Tag: Catholic
Internal Family Systems: the mental health model that “stumbled” across God
Internal Family Systems is a new approach to psychological wellbeing and trauma therapy taking the mental health community by storm. US Catholic psychologist Dr Greg Bottaro says the approach aligns well with the Catholic understanding of the human person but could be “dangerous” for some.
One pew, five generations of faith
Meet the five generations of women at St John the Baptist parish in Bonnyrigg who have put their family and faith first for nearly a century: from 98-year-old Giuseppina Natale down to eight-month-old cherub Valentina Kristan.
Urdu-Hindi Catholic Masses now a reality in Sydney
At St Joseph’s Church in Rockdale, dozens of families travel from across Sydney for Masses celebrated in Urdu and Hindi, the native tongue of many Pakistani and Indian Catholics. Beginning in June at their request and supported by parish priest Fr Yacub Barkat, the Mass is an initiative of young families who wanted to share their faith and cultural traditions.
Bishops pay tribute to former Parramatta Bishop Kevin Manning following his...
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP joined Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv in paying tribute to the second Bishop of Parramatta, Bishop Emeritus Kevin Manning, following his death aged 90 on 15 July.
Parish renewal in the inner west
Fr Michael Meagher and parishioners at St Brendan’s and St Michael’s in Sydney’s inner west are dreaming big and putting plans in place to support the historic parish as a centre of evangelisation well into the future.
Parish faces parish in first Virtus Games competition
Catholics in South-Western Sydney have taken their religious “virtues” to the sporting field as parish took on parish at the inaugural Virtus Games.
How can I get an early morning weekday Mass in my...
In my parish there are no early morning weekday Masses, which I need in order to get to work. Nor are there evening Masses. What is more, there are often no Masses on Mondays or Saturday mornings. Is there anything that can be done about this?
Laity part of a renewal movement for the Order of Preachers
Local secular Dominican James Lu says the order is going through a period of renewal, with increasing numbers of lay people attracted to living out the order’s charism in community with each other.
National study to investigate reasons for decline in Mass attendance
With the national Mass attendance rate now at just over eight per cent, the National Centre for Pastoral Research (NCPR) will soon commence a study of reported reasons why people who continue to affiliate as Catholics do not participate regularly in Sunday Mass.
Moral issues can’t take a backseat when discussing Christian unity
The Catholic Church is ‘one, holy, catholic, and apostolic’, and as the October assembly of the Synod of Synodality approaches at a time of widening fault lines in the church over same-sex relationships and canonically irregular marriages, what it means to say the church is ‘one’, is increasingly important, writes George Weigel.
Disciple Diaries: From heartbreak to hope
The extraordinary faith journey of Andrew Condoleon reads like the script from a Hollywood movie. From a tennis prodigy bound for Wimbledon, to an ice addicted, street gang member, Andrew’s transformation into a leader of his parish and an inspirational fixture among the booming Sydney Catholic men’s movement will have you praising God.
Pope Francis’ CBS interview addresses women deacons, war, climate change and...
By Gina Christian, OSV News
Pope Francis said he is not open to the possibility of ordaining women as deacons, weeks after authorising several Vatican...