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What about what’s not in the Bible?
Dear Father, When I talk with my Protestant friends about matters of faith, they won’t accept any belief unless they can find it in...
Good works are absolutely essential, not just faith alone
Dear Father, I have a Protestant relative who is constantly trying to convince me that we Catholics are wrong in saying that we need...
Can a layman distribute ashes on Ash Wednesday?
Dear Father, in our parish a layman helped the priest distribute ashes on Ash Wednesday. Is this permitted? Also, has the Church been starting...
Australia’s foreign aid spending is not enough, Archbishop tells Project Compassion launch
The decline in Australia’s foreign aid spending is “personally troubling”, the Archbishop of Sydney, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP, said at the launch of Caritas’...
New Nuncio Appointed for Australia
Pope Francis has appointed a new Apostolic Nuncio to Australia.
He is His Excellency Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, until now Nuncio to the Democratic Republic...
Can the existence of mankind be proof of the existence of God?
Dear Father, a friend recently tried to convince me that the existence of the human person is a proof for the existence of God....
Live it up but not in a kingdom fed by self-delusion
Jesus knew that sensual pleasures could potentially lead to spiritual erosion; tragically the world has not embraced his wisdom.
During my backpacking days of 1991...
Two Key New Roles for the Archdiocese – Chancellor and Vicar General
A new Chancellor has been appointed to the Archdiocese of Sydney along with a Vicar General.
The new Vicar General will be Rev Dr Gerald Gleeson,...
Royal Commission Releases Case Study Findings
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has released its report in the case study relating to abuse victim John Ellis...
Terror, justice, and threats to religious liberty
Just before Christmas, only a few hundred metres from this cathedral and even closer to our legal precinct, a man who styled himself ‘Sheik’...
The power, mystery and comfort of the cross
I began to get impatient as Lizzie meticulously studied each wooden cross. All had been hand-crafted, making them unique in appearance and her examination...
Gossip: does it rate as a sin?
Dear Father, at my workplace there is culture of gossip which I find distressing. We are constantly talking about one another’s faults, especially those...
