US columnist had loads of faith – matched by a sharp wit
One afternoon in 1964, alone in her apartment, American columnist Mary McGrory received a phone ...
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The Florence Baptistery has a new North Door, thanks to the faithful application by craftsmen of ...
View ArticleThe temptation in the wilderness
Luke 4:1-13 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in ...
View ArticleWeekly Mass sustains ballet teacher who turns 100
Ballet superstar Elsie Seguss always knew she would live to see her 100th birthday. So when the ...
View ArticleHow missionaries helped shape the US Church
The missionaries in the 18th century helped build a civil society in the US and bring ...
View ArticleA matter of habit – a nun's reflection on religious life
As Pope Francis’ year dedicated to consecrated life came to a close this week, one nun shared ...
View ArticlePope’s opening to China skips over religious freedom
There was a striking omission in the conversation between Pope Francis and Italian journalist ...
View ArticleSoldier, scholar, Papal mentor
Born into an ancient noble family, Fr Henri-Marie Joseph de Lubac SJ served with distinction in ...
View ArticleCivic virtue courtesy of St Thomas Aquinas
Alasdair MacIntyre and Charles Taylor are two renowned Catholic philosophers not likely to agree ...
View ArticleBishop rebuilt Cambodian community after Khmer Rouge
Bishop Emile Destombes of Phnom Penh, who spent decades helping rebuild a Catholic community ...
View ArticleYear of Mercy extra curriculum: Rome's only pyramid
if you are going to Rome for the Year of Mercy, here is something you might add to your must-see ...
View ArticleThe temptation in the wilderness
Luke 4:1-13 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in ...
View ArticleWhat to make of awkward passages in Scripture
What do we do with difficult, confronting passages in the Scripture where for example, God, ...
View ArticleArchbishop Blase Cupich, up close and personal
Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, was born in 1949, in Omaha, Nebraska. He is one of nine ...
View ArticleMissionary of Mercy in the Hunter
NSW Hunter region priest Fr Richard Shortall SJ has been designated a Missionary of Mercy for the ...
View ArticleMexico looks to Francis to provide spiritual renewal
On the eve of the Pope's visit, the Mexican government tells Austen Ivereigh that it is looking ...
View ArticleThe challenge of radical forgiveness
We are often given moments of light that not only illuminate our way, but remind us that God is ...
View ArticleCamaldolese Benedictine and noted author
Camaldolese Benedictine Fr Bruno Barnhart, author and spiritual director, has died in Big Sur, ...
View ArticlePrincipal a rare species in education world
Sister Ann-Maree Nicholls SGS agrees she is something of a rare species - the only Sister of the ...
View ArticleKnights' exhibition recalls folksy humour of Rockwell
The American artist Norman Rockwell found humour and lovable eccentricity in often-idealised ...
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