Recently on a visit to a parish, I had an interesting conversation with one of the parishioners. It centred around one phrase, ‘how can I be perfect, in an imperfect world?’. Good question.
In recent years I made a series of major decisions that were accompanied with pain, disappointment and suffering. For a while I got caught in a cycle of revisiting the decisions and trying to identify where I went wrong. My friends say that I made courageous choices. Yet, amidst the consequences, I am tempted to be hard on myself.
REVERENCE
Parishes across the Archdiocese of Adelaide will come together on September 14 to mark Safeguarding Sunday, a dedicated day to reflect on our shared responsibility to protect children, young people and adults at risk by creating safe, inclusive and respectful Church environments.
Acknowledgement ceremonies
Opinion
For many years, we’ve sung Brian Boniwell’s hymn ‘The Lord is my Shepherd’ (based on Psalm 23) on Sundays, at school and during funeral Masses in place of the responsorial psalm.
Opinion
The Word of God is living and active (Hebrews 4:12). It is not a distant echo from the past, but a living presence that continues to speak into the life of the Church today.
The topic of surrogacy has been in the spotlight again as the Australian Law Reform Commission reviews the current laws with a view to reducing barriers to couples seeking to have a child this way in Australia.
As the Church celebrates National Vocations Awareness Week from August 3-10, Fr Dean Marin turns to St Augustine to reveal the transforming power of God’s call.
The Integrity and Safeguarding Department continues to work closely with parishes and multicultural communities across the Archdiocese of Adelaide to integrate safeguarding into every dimension of parish life.
Reflection on an Easter antiphon
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