Tag: Priesthood
Benedict XVI and cardinal co-author
The former pope and Cardinal Robert Sarah respond to calls for "refashioning the priesthood".
Joy as Bishop Randazzo joins his people at Broken Bay
More than a year of praying and waiting for a shepherd ended for the Catholic faithful of the Diocese of Broken Bay with a...
A sterling celebration at Carnes Hill
Extraordinary coincidence for two men of God in south west Sydney
It was a double celebration for the community of the Holy Spirit in Carnes...
Priesthood is not a job, says Pope
Turning ordained ministry into a job loses "heart of the ministry, gaze of Jesus", Pope Francis said.
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...
Seven new Sydney priests underscore a Church that’s truly alive
On a cold, bright late Winter morning today Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP filed into St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney accompanied by 138 priests; by...
Fr Michael De Stoop: When I am weak, I am strong
In 1966, German theologian Karl Rahner SJ (1904–1984) pondered what the priest of tomorrow will be like if he is to prove worthy of...
Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
Seven Sydney deacons approaching ordination took part in a revealing Q&A with The Catholic Weekly.
Simcha Fisher: The emerald ash borer and the priest
The emerald ash borer is beautiful metallic green beetle that's been making its way from state to state; and it is hungry. It lays...
240 years of priestly service, with a bit of time for...
Two of Sydney’s priests say the loyalty and deep prayer life of the lay faithful has sustained them over a combined 120 years of...
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Fr John Flader: Are Bushfires God’s punishment?
Father John Flader answers an important question, "Are the bushfires God's punishment?"
Regarding the recent bushfires in Australia, I wonder if God has removed his...
