Tag: Catholic
Grace overflowing as three new priests ordained for Broken Bay
A dry spell for priestly vocations in the diocese was emphatically broken with the first multiple ordinations in its history.
Paul Catalanotto: You may not be evil, but don’t get ahead...
What does it mean to be a good person?
Groups of people gather in pubs and university classrooms and announce themselves as “good persons.”
Their criteria:...
Premier Perrottet and the mathematics of defeat
In Hornblower, the British Admiralty tasks Captain Edmund Pellew and his frigate to remain as a retreat option in case a military campaign in...
Simcha Fisher: The boring familiarity of the rosary is kind of...
For several years, family prayer night at our house went like this: We would shout, "Time to pray! Time to pray!" and everyone would...
Pope prays for victims of abuse in France
New report is a cause for 'intense shame' said Pope Francis this week.
Julian Leeser: Media’s reaction to Perrottet reveals its lack of religious...
Dominic Perrottet’s elevation should be celebrated
Catholics have been part of the Australian story since around 300 Catholics stepped ashore as part of the First...
Bishop Greg Homeming OCD: The hidden life of St Joseph
We can learn from this quiet saint if we ponder his life
St Teresa of Avila dedicated 10 of the 15 monasteries which she founded...
Archbishop Fisher OP calls for a ‘powerhouse of prayer’ to renew...
“Only through prayer can we hear, discern, converse, propose, decide,” said the archbishop at the Mass marking the midpoint of the Plenary Council's first assembly.
Ways to discern the voice of the Spirit in the Plenary
The first assembly of the Plenary Council is here. Between Pentecost this year and the first assembly which has just commenced a “prayer and...
Students urge Plenary to not be swayed by fashion, crisis in...
Australia’s Catholic tertiary students have issued a plea to Australia’s bishops and members of the Plenary Council commencing tomorrow to ensure a desacralisation of...
Simcha Fisher: Yes, you are having a hard time right now
You're having a hard time right now because your life is hard right now
I didn't even bother coming up with a little introduction for...
Plenary 2021: shaken by the Spirit
A striking image of Pope Francis, repeated since the early days of his papacy, has been his public prayers with charismatic leaders, both Catholic...
