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Peter Rosengren: ‘marriage equality’ dependent on disdain for women
Some weeks ago The Catholic Weekly observed that in order for same-sex marriage to be accepted, one must necessarily deny that femininity has any...
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP: 800 years of the Dominican way and preaching with one’s...
Today we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary – a feast and devotion for which we have the Dominicans to thank...
Simcha Fisher: Fr Pavone and sacrificing the truth on the altar of victory
Just before the American presidential election, Fr Frank Pavone, an American celebrity priest, released two scandalous videos. Fr Pavone co-founded and directs Priests for Life,...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: Why believe in life after death?
Dear Father, A colleague of work has recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer and we were discussing what happens after death. One friend says that...
When making deals with China the Vatican should sup with a long spoon
There is no doubt that in matters of strategy the Chinese government is more than a match for the Vatican and its diplomatic corps:...
Mark Shea: we’re so much smarter now, right?
We live in an age under the chronic delusion that we are 2000 years smarter than the simple people who wrote and read the...
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP: the timeless joy of married love
At the height of the Renaissance, King Henry VIII demonstrated his enthusiasm for marriage by attempting six of them himself. It would be interesting...
Monica Doumit: RC submissions and police interviews are part – not the end –...
A couple of weeks ago, Victoria Police confirmed that three of its members travelled to Rome to interview Cardinal George Pell, who volunteered to...
Tony Farley: the road to a better political culture after US election 2016
By the time this article appears a new President of the United States of America will be elected. What a relief!
It's been a campaign...
Archbishop Gomez: US election exposed divisions that can only be healed by Christ
By Archbishop José Gomez
I am not alone in observing that this long campaign season exposed deep divisions in our society and real anxiety about our...
Jeremy Bell: who’s imposing their values in ‘marriage equality’ debate?
When a friend and I recently shared a taxi, our driver was not shy in expressing her support for “marriage equality”. It is none...
Mark Shea: Jesus is Lord, not politics, whatever happens in the US presidential election
In all the length and breadth of Scripture there is no command to obey the law of gravity. Nor are there any commands to...
