Beating the Back to School Blues
By Justin Coulson
I’m sure there really are kids out there who were excited about heading back to school after the summer holidays. But I...
School lunches fit for a MasterChef
The thought of preparing school lunches for the coming year fills you with dread, then relax! One of Australia’s most celebrated and best-loved cooks,...
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...
No Premier Andrews, you’re very wrong on gender therapy
I was taught as a child to be attentive to my neighbour’s decisions in case they threatened my own freedoms and integrity. So let’s...
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...
Pill Testing: Arguments For and Against
Tens of thousands of young people attend music festivals every year amid a national debate about whether Australia should introduce pill testing at public...
Euthanasia: Ripping the fabric of society apart
It was the experience of losing someone he knew to assisted-suicide that propelled Professor Peter Kurti into advocating against legalised euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.
“I...
Embers set a fire on and off the court
Every week at an indoor basketball centre in Sydney’s Castle Hills, a group of women gather briefly to pray before their evening game.
Five years...
Blessing of animals great and small
Father Paul Ghanem ofm says he has witnessed “very intense” bonds between pets and their owners annual blessings of animals.
Doctor’s national body to launch
A new national body will draw together Catholic doctors and other health professionals with a “heart for the beauty of the Catholic faith and...
Prayers, support pour in for ‘beautiful’ Milan’s fight for life
Milan Nguyen-Mai is only five years old but is in the midst of the fight of her life.
The kindergarten pupil of Our Lady of...
Sydney professor receives $100,000 Archdiocese grant
The Sydney Archdiocese has made possible new research into a rare and deadly heart condition with a $100,000 grant to the Victor Chang Institute.
Professor...