Catholics called to keep their sight on Jesus this Year of Grace and resist being distracted like Peter in Galilee to ensure we don't sink Turn your eyes to Christ, fix your gaze on him and allow him to lead you through the storms of life to safety and peace. That is the call of the Year of Grace, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB told a packed St Mary’s Cathedral at the Perth launch of th...

Perth's new Archbishop visits his first country parish of St Francis Xavier in Quairading's on their 75th Anniversary since its opening and blessing. Quairading's Parish of St Francis Xavier celebrated the 75th anniversary of the opening and blessing of its church on April 29, attended by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB. Archbishop Costelloe was assisted by Father Karol Kulczycki and Fat...

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Former ABC political editor, Peter Kennedy, pays his respects to a departed minister of the crown. The former Labor Deputy Prime Minister, Lionel Bowen, who died in Sydney earlier this month, was a great supporter of Catholics getting more involved in politics instead of complaining from the sidelines on issues such as state aid, abortion and family law. Mr Bowen, who was 89, was a high p...

When rape happens in Pakistan it is always the woman’s fault. The increasing threat of rape and violence towards women in Pakistan is something Sister Nazreen Daniels witnesses every day but she is determined to continue supporting the victims of abuse, writes Eva Maria Kolman. SISTER Nazreen Daniels of the Loretto Sisters is an educated woman.A native of Pakistan, she wrote her doctoral t...

Academic's telling off no match for Christians brutalised and murdered. The fastest growing religion on the planet is Christianity. This explosive growth is on particularly clear display in Africa and Asia, where churches and seminaries can’t be built fast enough to accommodate the need. It is especially important that we in the West become cognisant of this state of affairs, for with the...

Inaam Abiad tells Debbie Warrier how she experienced the pain – and liberation – of the Cross. I am originally from Lebanon and worked as a nurse there until I met my husband who is an Australian. We married, and I migrated here with him. My first few years in Australia were tough, as I was trying to adapt to a new culture while missing my family and trying to adjust to motherhood for the ...

Pope says neocatechumenal celebrations must lead members to parish Mass, reports Carol Glatz from Catholic News Service. AS the Vatican approved the Neocatechumenal Way’s unique rite, Pope Benedict XVI under- lined that its celebrations were not “strictly liturgical” and that their aim must be to encourage members to partake fully in the liturgical life of the parish.The Pope encouraged th...

With studies showing that most couples do not feel that they experience emotional intimacy in their relationship, it is evident that a great marriage is not one that simply stays together, but one in which spouses experience deep personal communion with each other. But with every third marriage, according to current statistics, ending in divorce, young couples must wonder how, 30 years into ...