A friend of mine cannot understand why we have a feast day honouring Christ as King. She prefers to think of Jesus as Saviour or Redeemer or friend, but not king. Can you please explain the reasoning behind this feast? Over the years, a good number of people have asked me this question. The feast of “Jesus Christ, Universal King”, which is its proper name, is of relatively recent o...

Now, I am no economist, but I do still believe that you shouldn’t spend it if you haven’t got it. There is so much everywhere at the moment about the global financial crisis, and although we in Australia are cushioned to a great degree from the worst effects, it gives pause for thought. How did it come to this? Its quite amusing to hear many trumpeting gleefully about the demis...

It’s rare for me to find a book that I want to buy multiple copies of to give away to friends and family. I’ve found one, and I think every engaged and married couple on the planet should have a copy: Holy Sex by Dr Greg Popcak. Catholic journalist John Allen sums it up quite well: “Think of this book as Thomas Aquinas meets Dr Ruth and enjoy.” In other words, this is a...

While governments and media panic about interest rates, Pope Benedict appeals to the world to do more for those members of the human race who suffer the most - and have no voice Do we love her - enough? A severely malnourished infant hangs limp from her mother’s back at a Catholic mission feeding centre in rebel-held Rutshuru, 80 kilometres north of Goma, in eastern Congo, on Novem...

I was christened Anglican. My parents had mixed views on religion. They had their doubts about it. They were spiritual but they thought you didn’t need to go to Church to pray. They never talked about God. As a child I remember asking my parents, “Where did I come from?” They told me, “Your mother.” I asked, “Where did my mother come from?” and finall...

Much has been said in the media recently about Generation Y, our current flock of young people, who seem to make headlines for all the wrong reasons, and statements such as the one below seem typical of the broader community attitude that depicts them as brash, selfish and impulsive. Someone once wrote: “I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous...

Christians and Muslims must work together to protect religious freedom, they must learn more about each other and they must witness to the world the reality of God, said members of the Catholic-Muslim Forum. Pope Benedict XVI greets Mustafa Ceric, the grand mufti of Bosnia Herzegovina during a session of the Catholic-Muslim Forum at the Vatican Nov. 6. The Nov. 4-6 forum resulted from a...

Record journalist and Perth midwife wed in ceremony of witness to love and faith                                                   Now we a...

German-born Pope Benedict XVI said he still feels “pain for what happened” in his homeland in 1938 when Nazi mobs went on the rampage against Jews, an event that became known as Kristallnacht. Elimination: Jews are arrested by German authorities during Kristallnacht. Pope Benedict has said memories of the event still cause him pain. By Cindy Wooden   ...

ROME, (Zenit.org). - According to his own testimony, the Pope who declared the dogma of the Assumption saw the “miracle of the sun” four times. This information is confirmed by a handwritten, unpublished note from Pope Pius XII, which is part of the “Pius XII: The Man and the Pontificate” display. The display opened in the Vatican to the public on November 4 and will ru...