Magazine Features
Natasha Marsh | 23 May 2018
Julian McMahon AC is one of Australia's most prominent anti-death penalty advocates.
Rosie Hoban | 23 May 2018
Celebrating her 100th birthday in February 2018, Sister of Charity Josephine Cannell looks back on a life lived for God.
Michele Frankeni | 23 May 2018
Domestic violence caused Mary and her teenage son to flee their home with just the clothes they wore. However, the trauma of the initial flight has been nothing to the relentless need to find somewhere for the family to live.
Kate Moriarty | 23 May 2018
Can Catholic teaching really help you find love and happiness? Kate Moriarty has an idea for a new app called SwipeRight – which offers something that other dating apps don’t.
Michele Frankeni | 23 May 2018
Best practice care in Catholic hospitals ensure the patient's needs are foremost.
Francine Crimmins | 22 May 2018
The Hyland family from the NSW Central Coast has been selected as the official family delegate for the World Meeting of Families (WMF) to be held in Dublin during August this year.
Emilie Ng | 22 May 2018
Abortion Rethink changes the 'pro-life' and 'pro-choice' conversation by focusing on providing support for vulnerable pregnant women so that they don’t feel abortion is their only option.
Thea Kurniawan | 23 May 2018
Looking for something inspiring and life-affirming to show the children? Thea Kurniawan says Dr Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! has a lot to say about the sacredness of life.
Nicola Nemaric | 22 May 2018
Throwing an eco-friendly party doesn't have to be too difficult. Here's a checklist to help reduce your celebration's environmental footprint.
More Stories
James O'Brien | 23 May 2018
In Catholic schools, teachers can prepare students for responsible lives informed by faith. They need to do that in an open and honest forum.
| 23 May 2018
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish in Alice Springs has been finding new common ground through regular sharing of the Eucharist among members of the Arrernte Indigenous community and the broader parish.
Betty Pike | 23 May 2018
When God speaks to us, it is not always easy to know and understand just what we are being asked to do.
John Warhurst | 23 May 2018
The Catholic Church is big and complex. That is one of its defining characteristics yet the media and society at large, much less the Catholic community itself, often fail to grasp its consequences.
Michael McVeigh | 23 May 2018
Five Catholic thinkers who have helped shape our understanding of what it means to respect the rights and dignity of each person in our world.
Fatima Measham | 22 May 2018
‘Nothing snaps you out of being a grown up more than being put in your place by a kid.’
Nieve Walton | 23 May 2018
The Palm Sunday Walk for Justice is a chance to reflect on beliefs about refugees and justice.
Regular features
Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ | 24 May 2018
While each Catholic is committed to following Christ, communities are often divided about what the priorities of the church should be. In this Explorations, we explore the idea of the ‘seamless garment’ – that there is a consistent ethic of life that unites all of the Church’s priorities. How can this help communities focus their efforts back on Jesus’ mission?
Michael McGirr | 23 May 2018
Dear Dr Frankenstein, Congratuations on your 200th birthday. We all know that fictional characters can outlive real ones but, even so, two hundred years is a pretty good effort.
Margaret Mary Flynn | 23 May 2018
St Thomas More was an English writer, philosopher, lawyer and family man. He also appreciated a joke.
Kate Moriarty | 23 May 2018
The difficulties in trying to explain (or not) a large family.
Ann Rennie | 22 May 2018
American essayist Brian Doyle wrote, ‘Catholic is my language, Catholic is the coat I wear, Catholic is the house in which I live.’ I know just what he means.
Peter Fleming | 22 May 2018
In this issue our Saint for all Seasons is St Gianna Beretta Molla – the patron saint of the right to life.