Tag: Holy Mass
Why church is good
First, a heads-up for Catholic readers: The author of “The Point of Church” is a Baptist minister and pastor in Alabama. Second heads-up: Don’t worry about it.
Philippa Martyr: Insights from the maths of the Church
I was hoping that the recent Plenary Council sessions would grapple with some hard statistical facts about the Church in Australia. This is becoming...
Mass honours Eileen
A special Mass was held on the Feast of the Assumption to honour a Sydney saint in waiting who had a profound devotion to...
Philippa Martyr: Priesthood is a bridge to heaven
Among my few remaining friends are some priests who are very patient with me. One of them responded to my recent column on the...
Monica Doumit: Why no private Mass at HQ?
The meaning of having Mass at St Peter's Basilica
You know those occasions that, while they are happening, you know you will remember for the...
Faithful mark Eileen’s centenary
A century after she died, Sydney’s homegrown order, Our Lady’s Nurses for the Poor, gathered on Sunday to mark the passing into eternal life...
Moorebank enters new year with Our Lord
After a difficult and unpredictable year, parishioners from St Christopher's Holsworthy and St Joseph's Moorebank gathered together on 31 December in thanksgiving and to...
This time is a test we can embrace
Happy Easter, dear friends. In so many ways, it doesn’t really feel like Easter. We haven’t been able to participate in the Easter Triduum...