Originally posted by the National Catholic Register By Edward Pentin Two years after Cardinal George Pell’s unexpected death, a new biography on the larger-than-life Australian Church leader has been published that promises to serve as a definitive historical record...
Originally posted by Catholicweekly.com.au By Justin McLellan More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica in the first two weeks after Pope Francis opened it. From 24 December, when the pope inaugurated the Holy...
By David Ramos Originally posted on www.catholicnewsagency.com Almost 500 years after the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe — whose feast the Church celebrates Dec. 12 — the image of Our Lady has become the subject of several popular myths and legends, especially in...
By Dr Margaret Ghosn mshf Originally posted on www.catholicweekly.com.au In December, we begin to think about Christmas, although shopping centres begin a marketing campaign as early as October. Preparation is not about focussing on presents to be purchased and food...
By Stephen Lacey Originally posted on www.catholicweekly.com.au Nowadays, Point Clare is a commuter town with an Aldi supermarket and views of Gosford high-rise apartments. But growing up there as a child, it was a semi-rural railway town, with just a corner store run...
By Carl E. Olson Originally posted on www.catholicworldreport.com “We wanted to write an Introduction that presupposed the truth of the Catholic Faith from the outset,” says Dr. John S. Bergsma, co-author with Dr. Brant Pitre of A Catholic Introduction to the Bible:...
By Matthew Plese Originally posted on acatholiclife.blogspot.com Martinmas - The Advent Equivalent of Mardi Gras When November 11th arrives each year, we are accustomed to seeing civic displays of patriotism and honor for the nation's veterans. Originally known as...
Originally posted by adoremus.org By James Pauley std In a somewhat obscure passage in a 1997 pastoral-catechetical document, the Church describes the sacraments as “means” of evangelization (See Congregation for the Clergy, General Directory for Catechesis (GDC) 46)....
Originally posted by catholicweekly.com.au By Christina Guzman A series of fortunate events led author, Elizabeth (Liz) Kelly, to Parousia Media, who has now brought her to Australian shores for her first tour Love like a Saint—named after one of her books. Beginning...
