Tag: Faith
Paul Catalanotto: Time to pray
Can't pray? At least don't blame a lack of time
I have not met one Christian who believes that prayer is not important. In fact,...
Students come together to celebrate their faith
Close to 700 Sydney Catholic Schools’ (SCS) students explored their faith among peers at an Evangelisation Day hosted by St Ursula’s Catholic College Kingsgrove.
Throughout the...
God conversations for school parents
Faith formation program set to benefit Sydney families
Several schools across the archdiocese will offer an introduction to the Gospel message for parents of Catholic...
Life’s strange turns deliver blessings for Deon
Deon Testore should not be here. At least that’s what some people would have had his parents believe two decades ago.
Papal boost for catechists
The Sydney Archdiocese has welcomed Pope Francis’ formal recognition of the ministry of catechists, officially announced today.
Monica Doumit: A defence of faith in the public square
Feel free to defend the right of Christians to offer their points of view, even to hold public office
Section 116 of the Australian Constitution...
Simcha Fisher: Don’t live in a pre-furnished house of ideas
It's a trap we can so easily fall into
Just for fun, one of my sisters posted on social media, "Tell me something about you...
George Weigel: It’s been a good year
Let's celebrate some of our great people and events
There is no need to belabour the awfulness of the year of lockdowns, shutdowns, and other...
Philippa Martyr: Mass figures offer potential ways to adapt
We need to start asking what motivates our church-goers
This is my final piece on the Australian Catholic Mass Attendance Report 2016, at least for...
Simcha Fisher: Making the church in our image
Power grabs in the church are not a new problem
The National Catholic Reporter has published a strange story about what happens to a parish...
Tony Cranney: Don’t just have faith, grow and share it
Anyone here seen the movie City Slickers? Well for those unfamiliar with the movie, a group of city slickers (staring Billy Crystal) go to...
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,...