Tag: Highlights
Catholic social services working harder than ever with 100,000 extra in...
In Horsley Park the rate of older people who became poor in the last few years more than doubled, with a 220 per cent reported increase. Lurnea-Cartwright saw a 131 per cent increase and Liverpool a 106 per cent increase.
Palm Sunday: Behold the man
One of the fundamental questions at the heart of contemporary Western culture concerns what it means to be a man. Do men have a place in our culture anymore? How should men act? How can he love and protect those entrusted to his care? How can he air his concerns without them being immediately smacked down because they are different?
Palm Sunday: Remaining steadfast in the way of the Cross
Palm Sunday presents for us a time of conflicting sentiments. Both a time for rejoicing in anticipation of Christ’s resurrection and of anxious anticipation awaiting the passion.
Palm Sunday: Following our humble Lord
God who reigns over all of creation accepts to be one of us, suffering unimaginable pain and distress, and is executed and buried in the depths of the earth. In doing so, the Father reveals who God is to us and opens to us the way to rise with his Son into glory and share in God’s very life and happiness.
New formation series takes Bonnyrigg parishioners deeper into their faith
In a culture where the phrase “thoughts and prayers” has often become more of a cliche or “I’ll pray for you” can even be expressed as judgement, one parish community has been challenged to go deeper into tradition and experience the true power of Christ-centred prayer.
Dorin’s World: NSW election turns the mainland red
Catholic Weekly cartoonist Paul Dorin's take on the NSW election
Updated: Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney condemns violent protests at St Michael’s,...
Updated 30/03/2023: Belfield Parish Priest Fr Andrew Benton said the event preceding a violent protest on 21 March was not intended to be a political forum
Dr Austen Ivereigh: When criticism crosses the line of communion
A critical column in CW by George Weigel described the anniversary of the Francis pontificate as 'sombre.' Pope Francis' biographer Austen Ivereigh responds
Simcha Fisher: It’s your church, so this time you buy the...
When I was planning my wedding, I had a very small budget, and any time I could get away without paying for something, I did. Borrowed music, homemade cake, amateur photos. I remember carelessly telling the florist that I wasn’t too worried about flowers for the church, because there always seemed to be flowers there already.
Chris and Linda Padgett share five tips for stressed marriages
After more than 30 years together, Chris and Linda Padgett have learned there is no such thing as a perfect couple. But a few simple things can help most Christian marriages be better.
Photo Gallery: Archbishop Fisher leads thousands for Day of the Unborn...
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP celebrated Mass and led the crowds to Parliament for the annual Day of the Unborn Child procession on 26 March
George Weigel: What Naaman can teach the Germans
To vary Oscar Wilde, the church’s liturgical life often imitates art by being strikingly appropriate to a particular moment. That was certainly true on Monday of the third week of Lent, 2023—a day when the Scriptures of the Eucharistic liturgy invite us to ponder the greatest of the capital sins, pride ...