Why Pope Paul VI should be a saint
The Synod on the Family will conclude with the beatification of Pope Paul VI on Sunday. His ...
View ArticleGradualness and growing closer to God
The mid-term report from the Synod has caused a global stir and divided commentators. Among the ...
View ArticleFrancis remembers JPII, Ebola frontline
Justin Bieber runs amok at Vatican? German Church warns against euthanasia, Russia's ...
View ArticleCatholic school girl wins X Factor, students protest asylum
Sister Mary Michael breaks Tassie drought, Bathurst Catholic jewell gets heritage ...
View ArticleLegend sustained by faith
Fashion designer to a glittering galaxy of stars, Oscar de la Renta made the world a more ...
View ArticleHow Christian is Doctor Who?
Historian of Hollywood politics Dr Tim Stanley has previously railed against the "anti-Christian" ...
View ArticleThe simplicity of Christ's law
"The law of Christ is simple. Love. Love God by loving your neighbour. And your neighbour is ...
View ArticleThe greatest commandments
Matthew 22:34-40 In this Gospel from Matthew, a Pharisee puts one of life's great questions to ...
View ArticleWhat's really happening in Burma?
Isolated, impoverished, and under fire for decades - still the Church in Burma survives. In ...
View ArticleSpotlight on the forgotten art form
A new exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art features the mesmerising biblical ...
View ArticleSynod Analysis: 'This is only the beginning'
Vatican watcher John Allen writes that, however dramatic the events surrounding the the 2014 ...
View ArticleCatholics lead list of hundred best Christian books
Catholic classics by Augustine, Benedict, Aquinas, Julian of Norwich and Dante head a list of the ...
View ArticleBenedict on relativism, Pope receives EU President
Environment a "pro-life" concern, Asia Bibi asks for Pope's prayers, Filipino bishops oppose ...
View ArticleBill Shorten on God and gay marriage, Blue Knot Day
Bishop Fisher on love, Fr John Therry remembered, Sisters of Mercy share Perth heritage, ...
View ArticlePsychiatrist theologian proposed new sexual ethic
Jack Dominian believed that his understanding of psychology and psychiatry were crucial to his ...
View ArticleJoan of Arc redux
Everyone knows the story of Joan of Arc, the teenage girl who heard voices that took her to the ...
View ArticlePractice what you preach
Matthew 23:1-12 In this passage from the Gospel, Jesus warns His disciples against taking on the ...
View ArticleInto the Great Beyond
As we head to the Feasts of All Saints and All Souls over the weekend, theologian John Martens ...
View ArticleHow Halloween got its name
This short history of Halloween from the National Geographic Channel goes back to the ...
View ArticleSister Peggy looks back on a hundred years
In 1932, Sr Peggy Dolan arrived as a young novice in Australia from Ireland. Recently, the ...
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