Tag: Charity
Two women and their mates helping to solve Sydney’s hunger crisis
Paula Lara and Louise Doyle, both family educators with Sydney Catholic Schools, are two of Sydney’s quiet achievers, enriching countless lives through their food charity efforts across the city’s inner and Eastern Suburbs.
Poor and weird? Help someone who’s even poorer and weirder
Parish evangelisation doesn’t require the church to create a new salaried office or change its teachings. It requires us to start living those teachings, that’s all.
Make room in your heart for the poor and the weird
This week, I challenge you to think about this…who have you not noticed in your parish? And how can we all do better to serve the poor ones that are in our midst? Asks Dr Philippa Martyr.
Warm winter wraps for worldwide woes
In their 20th year participating, St Bernadette’s Clemton Park with Our Lady of Lourdes Earlwood knitted and crocheted over 150 rugs and blankets for women’s refuges and homeless in Australia and Romania.
Repurposing the Catholic Campaign for Human Development
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development was an interesting idea in its time. That time has passed and a new model is needed for Catholic welfare—one that recognises the church’s teaching and strengths, writes George Weigel.
City2Serve: Bulldogs winger Jacob Kiraz runs for kids with cancer
Ahead of August’s City2Surf marathon, Jacob Kiraz shares why he’s still committed to helping suffering kids well after his brother’s recovery from Leukemia.
People of faith “excluded” in proposed philanthropy rules
Religious and school leaders blasted a report recommending reforms of Australia’s philanthropy laws for “excluding people of faith” as the Federal Government issued its reassurance that it would not disadvantage school communities.
Q&A With Fr Flader: St Frances Xavier Cabrini
A friend told me she had seen a film about an American saint called Mother Cabrini. I had never heard of this saint. Who was she?
CW readers touched by Fr Toan Nguyen’s story of mission
Readers of The Catholic Weekly from across the country were so impressed by our report on Bankstown’s Fr Toan Nguyen and his missionary trips to Vietnam to assist abandoned orphans, a number of them are supporting his next one in June.
Pope Francis’ catechesis on the greatest theological virtue
Pope Francis focused his weekly catechesis on the theological virtue of love, explaining that divine love differs from human love in its origin and nature.
From pews to planes to pursue God’s call to service
Fr Toan Nguyen’s ministry to disabled orphans is his way of living the Gospel he preaches from the pulpit at St Brendan’s in Bankstown
Crowd-funding no longer the Chosen model for Christian creators dependent on...
Although Christian’s are statistically the most charitable faith in the world, the recent financial successes and hardships of conservative content has shown Christians place more value on championing counter-cultural causes than supporting it's own spiritual services.