3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (954+ words) As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, US Catholic bishops are offering Masses, prayers and reflections – while also stressing the need to seek peace amid a fractured global landscape. “Twenty-five years have elapsed since that day and…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (473+ words) Applications for the Archdiocese’s next Called and Gifted intake close this week. Every baptised Catholic has been given a gift by the Holy Spirit and it was never meant for them alone. That conviction has shaped nearly three decades of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1305+ words) On 11 September, 2001 – the date of the worst terrorist attack in American history, when four hijacked jets became deadly weapons – there was no shortage of heroic first responders who confronted danger instead of avoiding it. Many Catholic clergy and religious ministered…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (541+ words) It’s a phrase I’ve heard countless times, but I found myself saying it again at a family wedding last weekend. I mentioned the common Arabic saying to a family member, and what started as a familiar expression turned into a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (878+ words) On any given Friday night, the streets of inner Sydney belong to the revellers, the nightclub queues, the neon and the noise. But in the early hours of Saturday 22 August, the city awoke to a different sound: the deep murmur…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (641+ words) For six decades, Seton Villa has empowered people with intellectual disability to live with dignity, independence and choice. What began as a pioneering home for 24 young women has evolved into one of NSW’s longest-serving Catholic providers of disability accommodation and…...