The traditional Sunday family roast may be a thing of the past but there was a time when families sat down at the table and conversed over a meal. That largely bygone era was recreated for one Catholic family of five when they appeared on a television series depicting Australian family life in different decades.
Recreating family mealtimes Read More »
The Majellan has won the major prize at the annual 2022 Australasian Catholic Press Association Awards.
Majellan scoops the pool Read More »
The central claim of our faith is summarised by St Paul in today’s readings. “This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.”
Seeing ourselves as rescued sheep Read More »
Many families no longer dine together regularly. Their communication can be patchy and as a result relationships in the family suffer.
An Invitation to Join us at the Dinner Table Read More »
It happened faster than I expected. Only three weeks after my wife Emily and I decided to try for a baby she was pregnant. I’ll never forget the excited and nervous look on my wife’s face when she handed me the pregnancy test, and eagerly awaited my reaction.
The father’s important role Read More »
We often speak of learning from our mistakes, even though we sometimes fail to do so. Likewise, if you are interested in sport, you will often hear sportsmen or women speak of “taking the positives” from a contest they have lost, especially if it’s a narrow loss.
The cost of following Jesus Read More »
On Sunday we celebrate our dads. The Majellan asked two of its regular contributors, Melanie Dooner and Kate Moriarty, to reflect on their partners and provide an insight into the sort of fathers they are to their children.
A Father’s Day dedication Read More »
In today’s gospel, we see again how deeply Jesus understands our human condition. He had watched how people behave when they attend a dinner gathering and noticed how they presume to seat themselves in positions of honour.
Extending our hospitality Read More »
As Christians each of us is called to be a person of prayer and each of us has to discover the kind of prayer – or rather the kind of setting for prayer – that suits us best. What matters is that we pray. The methods we adopt are of secondary importance and depend to a great extent on knowledge of ourselves, of our strengths and weaknesses.
In “Walking in a Relaxed Manner”, Sister Joyce Rupp described how despite months of training and preparation, she never anticipated how difficult her 825 km walk on the Camino would be. She was often at the mercy of the weather and challenged by the rugged terrain.
Instruments of God’s work Read More »