‘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 mission for young adults aged 18 to 25, consisting of monthly Masses, Eucharistic adoration, praise, talks and social time. Held on the third Sunday […]
Sometimes in order to hear the still, small voice of God in our lives, we need to do as Christ did in the Gospels—remove ourselves from the crowds and withdraw to a lonely place. For it is only in a quiet place that we can truly hear the Father’s voice. The Benedict XVI Retreat Centre […]
The findings of a recent Galaxy poll of NSW voters fly in the face of claims from Greens MLC Mehreen Faruqi that her bill seeking to remove all legal restrictions on abortion corresponds with community attitudes. According to the poll, 81 per cent believe that abortion is harmful to women’s health, while 74 per cent […]
Jaya Taki shed tears as she described to Members of the NSW Parliament what it was like to be pressured into aborting her unborn child. At the centre of one of the recent NRL scandals to hit the media, Ms Taki was allegedly pressured into abortion by her former boyfriend – a high profile NRL […]
What do Captain America, the Book of Genesis, Aristotle, C S Lewis and St Francis de Sales have in common? They all demonstrated the importance of friendship, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP told those gathered on Sunday 30 April for the 100th Anniversary Mass of the foundation of St Patrick’s Parish in Bondi. One of the […]
Tens of thousands of parishioners across Sydney signed a petition last weekend voicing their opposition to proposed changes to abortion laws in NSW. The petition was the initiative of an online grass roots campaign called Abortion Rethink, started by a group of young women concerned about the proposed changes to the law. The proposed legislation […]
A constant challenge to the Church is the need to inspire and re-engage the faithful to take up their baptismal responsibility to evangelise the culture around them and be true missionary disciples. A Men’s Breakfast on Saturday 20 May aims to re-ignite this sense of mission in men and re-engage them in the renewal of […]
Catherine Sheehan interviewed on ABC Melbourne by Andy Bellairs. Source: ABC Radio Melbourne In researching the history of Easter eggs, I came across a fascinating tradition within the Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Churches that links Mary Magdalene with the invention of the Easter egg. There are a couple of legends regarding Mary Magdalene and eggs, […]
Often what makes a pregnancy a ‘crisis pregnancy’ is the lack of support a woman receives from those around her. Feeling alone, facing financial difficulties, often under pressure to abort, and receiving no encouragement or practical help, many women decide abortion is their only option. This was brought to light recently in the media with […]
Forget Theology of Body, it’s time to sink your teeth into the “Theology of Food”! American priest, Fr Leo Patalinghug, otherwise known as “the cooking priest”, is a powerhouse when it comes to evangelising through food and he will be gracing Sydney with his presence next month. Through his apostolate “Grace Before Meals”, Fr Leo, […]
Boys and young men are being badly served by the kinds of role models that are sometimes held out to them, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP said this week in the wake of another rugby league scandal involving sex and abortion. Archbishop Fisher made the comments in the wake of public allegations that NRL footballer Bryce Cartwright had […]
When Gloria Polo was struck by lightning in 1995, her internal organs were so badly burnt that the doctors believed there was no way she could survive. They wanted to turn off her life support and let nature take its course. Twenty-two years later, except for a slight limp when she walks, there are no […]
