IT took me awhile to come to the realisation of how simple my life really is now, and to accept that the simple life I lead is just as it was when I was a child. For, as I did then, so it is now – I live in the now – the present is all there is. In being ... Read More »
By Jo Hayes It’s one of the most unacknowledged facts about the Catholic Church – we like to party. The chocolate eggs and hot cross buns are now a distant memory for many, yet, the church is still celebrating the great and glorious feast that is Easter. Five weeks after Resurrection Sunday, the celebration season continues, as we journey towards ... Read More »
IT is a short but steep climb from the Colosseum up the Oppian Hill to the small Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli. If one was lost, one would then walk past the plain façade of the Basilica of St Peter in Chains that is wedged between two buildings. But I was not lost. The Basilica was the last on ... Read More »
THERE’S something glaringly obvious about this time of isolation and closure. The day, or night for that matter, we find ourselves stepping over the threshold of our parish churches will be as glorious as the resurrection itself. While every Sunday Mass is the renewal of the Paschal Mystery, returning to our churches, in the full light of what we do ... Read More »
By Dave Jorna THROUGHOUT this time of uncertainty and craziness from COVID-19, I have been seeing so many people online coming up with new and creative ways to connect everybody virtually. Whether it be virtual workouts, dance lessons or online teaching, there are people working really hard to bring peopling together so we can stay socially connected even while we’re ... Read More »
This is Pope John Paul II’s homily from the Mass for the conclusion of the May Marian month homily on May 31, 1979 “And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord” (Lk 1:45). WITH this greeting, the elderly Elizabeth exalts her young kinswoman Mary, who has come, ... Read More »
Deacon Gary Stone – the veterans’ padre and president of the Veterans Care Association – talks about the ANZAC Spirit and facing the COVID-19 challenge as a nation. WE celebrate Anzac Day in unusual circumstances this year. The energy and camaraderie of gathered activities is not possible due to the coronavirus, but the spirit of Anzac remains. Our Prime Minister ... Read More »
This is a homily from Fr Paul Kelly for Anzac Day. Today marks the landing of the Australian and New Zealand soldiers at Gallipoli, in 1915, during the First World War. This national day of remembrance honours the courage and self-sacrifice of those who served in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. We are all acutely aware of the fact ... Read More »
“They that hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar on eagles’ wings; they will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint (Isaiah 40:31).” THE eagle is a symbol of the Resurrection. God uses the symbol of an eagle to encourage us to soar higher in our life of faith. God can raise us ... Read More »
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