Tag: Sacraments
Philippa Martyr: Disillusioned? Think your next step through
Every now and then, someone – usually on The Catholic Weekly Facebook page – will tell me that they no longer go to Mass...
Dr Philippa Martyr: Liturgical fallout of the 70s
This week I’m back to the Novus Ordo, because I had an interesting online chat with a US friend. She said that when the...
Pope addresses supporters from hospital
Hundreds gathered at Rome's Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis in his first public appearance following surgery.
Joseph’s story: welcomed into the Church as a same-sex attracted man
Difficulty growing up as a boy
I am a man in my late twenties. During my time in the womb, my father became sick and...
Mark Shea: Try a neglected sacrament?
About a decade ago, I went to confession for the umpteenth time for a sin I had struggled with for years: gluttony.
I had confessed...
Philippa Martyr: A Plenary priority to foster the need to grow...
Change through a personal encounter with Christ
Remarkably, the new Instrumentum Laboris is the most honest Church document I’ve ever seen produced in Australia. So...
Philippa Martyr: US guidelines show a way forward
During the recent church lockdowns, the US-based Thomistic Institute produced a set of guidelines showing how to distribute the sacraments safely during a pandemic...
New life at Beirut parish amid grief
The baptism of Simon Charbel this week was a sign of hope for a broken city.
Philippa Martyr: Cleaning the Church starts with you
Clerical sin doesn’t get the rest of us off the hook.
The Church: Dwelling Place of the Holy Spirit
Not only does the Spirit make the Church one, it also leads the Church to be faithful, in ever deeper adherence to Christ.
Churches in Europe open with restrictions
Different plans for each country, but some common rules apply as people return to Mass.
Rediscovering home in a time of pandemic
The second epidemic is destructive in other ways, even more infectious than the first disease, spreading irrational fear, blind panic and brute selfishness.
