Tag: Faith

We fence God in with the smallness of our faith and imagination, and our attempts to “change” which are really just attempts to keep things exactly the same. So what I would like you to do this Easter is: Give God room. Lots of room.

As believers, we have a shared duty to cast our nets wide—to reach out and bring others into the kingdom of heaven.

At a time when religious intolerance is in the news, the collaboration amongst faith groups to provide Special Religious Education to students in public schools is a shining light, writes John Donnelly.

Now in its fifth year, this pilgrimage idea was born during the Year of St Joseph, inspired by a consecration and the desire to honour the patron saint through a unique form of pilgrimage.

A passionate and compelling defence of the urgent need for beauty emerged in the most unusual of places, writes Monica Doumit.

On 1 February, 70 passionate participants of Alpha from across the Sydney Archdiocese, gathered for a dedicated coaching day, looking for guidance and training to become Alpha leaders of their parishes.

While sinners and demons were doing the rounds at this year’s Australian Open, the faith of so many tennis players has shone through, writes Archbishop Anthony Fisher.

Faith walks in hand with doubt, and there are many things we reasonably believe. But God, who is truth itself, can always be trusted, writes Fr John Flader.

Zimbabwe-born Tafara Jakopo was completely career-focussed when he moved to Sydney from Perth for work in 2018. Shortly after walking into his nearest church, he experienced a spiritual and intellectual awakening that threw his career plans, and his whole life, into new light.

They may not be qualified teachers or theologians, but they bring the love of God to children every week and change thousands of lives for eternity. A total 1400 years of generous service by 54 long-time catechists was recognised at the annual archdiocesan catechist Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney on 10 November. For some, evangelising to the young is very much a family affair.

Tim Kirk, the Chief winemaker of multi-award-winning Australian winery Clonakilla, has encouraged Sydney’s youth to discover the secrets of his business success, and how theses secrets relate to his Catholic faith.

For some time now I have had difficulty connecting with God in my prayer, as if he isn’t there for me or doesn’t care. I find him aloof. Is it possible that he can be aloof from us human beings, and what should I do in this situation?