Charbel and Salwa discuss the tragic death of the 4 children hit by a car in Oatlands, Sydney over the weekend – yet another reminder of how short life is!
The Narrow Gate: God in the Midst of Grief
Over the past weeks, these words that Jesus spoke in His Beatitudes have resounded ever so clearly in my heart and in my mind - “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.”I know I’m not the only one who has prayed, wept, and felt the anguish,...
The Narrow Gate: The Death of Kobe Bryant – a reminder of how short our life really is
“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.” (Mt 24:36) You may have heard of the tragic death of NBA great, Kobe Bryant. He was in a helicopter on the way to his daughter's basketball game when the...
The Parousia Hour: with Salwa and Charbel
In case you missed the latest Parousia hour on the Voice of Charity Australia, you can watch it here!This week Charbel Raish & Salwa Elias discuss the Australian bushfires, the passing of Kobe Bryant as well as the March for Life in Washington.
‘Footsteps of Jesus’ 11 Day Holy Land Pilgrimage with Tim Staples – September 2021
Footsteps of Jesus Holy Land Pilgrimage with Tim Staples from Catholic Answers 4–14 September 2021 10 NIGHTS / 11 DAYS. Bethlehem (2 nights) • Masada • Jericho • Nazareth (1 night) • Cana • Sea of Galilee (3 nights) • Mt Beatitudes • Mt Tabor • Mt Carmel • Haifa •...
The Narrow Gate: Featured Product – Catholic Teacher Planners
At Parousia, we‘ve been producing ‘The Narrow Gate’ blog series for close to twelve months now. The purpose of this series is to communicate with you, our followers, regarding topics that are pertinent to our lives, our world and our church. We want to invite you...
The Narrow Gate: 2020 The Year Ahead
Welcome to 2020! Here we are in 2020 and what a year ahead we have. Thanks be to God we are here to glorify Him for another year and may this be the most effective one yet! A lot can happen over a Christmas break. Australia is burning all over the place with one of...
The Narrow Gate: Getting Back On Mission
Eamonn Keane discusses the Plenary Council 2020/21 and it’s opportunity to refocus the Church in Australia on its primary mission, that of evangelisation.
The Narrow Gate: The Real Mary of the Nativity
I don’t know if it is true, but someone said to me recently that children who play the roles of Mary or Joseph in nativity plays possess better than average outcomes later in life. As I say, the evidence may not be cast in iron. Nonetheless, children the world over are playing these roles in community and school plays in the lead up to Christmas.