YOUTH
Student in seventh heaven after meeting Pope
A Sydney Catholic School student had a “dream come true” at World Youth Day in Panama … meeting Pope Francis in front of around...
Joanna Howe: Lent minus lipstick
By Dr Joanna HoweI have worn make up every day for 17 years. Never in a Kardashian way, mind you, but to hide my...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: The prophecies didn’t lie
"In your last column you wrote about some of the prophecies of the Messiah in the Old Testament, which I found very interesting. What...
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COMMENT: MONICA DOUMIT
Monica Doumit: Our voice for life will not be silent
“We are the pro-life generation.”Out of all of the chants that rang through the National Mall in Washington DC at the beginning of the...
COMMENT: SIMCHA FISHER
Simcha Fisher: How to spark joy with the junk that no...
Marie Kondo, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, has a new show on Netflix. From what I understand, she goes into people's...
Simcha Fisher: Must be nice!
This morning went poorly. I was afraid I'd sleep through the alarm, so I kept waking up; but then when the alarm did go...
Simcha Fisher: The real world is what’s right in front of...
Is there anything more irritating than commercials that urge you to do what you're already doing? Hey, clothing shoppers, you should shop for clothes...
Simcha Fisher: Without my words
Because of the great strides we humans have made in communication technology, I can now stand in the produce aisle of the grocery store,...
Simcha Fisher: Why isn’t there more advice about raising teenagers?
Every once in a while, people ask me why I don't write more about raising teenagers. When I was knee-deep in little kids, they...
Simcha Fisher: Do we ask priests for things only they can...
When I interview priests for my diocesan magazine, I always ask them what's the hardest part of their job. One priest said something I'd...
COMMENT: MARK SHEA
Mark Shea: The best man and the least
This is Mark's fourth and final in his series on St John the Baptist for...
Mark Shea: A Sonnet for Christmas
'A Sonnet for Christmas', a new poem written by regular contributor Mark Shea for The Catholic Weekly.
Mark Shea: The doubts of John the Baptist
This is Part 3 of Mark's series for Advent on St John the Baptist. Click...
Mark Shea: Of Forerunners and Foreshadows
This is part 1 of Mark's series for Advent on St John the BaptistThe season...
Thanksgiving and the Puritan Paradox
On November 22, we Yanks will be celebrating Thanksgiving. It’s not quite an exclusively American...
