The plenary Council has passed the motion for the Church in Australia to adopt Pope Francis’ Laudato Si. This important encyclical includes the subtitle ‘on care for our common home’. Pope Francis criticises irresponsible development, laments environmental degradation and global warming, and calls on all peoples to take “swift and unified global action” to protect the planet for future generations.
Plenary Council embraces Laudato Si Read More »
The residents in parts of NSW must be wondering when the blue skies will return. This week the state is enduring yet another big rain event and severe flooding.
Time to build an ark? Read More »
You sometimes see it in a person’s eyes. They are trying their very best to put up a brave front. It’s to tell the world and to convince themselves that everything is fine. However, all is not well. They are one small step away from falling apart and breaking down.
Turning a blind eye is not the Christian way Read More »
NAIDOC Week begins on Sunday and all Australians are encouraged to participate in local activities.
A week we can all celebrate Read More »
There’s much discussion at the diocesan and national levels about mission renewal in keeping with what Pope Francis has said, “The joy of the church is to evangelise”. In one way or another we’re all involved in this mission, and as the pope has reminded us, ‘mission has a centre and it has a face.’
Walking together with Jesus Read More »
One of the more enduring genres of film in recent decades has been the road movie. The plot typically involves two or more companions who embark on a long and arduous road trip, either on foot or by planes, trains and automobiles.
The road to Jerusalem Read More »
On the eve of the 10th World Meeting of Families, new pastoral guidelines for local parishes have been announced, creating a renewed pathway for Catholic couples to have a happy and fruitful marriage.
Marriage – a better pathway ahead! Read More »
Let’s be honest. There hasn’t been much good news about lately. The war in Ukraine, rising interest rates, increased power prices, the cost of living … the negative news seem to be on endless rotation.
Today’s readings introduce us to the mysterious High Priest, Melchizedek, who has an encounter with Abraham, the better-known Israelite figure. Abraham, as we know, became the founding father of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Gifts of bread and wine Read More »
Humans have a terrible habit of not learning from past mistakes. After the atrocious trench warfare of World War 1 and the dreadful toll of lives lost, many world leaders said there would be no more wars. They claimed it was ‘the war to end all wars’.
The war to end all wars Read More »