Life

RECENTLY I underwent exploratory surgery. Whilst I was being prepared in the surgery, the anaesthetist announced to the surgical team...

A new website aims to foster an appreciation of the best church art in Australia, past and present.

Question: I have heard that the original tablet that Pilate had fastened to the Cross of Christ, with the INRI...

UNLESS we enter a church by one of the side-doors, we proceed to the main altar by traversing what, in...

THERE has been a lot of media coverage and watercooler conversation around the death of Prince Philip, the Queen’s devoted...

The current popular trend in society is to look down on the role of mothers as if it’s ‘behind the...

Year of the Family: Pope Francis greets family members as he arrives to lead his general audience in the San...

Juggling act: "work and family life is not easy" By Emilie Ng YEARS ago I confessed to a male friend...

Pope Francis arrives for an interreligious meeting on the plain of Ur near Nasiriyah, Iraq. Photo: CNS TRAVELLING to the...

Pope Francis signs a book with a message for Syriac Catholics in Baghdad. Also pictured, from left: Syriac Catholic Patriarch...

Lifesaving combination: mother and daughter work together to tackle health issues. KENDAL Fraser and her mum Rene Thompson know they...

Compassion: “We’re giving them what is their right. We’re helping them to have the basic necessities of human life. And...

A Tamil asylum seeker family remains held on Christmas Island fighting deportation to Sri Lanka. A Tamil family seeking asylum...

Frustrated: Jennifer Costin and her husband (not pictured) staged a protest in Albury with their sons Benedict, 4, David, 2,...

Parish tribute: Fr Graham Gatehouse (left), after celebrating his last Mass as parish priest at St Joseph’s, Nambour, is with...

Supporting Queensland: Kerri Brennan inside the Buy From the Bush Queensland pop-up shop with New Farm local Dianne, daughter-in-law Hannah...

THE smiles and easy disposition of Nades, Priya, Kopika and Tharnicaa belie their broken-hearted predicament. The asylum-seeking Tamil family that...

Family: Pia and Arnie Hurdoyal with their son Micah Joseph. AS the Queensland border is set to reopen to Greater...

Welcome to camp: First-time Edmund Rice Camps volunteer Bonnie Ranger is immersed in the experience of a family camp. EDMUND...

Family: Fr Ron Mollison with his niece Louise Power. RETIRED priest Fr Ron Mollison put hundreds...

Parting gift: St Mary’s College captains Alastair Doljanin and Dhairy Shah present principal Michael Newman with a...

Service: Deacon Gary Stone and wife Lynne add an Order of Australia Medal to the family record...

Walking tall: Nicola and Jeffrey Ross with their five children – thinking of others less fortunate despite...

New book: Br Brian Grenier has launched a new book, Listen to Him!, and he wants his...

Ministry moment: Clint McGoldrick (third from left) with his wife Karley, sons Nate, 10, and Levi, 7,...