The Narrow Gate Blog
Reflections about faith, life, struggles, and our hope for our ultimate home, Heaven. But the only way through, is via The Narrow Gate.
The Evangelistic Power of the Liturgy: For the Seeker or for the Faithful? Part One
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)....
Liz Kelly on tour in Australia: Love like a Saint
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...
Three brothers become first Maronite laymen to be canonised
Originally posted by catholicweekly.com.au By Bishop Antoine Charbel Tarabay On Sunday 20 October 2024, I had the great joy of attending and participating in the canonisation of 14 new saints for the church by His Holiness Pope Francis. This included three Maronite...
Melto D’Moronoyo: The wisdom of preparation
Originally posted by catholicweekly.com.au By Fr Charbel Dib Imagine getting an invitation to a wedding. You spend hours preparing, putting on your best suit or dress, making sure your hair is perfect, carefully selecting accessories, and perhaps even going the extra...
Faith of children, power of prayer combine in million-strong rosary
Originally posted by catholicweekly.com.au By Gina Christian As conflict rages worldwide, 1 million children are set to storm heaven with prayer. On 18 October, Aid to the Church in Need will host its annual “One Million Children Praying the Rosary” campaign, inviting...
Keep your eye on the prize of heaven
Originally posted by catholicweekly.com.au By Mathew De Sousa In the almost 20 years that Question Time has been published in The Catholic Weekly, Fr John Flader never thought much about writing a book on the topic of life after death. But when prompted to tackle the...
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP pastoral letter: Congratulations Sydney!
Originally posted by catholicweekly.com.au By Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP At the recent 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, the Papal Legate, announced what the church of Sydney had been hoping for: that we will host the 54th International...
History of the Jewish Temple
By Fr John Flader Originally published by Catholicweekly.com.au The Temple in Jerusalem. As we know, King David wanted to build a Temple which would house the Ark of the Covenant and be the place of prayer and worship for the Jews. After he captured Jerusalem, he...
Review—From Time to Eternity
Originally published by Catholicweekly.com.au From Time to Eternity brings the two earlier books into sharp focus by helping the reader keep the goal of eternal life in mind on a daily basis. Once again Fr John Flader presents us with an extremely easy to read but...
Catholic social media runs red-hot for “new” Shroud of Turin research
Originally published by Catholicweekly.com.au The Catholic world has finally caught up with The Catholic Weekly in publicising the latest research showing the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, with social media running red-hot over a 2022 study by Italian...
A Drop in the Ocean
written by Cath Gale After caring for my Dad full time for 14 months, while he lived with a brain tumour, when people say how wonderful a job I did caring for him, my only reply is that it is a drop in the ocean compared to what my Dad did for me. My Dad, the 9th out...
The miraculous making of Mackillop docu-film
Originally published by www.catholicweekly.com.au When pre-production began on a docu-fiction film chronicling the life of St Mary MacKillop, Catholic media company Shalom World never expected that the highly-anticipated Aussie project would be shelved. Significant...