A cold, harsh reality for Ukraine
While we can look forward to warmer and sunnier weather over the next few months, it’s a different story in other parts of the world including war-ravaged Ukraine.
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Walking in the light of the Lord
The opportunity to make a fresh start is something that we all value, especially if we have been struggling with problems which have weighed us down. The tradition of making New Year resolutions illustrates this deep desire to put the past behind us and move on.
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World focus on violence against women
Friday marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. To observe the occasion the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) will hold a special online event.
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The Prince and the Pauper
We often associate the word ‘king’ with power and majesty. Also, a king’s position is often not dependent on his personal abilities, virtues or goodness, but on family lineage: power and status through inheritance. But Jesus never displayed that kind of power or majesty; after all, he was born in a stable!
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The world’s oldest storytellers
As November is Family Stories Month, we believe families should set aside the month to share stories amongst themselves. This week’s article focuses on Australia’s Indigenous who are the oldest storytellers in the world and the Christian Gospels.
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Celebrating our little ones
The theme for World Children’s Day on Sunday is ‘Inclusion, For Every Child’. In the lead up to Sunday and on the day, hundreds of events are planned across Australia in schools, childhood education centres, workplaces, and communities.
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Bateman’s Bay for the Bosnjaks
November is Family Stories Month, and we believe families should set aside the month to share stories amongst themselves. Story telling is a fun way to learn more about the different generations before it’s too late. This article is about a family, Andrew and Donna Bosnjak, and their children Jack and Annabelle, whose traditional summer holiday involves the beach.
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A message of faithful endurance
Jesus’ disciples would have had the words of prophets like Malachi in today’s first reading inscribed onto their hearts. Malachi, speaking centuries before the birth of Jesus, describes the day of God’s judgement when “all the proud and all evildoers will be stubble” and, for God’s people, “there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays.”
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The toll on those left behind!
As we mark Remembrance Day, it is also important to note the suffering of the loved ones left behind. Many families kissed and hugged their sons goodbye only to never set eyes on them again
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We remember
Friday is Remembrance Day when we honour those Australians who died in the line of duty. It has been celebrated around the Commonwealth and other parts of the world since the end of World War I with many people wearing a red poppy in remembrance.