Tag: Catholic Church
Philippa Martyr: Plenary should scrutinise the data
I was absolutely delighted to see that Dr Trudy Dantis, the Director of the National Centre for Pastoral Research (NCPR), is helping to write...
Simcha Fisher: The grotto behind the church
I told a priest I was so tired of the Catholic Church
I told the priest in confession. I told him I wasn't leaving, and...
Philippa Martyr: The Church is a ‘She’ – not an ‘it’
I had a lovely email recently from a reader who told me something of his sufferings in the Church. So I’ll say here more...
Manila bishop contracts COVID-19
The Philippines' most prominent prelate is in self-isolation though seems to be asymptomatic.
Philippa Martyr: Sex refers to Christ and His Church
This is a remarkable little book, and I have to admit that this is the first full length book by Christopher West I’ve ever...
Simcha Fisher: In defence of communion rails
Stay with me here, there's something to be said for them
I was talking to a fellow who works as a missioner with the Maryknolls...
“Blessed” to be back at church
Many Catholics returned to Mass across NSW for the first time in more than three months.
Campion’s Winter Workshops
Campion College, Australia’s first tertiary liberal arts college, has announced they will offer free workshops over the winter school holidays, between 13 and 17...
Homeless at home
Charity begins at home has been given a whole new meaning for students across the archdiocese.
The Family Educator Team have thrown their support behind raising...
Precisely which Church? A response to the Plenary Discernment papers
Going down this path would mean the Plenary Council risking creating an additional enormous layer of Church bureaucracy
Fr Josh Miechels: good ideas and a few howlers in Plenary...
These are the questions all of us - lay, consecrated and clergy - have the task to answer in a life of missionary holiness.
Leaked report needs ‘due consideration’ say bishops
Confidential document appeared online before release
In a shock move, a confidential advisory report to Australia’s Catholics bishops and religious superiors has been leaked to...
