4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (820+ words) For New Zealand broadcaster and former Wesleyan Methodist minister Frank Ritchie, that prayer helped restore a faith shaken by his daughter’s serious illness. Later, he experienced a sense of Christ’s presence in the Eucharist, which helped convince him that he…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (417+ words) An Australian foundation is helping priests and seminarians from around the world study in Rome as a way of strengthening the church’s evangelising mission. Pontifical University of the Holy Cross Foundation trustee Frank Casadesus said improved international travel had opened…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1171+ words) After six years of formation with the Capuchin Friars, the then-Brother Matthew Timonera sat with his provincial minister, holding a letter that would change the course of his vocation. Written during one of his classes, the letter outlined all the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (459+ words) Ordained as a priest in 1987 in Melbourne, Bishop Hall spent 22 years as a Navy chaplain in naval establishments in Australia and aboard ships of the Australian fleet. He also served in the Persian Gulf in the early 2000s and twice in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (346+ words) The ordination took place at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church in Melbourne. In his homily, Bishop Tarabay reflected on the Gospel encounter between Christ and St Peter. He reminded the faithful that priesthood begins not in human perfection but…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (572+ words) A small book arriving in Sydney parishes this week carries a rather large ambition: to help every Catholic in the Archdiocese fall in love again with the Eucharist. “Our preparations for the International Eucharistic Congress are not simply about preparing…...