20+ hour, 16+ min ago   (201+ words) Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 3:5,7-12; Psalm 119; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13:44-46 Is this not what you have sought for yourselves and your children – an education to prepare them not only for life in the world but also for life in…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1283+ words) Pope Leo XIV went on vacation to Castel Gandolfo, but the Church continues to make headlines or, even better, to capture the attention of astute observers. On July 14, New York Times columnist Ezra Klein published a 100-minute podcast interview with…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (493+ words) Students from Catholic schools in the Parramatta Diocese have been recognised for their empathy and powerful storytelling as part of a creative competition held by Jesuit Refugee Service Australia (JRS). More than 125 students from 10 Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) schools…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (730+ words) To better appraise the extent and gravity of what is going on in the Anglophone Cameroon, the historical background to the conflict will given, then a description of the jarring present realities of this seemingly overlooked crisis will be discussed,…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (692+ words) For more than a century, the Catholic community of Baulkham Hills has been shaped by faith, sacrifice and an enduring sense of belonging. Their story stretches back to 1848, when the original stone church of St Michael’s was built on land…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (701+ words) “That they may be one” (Jn 17:21). This was the prayer of Jesus for all of those who believe in him. Sadly, since his movement started, there have been divisions among his followers. Differences in beliefs created rifts among them. Some…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1356+ words) Catholic Outlook I was born in Ohio in 1957. I want to be clear about that up front, the way you’d be clear about a preexisting condition before signing anything. Born there, raised there, left at eighteen for the Air Force…...

3+ day, 20+ min ago   (189+ words) Bishop Vincent, in partnership with the University of Notre Dame Australia and the Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD), warmly invites all to a special public lecture featuring two of the world’s most respected Vatican journalists, Gerard O’Connell and Elisabetta Piqué....

4+ day, 20+ min ago   (604+ words) Her healing experience gives Mary personal authority. In this second movement, she is living evidence of Jesus’ capacity to free us. The woman that we meet in the Gospels knows there is a radical difference between life before Jesus and…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (144+ words) Ella Wilson was accepted into the Catholic Church at Mass on Easter Saturday 2026. Here she reflects on how she has been welcomed and how her life has changed. How does it feel to be a Catholic now? And how does…...