Tag: Dr Philippa Martyr
Philippa Martyr: Convert or cradle, we aren’t so different
About 20 years ago when I was living in the UK, I remember browsing a hardcover annual Catholic directory published by the Catholic bishops’...
Dr Philippa Martyr: Catholic youth are the true heirs of Vatican...
Young Catholics are excited about the future of the church in Australia, and they should be. It’s theirs for the taking.
Dr Philippa Martyr: Massgoing Catholic women are not a radical voting...
In the recent Plenary Council, one group of female voices dominated. But my recent survey data shows the bigger picture about Catholic women
Philippa Martyr: Catholic women want a relationship with Jesus!
When we look at the data on women who are literally in the church—those who go to Mass every Sunday—we can see that they’re there to feel closer to God and have a closer relationship with Jesus in the sacraments
Philippa Martyr: The stats tell the story on priestly ordinations
Did you know that we’ve ordained nearly 1500 priests in Australia in the last 50 years? I didn’t know this until I got an email from Jamie Wright, a journalist at The Australian.
Philippa Martyr: Young Catholics want Mass to be Mass. That’s OK
University of Notre Dame academic Stephen Bullivant and Philippa Martyr asked just over 700 younger Catholics under 40 across Australia why they attend Mass every Sunday.
Philippa Martyr: Divine Mercy Sunday is a great time to be...
You should always believe in the mercy of God. There’s also nothing wrong with hoping for it —it shows that you trust in him
Dr Philippa Martyr: Let ‘Christ the Tiger’ pounce this Easter
Let Christ the tiger pounce on you this Easter! Let him throw you about with his paddy-paws, and pretend-bite you. He’s only playing.
To defeat envy and avarice, cultivate an attitude of gratitude
Envy and avarice drive most social media, fashion, beauty, home renovation, interior design, and entertainment decisions
This Lent, is it time to do something about your addiction...
Mercy is the best antidote to anger. To practise it, think differently about who you are, who other people are, and who God is
Dr Philippa Martyr: The lure of celebrity faith
We need to tread carefully when it comes to the Catholic version of stardom - very carefully, indeed
French Catholic paper La Croix has just...
Philippa Martyr: Aussie faith by the numbers
Early signs are, survey’s on the money
Thank you to everyone – all 3,207 of you – who took part in the Catholics in Australia...
