Catholic Faith
Vigiling the Solemnity of All Saints
I saw pumpkins in the supermarket last week, not the usual varieties, but the colour of deep orange, the kind used in North America to ... Read More
Faith and perseverance in the face of drought
Leo Daniher with his sons Mark and Pat at their Ungarie property. Photo: Chris Gordon. Brothers Mark and Pat Daniher, their children and parents, have ... Read More
Saint John Henry Newman: his legacy
A doctor friend was asked to treat the historian Manning Clark for an illness. Clark asked him if he knew much about John Henry Newman ... Read More
The privilege of walking with people who mourn
By (Bishop) Pat Power Sometimes when people hear that I am involved in about 40 funerals a year, the reaction is “how depressing”. Not really. ... Read More
An assembly of archivists? A herd of historians?
Whatever their collective title might be, the Catholic Diocesan Archivists of Australia gathered at Haydon Hall in Canberra this week for their 17th annual meeting. ... Read More
This princess saint was not Harry Potter’s owl: St. Hedwig of Silesia
Wrocław, Poland, Oct 16, 2019 / 11:20 am (CNA) - Readers who find this story through a search engine probably were looking for information about ... Read More
Film to portray Catholic woman who saved Jewish children in WWII
Los Angeles, Calif., Oct 15, 2019 / 06:47 pm (CNA) - The true story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic woman who helped smuggle thousands ... Read More