about the morality of giving or withholding certain treatments suggested by the doctors. Does the...

To price subjects such as history, political science, philosophy, anthropology and religion out of reach is, to borrow a phrase, destroying the village to save it.

Opinion

Andrew West: Leave Humanities to the pseuds … count the cost

Andrew West - October 24, 2020

I present a modest little program on ABC Radio National about faith in public life. We do something rather unique, covering the places where politics...

Philippa Martyr: Lost sheep need prayer first

October 23, 2020

George Weigel: Papal states had to go

October 19, 2020

What the left can learn from Pope Francis

October 19, 2020

Q&A with Fr John Flader: The campaign for death

October 19, 2020

FAITH

Faith

Peter McGregor: Why Every Catholic Must engage in Mental Prayer

Peter McGregor - September 28, 2020

Education

Principal recognised for service and leadership

Benjamin Conolly - September 23, 2020

Featured

New priests will spark a ‘spiritual pandemic’

Monica Doumit - September 21, 2020

News

Catholic newlyweds honour Sacrament during Pandemic

David Ryan - September 11, 2020

Family & Marriage

What to Do When Parents and Grandparents Disagree

Dr Justin Coulson - September 9, 2020

Deacons Noel Custodio, John Pham, Jonathan Vala and Roberto Keryakos will soon be ordained to the priesthood at St Mary’s Cathedral on 19 September. Photo: Giovanni Portelli

Faith

New priest heaven sent

Debbie Cramsie - September 9, 2020

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COMMENT: MONICA DOUMIT

Monica Doumit

Monica Doumit: Statistics raise a massive red flag

Monica Doumit - September 4, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria appears to be giving cover to another deadly pandemic in that state: that of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Pardon the...

Increasingly around Australia, laws driven by radical gender ideology and political correctness are intruding into families and neutralising parental rights. Photo: freepik.com

Monica Doumit: Parents’ rights go down the gurgler

August 22, 2020

Innocence receding: Greens MLC David Shoebridge wants catechists out and gender ideology in public schools. Photo: pikrepo.com

Monica Doumit: Suffer the little children

July 30, 2020

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Plenary 2020

Peter McGregor: Prayerful and Eucharistic Plenary Council Paper

Dr Peter McGregor - August 27, 2020

Archdiocese News

Plenary ‘map’ is well in hand, says President

Staff Writers - July 31, 2020

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Plenary 2020

Peter McGregor: Comments on The Plenary Council Paper

Peter McGregor - July 11, 2020

Opinion

Precisely which Church? A response to the Plenary Discernment papers

Philippa Martyr - June 7, 2020

COMMENT: SIMCHA FISHER

Simcha Fisher

Simcha Fisher: On disenfranchisement and community

Simcha Fisher - October 13, 2020

What makes us feel part of a community? The question of felony disenfranchisement is in the news again. Depending on what state you're in, if...

Simcha Fisher

Simcha Fisher: Teens, conflict, and discipline

Simcha Fisher - October 3, 2020

I like teenagers. Good thing, too, as we currently have five teenaged kids living in our house (as well as two kids who have...

Opinion

Simcha Fisher: So you feel like a prophet

Simcha Fisher - September 19, 2020

We have to speak up against evil, don't we? Recently at Mass, we heard the opening words of the first reading, "You duped me, o...

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