Tag: Scripture
Catholics take up Scripture challenge
Eddie Sallan is one of many Catholics devoting 2021 to reading and reflecting on the Bible and its riches.
Mark Shea: The year of the Lord’s favour
When Jesus was beginning his ministry in Nazareth, he started by going into the synagogue on the Sabbath and reading this announcement from the...
Philippa Martyr: Catholic ju-jitsu not required
Pray the Divine Office and reap the benefits
You know that terrible person in Mass who won’t stop looking at their phone? Chances are they’re...
Philippa Martyr: A special time
Advent is an opportunity look at our relationship with time
One of the nicest things about the last 50 years has been the rediscovery of...
Simcha Fisher: So you feel like a prophet
We have to speak up against evil, don't we?
Recently at Mass, we heard the opening words of the first reading, "You duped me, o...
Michael Daniel: Learning to speak Catholic with an accent
there is still the tendency for me to default into using phrases of common prayers from The Book of Common Prayer (1662), such as “the quick and the dead” instead of “the living and the dead”
Missing Mass? Don’t complain …
The problem, for Amos, is that the people he is addressing are neglecting and mistreating the widows and orphans, the poor and vulnerable, but still showing up to worship in the temple.
New papal letter promotes scripture, better homilies
By Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Francis Monday has declared the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time to be the Sunday of the Word of God in order...
Murray Norman: SRE: a highly-valued educational asset
The place of faith has been prominent in the media in the last week, with two Facebook polls associated with mainstream media programmes asking...
Word of God best vaccine, says pope
Pope Francis told the Catholic Biblical Federation that scripture is "the beating heart that gives life".
Paul Green MLC: Keeping SRE is vitally important for kids
I believe Special Religious Education (SRE) also known as scripture classes is a vital program that belongs in NSW schools. It is concerning to...
