Bringing Christ onto campus at USyd
Despite wind and rain, the Catholic Society at Sydney University went ahead with their annual Eucharistic Procession across campus, on Thursday 11 October.
Restoring the reputation of a saintly pope
Pope Pius XII was a man of “integrity and courage” whose reputation has been entirely “fabricated,” according to barrister Kate Guilfoyle.
Youth team live ‘a radical way’
The team behind some of Australia’s most popular high school retreats is joining forces with Sydney Catholic Youth.
Seven saints who risked all for Jesus canonised
Pope Francis formally recognised Pope Paul VI, Archbishop Oscar Romero, and five others, as saints of the Catholic Church on 14 October.
Students off on Western Civilisation tour
ACU and Sydney Catholic Schools are sending 21 high-achieving school leavers on a three-week immersion experience in Rome and London.
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Religious freedom in schools
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Huge response to Plenary 2020
Momentum is building as the Church reaches the midway point of the Open Listening and Dialogue phase of preparations for the Plenary...
Sr Maria Joy OP ‘overjoyed’ at making final profession
After taking her Final Vows as a Dominican Sister of St Cecilia, Sr Maria Joy Zeitoune OP, says she has “the best spouse ever”. ...
Xavier Rynne II: Letters from the Synod on Youth Vol. 5 – October 9
Reports and Commentary, from Rome and Elsewhere, on the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. Edited by The Catho...
New summer school to unpack marriage
Young Catholic adults around the country have a unique summertime opportunity coming up in January against the backdrop of Tasmania...
Martyred archbishop ‘lived the Gospel’
As the world Synod of Bishops unfolds at the Vatican, thousands of faithful pilgrims get ready to witness the canonisation of Blesse...
Schools body: ‘Protect all students’
Catholic Schools NSW (CSNSW) says it never sought concessions to discriminate against students or teachers on the basis of sexuality...
Asia Bibi fate looms in Pakistan
A court in Pakistan has reached a decision on whether a Catholic woman will become the first person to hang to death under the count...
Support for ‘safe-zone’ challenge
Pro-life leaders have welcomed a High Court challenge to so-called abortion clinic ‘safe zone’ laws around the country. Two demo...
Mark Latham says Christianity ‘vital’
It was, by any means, a remarkable moment. The advance of anti-family and anti-Christian cultural Marxism through social institution...
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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
“Even before the (Second) Vatican Council, the conviction of the Church was that lay involvement in certain spheres of life, particularly political and social, was abso...
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, ...
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...
