It was both humbling and a privilege to be able to share the remarkable story of young Javale Morato this month.
When I grew up in Ireland, folklore and faith were intertwined in many celebrations.
At the end of October last year the siren sounded on the first half of the Synod of Bishops, Synod on Synodality in Rome.
Pope Francis may not have made it to Australia on his 12-day tour of Oceania and Southeast Asia but he entered the homes of many Australians through nightly news coverage.
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The entrance hymn at Mass starts as the entrance procession begins and continues for as long as needed to allow the congregation to gather and prepare for the celebration (General Instruction of the Roman Missal #47).
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As we celebrate Migrant and Refugee Sunday on September 29 Fr Dean Marin reflects on our ever-increasing multicultural congregations and missionary priests.<br />
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An essential tool in the toolbox of anyone engaged in being a missionary disciple of Christ, of being a member of the Body of Christ, is being able to read the signs of the times.
It’s funny the off-hand conversations you have in the strangest places that stick in your memory for some reason.
September 14 is the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. This feast is so important that it replaces Sunday when it falls on the Lord’s Day. For those of us baptised in the Catholic faith, our first ritual step into Christianity was the wordless reception of the symbol of the cross when the celebrant claimed us for Christ by tracing the sign on our forehead.
Nine months ago I wrote about the Hamas attacks on a kibbutz in southern Israel where I lived and worked as a volunteer in the early 1980s.
I have been to prison a few times. Sometimes in my capacity as either chaplain or bishop, or as friend. Sometimes maximum security, sometimes minimum security or even ‘prison’ farms.
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