5 things to know when booking a retreat
With the beginning of Lent just a month away, Catholics everywhere will be in the mood to do a little spring-cleaning of the soul...
Bishops call for ‘a place at the table’ for older Australians
Consideration of social justice among an ageing population will be given prominence by the Church next weekend, but it’s a topic that inevitably involves...
It’s ok to not be ok: breaking the stigma of youth...
When the largest-ever national survey of the mental health of our young people was released in 2015, it presented a confronting picture of teenage...
Lockdowns sparked a mental health crisis
Juliette Kirkwood began work as a Community Care Worker in CatholicCare’s parish program a year and a half ago, but grew up in South-Western...
Marie Kondo effect flows to Catholic charity
St Vincent de Paul NSW CEO Jack de Groot says he can’t say for sure that Japanese home organising expert Marie Kondo is responsible...
Passing the HSC
HSC Advice for Parents
HSC exams kicked off this week which means stress levels are rising among Year 12 students. For parents, it can be...
Don’t put off palliative care
Many don’t understand palliative care and miss out on the huge benefits it provides, says specialist.
Caring for the sick is antidote to business mentality: Pope
The Catholic Church's care for the sick, especially through Catholic-run hospitals, is an antidote to "the business mentality that is seeking worldwide to turn...
Free cards send pro-life message
Business-sized cards with pro-life designs are appearing all over Melbourne city.
Help when you need it the most
As we are all being asked to practice social distancing and isolation as a measure to slow the spread of the corona virus, you...
Hayden Ramsay: Loss of sense a good lesson
I’m recuperating from a nasty bout of covid. It had many unwelcome effects. Surprisingly, complete loss of smell has been if not the hardest, the saddest. I used to teach St Thomas Aquinas and enjoyed very much his profound reverence for our bodily lives. Reconciling this reverence with the even more ancient Christian commitment to […]
Students to go to the margins in new model
The Australian Catholic University has announced an exciting new partnership with the Archdiocese of Sydney’s welfare agency, CatholicCare aimed at embedding Catholic social teaching...