Tag: Highlights
Book review: My Spirit Land
Just like the “pilgrim church” the Second Vatican Council called us to be, Archbishop Emeritus of Perth Barry Hickey’s memoir My Spirit Land shows a pastor journeying through history alongside fellow pilgrims.
Synodality: A surprisingly strong response to a world in crisis
Have you ever thought of what a strong response to a world in crisis would look like, especially from the Catholic Church? What the pope suggests, may just be the way forward.
A word game to soothe a restless spirit
A book subtitled The Venereal Game is not normally one to be recommended in a family newspaper. Bear with me, however. The author of An Exaltation of Larks, James Lipton, simply turned “venery” into an adjective, with no salacious intent.
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP: We can be friends even with God
Today Christ makes it clear that we can be friends even with God, as if we were God’s equals, sharing a common life with him.
Beauty and joy at the heart of priestly portraits
Charbel Bousamra is lending his artistic talent to drawing caricatures of well-known local and international Catholic leaders.
Faith keeps Tanna’s footy dreams alive
Work hours are a bit longer than your typical nine-to-five for Tanna Featherstone, but for this young athlete, there’s a lot on the [try] line at stake here.
Creativity is a fine antidote for our existential angst
The intelligence and imagination that created Voyager 1, and that has kept us in contact with our “most distant emissary,” testify to the spiritual nature of human beings, says George Weigel.
Melto D’Moronoyo: Veneration of Mary, Mother of God
As we honour Our Lady throughout May, in song, prayer and ritual, we draw closer to her Son Jesus Christ, says Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay.
Should Catholics reconsider their financial habits?
There’s nothing shameful in talking about how Catholics use their money, and there’s good biblical precedents for it, says Dr Philippa Martyr.
Q and A with Fr John Flader: Holy fire in the...
A friend says he has seen a ceremony in the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on the Orthodox Holy Saturday in which a candle is supposedly lit miraculously? Is this credible?
Don’t ban the rugby league kick-off
Pressure is mounting on the NRL to ban kick-offs in the hope of stamping out dangerous head collisions. But instead of solving the problem, this decision would distort the very fabric of how the game is played.
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP: War-Preventers and Peacemakers
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP delivered the homily at the vigil mass of Anzac Day at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney 24 April 2024.
