Tag: priest
On confession and stubborn sin
Like many Catholics, I often find myself asking why I commit the same sins over and over again. This Lent, I wanted to see if I could change—but how do we go about conquering habitual sins?
Simcha Fisher: Does it matter if a priest makes up his...
What's important about a homily?
Would it bother you if your priest delivered ready-made sermons, written by someone else? A lot of Catholics say they...
Fr Kene receives prized military award
Austral pastor impressed with his service with the Defence Force's bushfires and COVID response.
Fr Flader: Women acolytes and lectors
“Dear Father, I understand the Pope has recently allowed women to be acolytes and lectors in church. I have seen women carrying out these...
Letters to a Nameless Friend
An unlikely but beautiful friendship
A student at St Charles Primary School Ryde has struck up a beautiful friendship with a retired priest after writing...
New priest heaven sent
Roberto Keryakos had his life all mapped out, a career in teaching, a wife, and lots of kids … or so he thought.
As a...
Brothers in Arms
These siblings were ordained priests on the same day, but what drives two young men to give their lives over in service to God...
Last of a holy family
Father William Creede CSsR, one of eight siblings who all pursued religious life, has passed away aged 93.
The last surviving member of the family...
From rich to poor, married to priest
When Father Bob Sheridan was four or five years old, electric trains only travelled as far as Parramatta. At midnight street lights went out...
Confession must never be violated, says Vatican
https://youtu.be/fPyOuQifQpQ
Absolute secrecy of the Confessional
In the light of "a worrying negative prejudice" against the Catholic Church, Pope Francis ordered the publication of a document...
Priestly martyrdom to uphold confession isn’t new
https://youtu.be/tPnOL6khYCs
Around the world, governments push to break the seal of Confession
A symbol of the historical commitment priests have to the seal of confession greets...
