The bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday might appear to be a physical impossibility but, without it, life becomes devoid of any meaning at all. The account of Christ’s Resurrection was not merely figurative, but was so real that it changed the course of history. Easter is not the time for ambivalence or disbelief, but rather the opportunity to define the Christian through his belief, as Dr Andrew Kania writes…

Glenis and Andrew Wight celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary with a special blessing at St Mary’s Cathedral on April 4.

Last year, Christian apologist Peter Hitchens was a strong advocate for marriage and Christianity on the ABC’s Q&A program. His assessment of the perilous situation in Crimea and his views on Vladimir Putin are something else altogether, argues Dr Andrew Kania.

I recently visited a church at the end of Lent where all the statues and the crucifix were covered by purple veils. Why is the cross hidden from view at the very time when we should be meditating more on the passion of Christ?

Even when things don’t work out the way we want them to, it is still possible to see God’s guidance in action…

Giving his four children a firm foundation in the faith is one of Jochen Diedler’s main priorities in life.

IF THE CATHOLIC Church held an international cycling competition between members of the clergy, Fra Oscar Aguilera OSM would probably win. The 40-year-old priest is a well-regarded cyclist in Perth, who has competed in a number of large scale races, and even has several sponsors. But winning races isn’t why Fra Oscar cycles. He says his priestly ministry and his passion for cycling...

Beloved Perth priest Fr Eugene McGrath didn’t want to talk about himself when the The Record’s Mark Reidy got in touch. Instead, he talked about the love of God and the witness his parents and siblings had been to him.

One Church Father suggests we ought to forget the safe and the secure if we want to inculcate the faith, Dr Andrew Kania writes. An only-apparent Christian environment could be toxic to our immediate or ongoing conversion. At the same time, there is wisdom in the secular and non-Christian which a love of true learning, illuminated by grace, will not reject.

Is a person guilty of sin who has unchaste nightmares or dreams and wakes up realising what just went through their mind in a dream?