Explorations: Young people sharing the Good News

21 June 2022

In this Explorations, we will look at what proclaiming the Gospel means, and at the ways that some young people go about it. That might suggest some ways that we can deepen and bring to life what we have discovered in our own faith journey.

St Cecilia

22 November 2021

St Cecilia, the patron saint of music celebrates her feast day on 22 November.

Parish life blog: Suffer the little children

31 May 2021

Love and respect can heal gaping wounds and create new possibilities in human lives.

On the right path

24 May 2021

We need to work to ensure that reconciliation is, as the theme for this year's reconciliation says, 'more than a word'.

Freedom from fear

20 May 2021

This year Pentecost Sunday is celebrated in the Catholic Church on the day before the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians. Both feasts recall events that freed Christians from fear.

A ‘cannon ball’ moment

18 May 2021

The trajectory of one cannon ball altered the direction of the Catholic Church, and its effects are still being felt 500 years later.

Explorations: Work and St Joseph

18 May 2021 EH

Given the importance of work to our lives, it’s not surprising there’s a great deal of Catholic thought dedicated to ensuring justice in relationships between employers and workers.

Truth in communication

13 May 2021

This World Communications Day (16 May), is the time to reflect on the fact it’s what we say, rather than the platform we say it on, that is important.

The environment for change

4 May 2021

Care for the environment is, at its heart, a religious duty. It is part of doing God's will to make our world one in which people can flourish.

The importance of Mothers Day

28 April 2021

As we approach Mothers Day, to be held on 9 May this year, we are reminded of the many and varied shapes of relationships that make up women's lives.

Feast of St Joseph the Worker

28 April 2021

Pope Francis has dedicated this year to St Joseph. He did so after he saw how much pressure coronavirus put on many families through anxiety, unemployment and fractured relationships. He emphasises St Joseph’s role as father of his family.

Voice for First Nations peoples

17 March 2021

Today (18 March) is National Close the Gap Day. It records the gap between promises and actions, between aspiration and outcome.

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Andrew Hamilton