Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP: The maternal care of the Mother of God
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Emmanuel Community begins new ‘Fire and Hope’ youth evangelisation initiative
‘Fire and Hope’ is an exciting new initiative seeking to form young Catholics as missionary disciples and evangelisers in today’s world. Run by the Emmanuel Community, ‘Fire and Hope’ is a […]
Catholic-Orthodox fraternity is a great blessing in the wake of troubles, Bishop tells Cardinal
Melkite Bishop Robert Rabbat has renewed the call of many Catholic and Orthodox Church leaders that there be a common date for Easter, speaking at an ecumenical prayer service in the presence of Cardinal Leonardo […]
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP issues statement on media surrounding Cardinal George Pell
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has issued a statement regarding recent media reports in relation to Cardinal George Pell, the former Archbishop of Sydney and the Holy See’s current Prefect of the […]
Why all the mercy for Scripture’s murderers? – Capital Punishment, Part 4
Last time, we saw in this space that the words of Genesis 9:6 (“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed”) are best understood as a […]
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Monica Doumit: Let’s hope the truth is the real goal in mind when it comes to Cardinal Pell
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Australia really is the Lucky Country when it comes to religious diversity, says cardinal
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Youth Ministry Game Changers: Changing the game for parish ministry
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Paul Morrissey: A sumptuous Church – Catholics must be a people of the feast
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Walk With Christ in Parishes ready to witness again
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Matt Maher to headline Australian Catholic Youth Festival in December
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Catholic bishop acts to shield Muslims from killings in the Central African Republic
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Emmanuel Community begins new ‘Fire and Hope’ youth evangelisation initiative
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Our Lady of Fatima, Kingsgrove, proves itself a parish after Our Lady’s own heart
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Dawn Eden: Was the Pope Wrong to Compare Refugee Centres to Concentration Camps?
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Rod Dreher was forty-four when his little sister died. At the time, he was living in Philadelphia with his wife and children. His sister, Ruthie, lived in their Louisiana...
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Gardening as medicine for millennials, and the rest of us
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Shane Schaetzel: The rise and rise of English Catholicism
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Catholics build ‘intentional’ community of like-minded believers
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