Dr Andrew Kania writes about The Way – a term first used and written about a century after the Resurrection of Christ.

The Record continues the speech of Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB who last month spoke at the 10th National eConference of the Broken Bay Institute and the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.

Things that seem ordinary, boring and mundane in our lives are often far more important than we can imagine, and the way that we deal with our daily trials reflects our level of true greatness. Having one’s name adorning magazine covers, or one’s face appearing on television screens does not make someone great, for it is in doing the everyday tasks well that brings greatness, as Dr Andrew Kania explains…

I have a friend who is very sceptical about life after death and would like some sort of proof that heaven is real. He says no one has ever been to heaven and come back to earth to tell us about it. What can I tell him?

Wandering minds not only hinder our relationships with one another, but they also prevent us from growing closer to God.

Lara Malin says she’s discovering that God has been present all throughout her life, in both the good and the bad.

Words can be used for a variety of purposes, but when they’re used to refer to a person by their sexuality, basic human identity is minimised.

We must not be afraid to look the past in the eye and to allow justice in the present to take its full course, writes James Parker.

The debate over whether voluntary euthanasia should be legalised in Australia has erupted once again in the past few weeks, but such debates often dismiss or discredit the Church’s views without due examination. In this reflection on euthanasia, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB reiterates the Church’s teaching on the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death, arguing that once the fundamental principle of the inviolability of human life is breached, there’s no turning back.

Professor Ralph Martins explains how he makes charity the focus of his work and prayer life.