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National Catholic Mens’ Gathering: A Time for Renewal Post Pandemic

As Australia starts to resume large scale public gatherings in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers of the first in person National...

Inspirational Father: Danny Abdallah

By Judy Hanna When St Brigid’s Catholic Primary School Marrickville were planning their Father’s Day event this month, they wanted a speaker who was inspirational,...

St Joseph: Model Father

By Francis Etheredge It could be said that just as womanhood has been overshadowed by the problems of our time so Mary, the Mother of...

Star Wars’ fathers common thread

Since becoming part of the Disney brand, the last three live-action additions to the Star Wars Cinematic Universe share a common theme. All three shows...

Fatherhood: Failure or Promise?

By Francis Etheredge Ever since Adam failed to help Eve express the truth and reject the lies of the devil, men have often been found...

The need for fathers who listen and teach

The second assembly of the fifth Plenary Council of Australia has now begun. An historic moment for the Church in Australia, several years of...

Boys to Men: Initiation Done Right

I still remember the conversation on the beach that changed my whole approach to men’s initiation. I was on vacation with my extended family and talking with two of my brothers-in-law about our sons.

“Lord: Do you mean me? A father-catechist!”

My parents found it very difficult to pray with us and, in the end, abandoned it; however, they still prayed for their seven children and, I am certain, returning to the Catholic Faith at forty was a direct result of their prayers and the prayers of many other people.

Dads: provide for your kids by being present!

Greg Ellis, a Hollywood veteran best known for his turn in the Pirates of the Carribean series, likens the family court to a cartel: ...

Society loses when ‘dogs and cats take the place of children’:...

Denial of fatherhood and motherhood "diminishes us" By Courtney Mares Pope Francis said on Wednesday that it is a civilisational loss when dogs and cats replace...

St Joseph, the father we all need

Most have heard of the apparitions of Our Lady to the three children at Fatima in August 1917. Many would also know of the...

Doing less is more

In our quest to be great parents, we often don't see that our actions aren't always best for our children. Now's the time to...
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