The poetic mystic
St John of the Cross was a Spanish mystic, reformer, and Doctor of the Church whose feast day will be celebrated on Sunday.
St John of the Cross was a Spanish mystic, reformer, and Doctor of the Church whose feast day will be celebrated on Sunday.
“Stay awake!” It’s not exactly the most comforting advice for people who might already be tired at the end of a long year – especially as we join the throngs flocking to shops for the usual Christmas spend-up. Yet that’s the cry that greets us on this first Sunday of Advent. The season opens not with tinsel and cheer, but with Jesus telling his disciples to be alert, watchful, and ready for something new.
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Majellan Christmas cards have all new designs this year and are printed in Australia. Check them out and see what you think!
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Christmas Family chaos … a few thoughts! Every Christmas, my family says the same thing: “This year, we’re keeping it simple.”Which is hilarious, because by Christmas Eve, we’re still sprinting around the house like contestants on The Amazing Race: Holiday Panic Edition. Mum’s in the kitchen yelling, “WHO MOVED MY SPATULA?!” Dad’s trying to assemble
Pope Leo XIV has offered his warm wishes to Australian Catholics at the 2025 Australian Catholic Youth Festival which began in Melbourne on Sunday.
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When we hear the words, ‘a voice cries in the wilderness: Prepare a way for the Lord …’, what do we hear? A young man wondered whether he was being called to be a priest. But when have we heard a call to prepare a way for the Lord?
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Majellan Christmas cards have all new designs this year and are printed in Australia. Check them out and see what you think!
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Advent, derived from the Latin word adventus meaning “coming,” marks the beginning of the Christian liturgical year and the four weeks leading up to Christmas. It is a time of anticipation, reflection, and preparation for the celebration of Jesus’ birth.
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