Tag: Eucharist
Fr Flader Q@A: The Mass, the sacrifice of Jesus
Dear Father, we sometimes hear the expression “the sacrifice of the Mass.” Why do we call the Mass a sacrifice and has it always...
Last train out of Sydney…how I found the Catholic faith
'Turn on, tune-in and drop out' they said in the 60s.
James Orrock tried that - but still found himself searching
A long, long time ago...
Plenary voices: Sr Cecelia Joseph OP
From a secular point of view, the Catholic Church in Australia has outlived its usefulness. Health care for the poor, schools in the bush,...
Dr Philippa Martyr: Will the Plenary discuss teaching the Real Presence?
Discuss what matters most, the rest will follow
So what about the Plenary Council? It’s all gone a bit quiet on that front, what with...
Fr John Flader: The Eucharist’s bodyguard
Dear Father, My son is an altar server and our parish priest told the servers to pray to St Tarcisius, their patron saint, for...
Mark Shea: The Four Senses of Scripture: Part 4 The Anagogical...
The last in the series on the Four Senses of Scripture
The last of the Four Senses of Scripture highlights the Catholic genius for taking...
Paul Catalanotto: Real love may sometimes have to be very direct
Recently, Joe Cervantes, a Democratic Senator of New Mexico, posted on social media that his Bishop denied him Communion because of his political party.
Interestingly,...
George Weigel: A voting record you never want
A voting record you never want
At 1 pm EDT on 18 June, it was announced that three-quarters of the US bishops had voted to...
Dr Philippa Martyr: My father’s most beautiful Eucharist
An encounter with Jesus 'as real as you standing there'
So Bishop Barron basically wrote my next column for me with his piece on the...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: Non-Catholic communions
Dear Father, I saw the recent article in The Catholic Weekly saying that a German bishop is giving Holy Communion to Protestants who ask...
Pope Francis honours Sydney Catholics
First woman to study canon law among those to receive awards for service to the Church and society.
Philippa Martyr: Condensed milk liturgical music
We have a problem with the music in many churches
One of the funniest Catholic media pieces I’ve read recently was one from the US...
