Vaccine mandates questioned
Catholics call for conscientious objection protections
A growing number of Catholic professionals are defending the long-held principle of the primacy of conscience against increasing calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in different settings.
The Australian Catholic Medical Association (ACMA) this month wrote to Prime Minister Scott Morrison...
Monica Doumit: Vaccine coercion is deeply troubling
The rationale for vaccine coercion seems to change daily
By this time next week, I’ll be one of the increasing number of Australians who have received both shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine (what a friend of mine humorously calls the ‘clot shot’).
Before COVID, I never...
How a woman’s fertility health affects her overall health
Free webinar will unpack key insights into proven method
Few women realise that a woman’s fertility hormones control more than her cycle and ovulation. They are an integral part of her overall health.
Natural Fertility Awareness Week, which this year runs from August 23-29, is an...
Don’t put off palliative care
Many don’t understand palliative care and miss out on the huge benefits it provides, says specialist.
Unveiling a desire for the God of beauty
We spoke to four Sydney women about what led them to embracing more traditional styles of dress.
Beat COVID anxiety and stress: Why you should get vaccinated
With school returning this week, it’s a stressful time for Sydney parents. We're all navigating territory I think we all assumed we left behind in 2020.
If this lockdown is to continue, as the Premier is indicating, our collective mental health will be tested like...
Fr Richard Waddell: Traces of God in the night sky
Science can't answer every question, nor can faith
The bookshop at Central Railway Station is surprisingly highbrow. Travelling to Wagga recently by train – conclusive evidence of our third world status when it comes to public transport – I discovered this place of temptation and,...
Loving care until the end
Taking care of her dying mother in her own home is something Melbourne woman Ingrid Kuebler never dreamed she could do.
Pope appeals for peace in Holy Land
The death of children in the conflict is "unacceptable"
The injury and death of so many innocent people, especially children, caused by escalating violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip is "terrible and unacceptable," putting the area at risk of sinking into "a spiral of...
With a little help from my friends
Writing about another man's life saved Paul's own
Unemployed, unpublished and unable to survive without alcohol, Paul Greguric thought he was at the end of the road. Losing the sight in his right eye in an unprovoked attack in a Sydney pub didn’t stop him...