LOUISA DANIELS Thank You For The Music In the perennial words of ABBA, ‘Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk; she says I began to sing long […]
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Apr
2019
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Apr
2019
Project Compassion – Michaela’s Story
Michaela is a 21-year-old trainee at Purple House, a dialysis center in the Central Desert for people suffering from kidney disease. With the support of Caritas partners, Michaela is helping […]
02
Apr
2019
Volunteering: Faith in Action
Nora Moya is one of the students who volunteered for CatholicCare last Christmas, to prepare fresh food hampers for families in need. In this video, we learn about the rewarding […]
01
Apr
2019
Love is action: Caring for our elderly
Sister Rosarii is a religious sister belonging to the Little Sisters of the Poor, who has given her whole self as a gift to God in service. She has dedicated […]
31
Mar
2019
4th Sunday: The Parable of the Lost Son
In today’s Gospel comic, the Lost Son is likened to those who return to Mass after being away for so long. Like the faithful brother, we too might be faithful, […]
31
Mar
2019
HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE 4TH SUNDAY LENT (LÆTARE SUNDAY), YEAR C
It’s a mystery in families, why one kid turns out one way, another so differently, even though they’ve had the same upbringing, affection and advantages. Today a boy asks for his inheritance early (Lk 15:1-3,11-32). In the Ancient Near East it’s a terrible request.
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Mar
2019
What if I’m not good enough? (Vocations)
A sense of unworthiness troubles many young people discerning their vocation. Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP addresses this. REFLECT 1. Have I questioned my worth for my aspirations or when […]
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Mar
2019
Two Gardens
Adam in the Garden of Eden and Jesus in the Garden of Gethesemane… What do they have to do with each other? Discover how Christ is the ‘Last Adam’ in […]
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Mar
2019
HOMILY FOR UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME AUSTRALIA GRADUATION MASS
‘A long melancholy meditation on loss, impermanence and that noble, stubborn, foolish thing called love.’ ‘What gives it its emotional heft is the sense of expiry and mortality that hangs over it.’ It ‘confronts the irreversible forward march of time, the pain of abandonment, the loss of love.’
28
Mar
2019
How to Help a Friend in Need
“She’ll be right, mate,” is a slogan as quintessentially Aussie as the Victa Lawnmower, the Hills Hoist Clothesline and Vegemite on toast. In international circles, this no-fuss, no-sweat attitude seems […]