US pediatrician: “The transgender movement has no scientific basis”
The transgender movement is not based on “a shred of scientific evidence,” a US pediatric endocrinologist has said during a recent visit to Sydney. While emphasisng the need to extend compassion […]
Ordination of Fr Matthew Meagher a joyful family occasion
Four bishops, more than 50 priests, five deacons and – according to Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP – more family members ‘than the Australian Census can count’ gathered in St Mary’s Cathedral […]
A beautiful day to run for Hope in the City2Surf
They came. They ran. They conquered Heartbreak Hill to raise hope for young mums in distress. More than 50 intrepid young joggers completed the annual City2Surf fun run last Sunday as […]
Organ builder a top innovator
Step into the Mary Immaculate Church at Waverley and you’ll not only find a gorgeous Greco Roman interior but a remarkable pipe organ with a story of its own. It’s the […]
Greg Sheridan: “The West is sinking into eccentric unbelief”
While the rest of the world is becoming more religious, the West is descending into an “eccentric” cul-de-sac of unbelief, says Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor of The Australian. This is a […]
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Former Archbishop Wilson to serve six months home detention
The former Archbishop of Adelaide, Philip Wilson, has been ordered to serve his sentence for concealing historical child sex abuse i...
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Peakhurst parish raises $10,000 for drought-stricken farmers
Our Lady of Fatima parish Peakhurst have dug deep to help struggling farmers, with a $10,000 donation to an innovative pilot program...
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Archbishop seeks intercession for schools
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has asked the intercession of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop for Australia’s Catholic school syst...
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YouTube priest reaches thousands
Did you know that Sydney has its own YouTube priest? Each Wednesday the parish priest of St Michael’s Lane Cove, Fr Geoffrey Plant...
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Catholic health experts attack suicide Bill
Catholic health experts have attacked an assisted suicide Bill as a “distraction from the shameful reality” of inadequate access...
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State-sanctioned killing by doctors will be ‘tragic’
It will be a tragedy if Australia embraces the idea of state-sanctioned killing after decades of fighting it in the judicial system,...
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“A genuine peacemaker”: Fr Paul Ryan
By Dr Damian John Gleeson Rev Dr Paul Anthony Ryan has died at the age of 83 on 23 July. One of the oldest and most respected priest...
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Offer your prayers for rain: NSW outback Bishop
Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green is urgently seeking prayers for rain in his outback diocese where severe drought is killing livestock, ...
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No rain, but an outpouring of support for farmers facing “devastating” drought
Ordinary Australians are proving their reputation for generosity with their enthusiastic support for a St Vincent de Paul Society NS...
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Bishops to release Church’s formal response to Royal Commission this month
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference will release its formal response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to...
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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, ...
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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...
