ON the papal flight from Cuba to Washington DC, where the Pope held his customary press conference with journalists, there were tough questions. What was the Holy Father’s response to […]
Category: Pastoral Messages
Revolution of tenderness
POPE Francis called Cubans to a “revolution of tenderness” as he celebrated Mass in the Minor Basilica of the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, the country’s […]
Social Justice Sunday 2015
THE theme this year is For Those Who’ve Come Across the Seas. The statement from the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, Chaired by Bishop Vincent Long, an auxiliary in Melbourne, […]
Church Under Pope Francis
THE Church is about to enter a very interesting period. Between September and December we have the first Papal visit to Cuba; then the USA; the second meeting of the […]
Social Justice Statement 2015
THIS year’s statement For Those Who’ve Come Across The Sea was launched by Bishop Vincent Long of Melbourne. The Bishop is himself a refugee who was settled here after the […]
Opinion Piece
I WAS shuffling through some papers early last week for my small talk on the Church under Pope Francis for the Men’s Night. One short summary I read was from […]
Marriage Annulment And The Catholic Church
THIS week Pope Francis issued two major documents reforming the Judicial system of the Catholic Church in the areas of Church marriage law. The Pope introduced the reforms by means […]
Pope Francis On The Parish
“A CHURCH that lives according to the gospel must always have its doors open and be a welcoming community, not “an exclusive, closed sect”, said Pope Francis. “Churches, parishes, institutions […]
Tradition And Traditions
THE gospel this week is an important one for Catholics. We are often accused of adhering blindly to tradition in our practices and moral beliefs and not keeping apace of […]
Same-sex Marriage Issue
THERE seem to be two positions emerging for concerned people on the same-sex marriage issue. Irrespective of how a vote is taken, I should think that Catholics will take this […]