Tag: Opinion
George Weigel: A second shot at assassination?
On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II had lunch in the papal apartment with Dr Jerome Lejeune, the renowned French pediatrician and geneticist...
Fr John Flader Q&A: Care in Mass
“Dear Father, In my travels I have attended Mass in many parishes and have seen it celebrated in very different ways, in some places...
Dr Kevin Donnelly: Don’t write off Christianity
Despite the sins of its members, the Christian faith is far greater than opinion polls in the news
Monica Doumit: The day I became a ‘crumb maiden’
It is an unflattering term, coined by Guardian journalist Amy Remeikis and adopted by Twitter elites, to refer to women who uphold power structures in order to benefit from the crumbs. Crumb maidens defend the patriarchy because they are sustained by it, even in just a small way.
Fr Flader Q&A: Fragments of the host in Mass
The reply to your question comes in the Catechism of the Catholic Church: “The Eucharistic presence of Christ begins at the moment of the consecration and endures as long as the Eucharistic species subsist.
The nastiness of online Catholics
There’s more infighting on #CatholicSocialMedia than in a medieval royal family. They fight about the best version of Catholicism: those faithful to the Pope or those who decry the Holy Father as a heretic, those who believe their theology is right and everyone who disagrees with them.
Dr Philippa Martyr: begin your day with praise
Grumpy Catholics will find a solution to what ails them in Lauds, the morning prayer of the Divine Office
Catholic schools are vital. Making the difference for kids
With Easter approaching and the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus about to be remembered and sanctified, it’s timely to reflect on to what extent schools provide an enriching and worthwhile education; one that enables students to be morally grounded, spiritually enriched and imbued with a deep appreciation of the significance and value of Christianity.
Fr John Flader Q&A: Another apparition of Mary in Ukraine
Dear Father, I have a friend from Ukraine who said Our Lady appeared in that country in 2002. Can you tell me anything about...
Hayden Ramsay: Art in motion
Dance, as an artform, tells us something about grace and unlocks a kind of joy we can experience no other way, writes Hayden Ramsay
Fr Flader Q&A: Apparitions in Ukraine
“Dear Father, with the present war going on in Ukraine, I was happy to hear from a friend that Our Lady has appeared several times in that country. If this is true, can you tell me when she appeared and what, if any, were her messages?
Sebastian Condon: The most interesting question
Each January, the “Australian of the Year” presentations bring to mind a speech I heard on the same occasion some years ago.
