Tag: Catholic Spirituality
Fr Josh Miechels: Peace possible despite restrictions
Sydney priest Fr Josh Miechels shares his lockdown lessons from France
Lockdown is not fun. But it doesn’t mean it can’t be lived peacefully.
Especially when...
Simcha Fisher: Why not try the rosary?
We weren't the rosary-praying kind, but it is changing us
My husband and I agreed: It's not that it's magic, or anything. It's definitely not...
Mark Shea: Vice signalling
Last time in this space, we discussed Virtue Signalling, the rather common human tendency to do good things for selfish reasons. We discussed the...
Simcha Fisher: On being less zen about suffering
I forget what it was I was offering up, but I told the Lord, "I'm offering this up to you, and I'll try to...
Mark Shea: Of glasses full and empty
“Are you a Glass Half Full or Glass Half Empty type?” is a common enough question.
The Glass Half Full type is, depending on who...
Simcha Fisher: God wants what we already are
God takes a generous view towards us
You know that friend you have, the one who is constantly reinventing herself? Every six to eight months,...
Simcha Fisher: What counts as a work of mercy?
Several years ago, I was in a group of parents, mostly mothers, talking about our lives. We circled around to a favourite topic: How...
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...
Simcha Fisher: Not like one of these
It's easy to bravely face something you don't have to face
Hello, I am 45 years old. I hurt my ankle three months ago, and...
Simcha Fisher: Who will help?
I was already running late. I had picked up all the kids from their various schools and activities, and everyone was packed into the...
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St Vincent’s Hospital, Lismore, celebrates 100 years of care
Country's only diocesan-owned hospital is unique
One winter’s day in 1921 four Sisters of Charity boarded a stream train at Sydney’s dusty Central Station for...
