1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (346+ words) The parish community of Baulkham Hills gathered in a spirit of celebration and reflection'recently'for the launch of Parish Priest Fr Joseph Lam's ninth book, Saint Augustine on Listening, Humility and Unity: The Augustinian Root of Pope Leo XIV.' Approximately 70 guests attended…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (328+ words) Homily for Pentecost Sunday" Acts 2: 1-11; Psalm 104; 1 Corinthains 12: 3b-7; 12-13; John 20: 19-23 Scripture scholar Luke Timothy Johnson tells us that "the giving of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost took place in the presence of Jews from all over the world. And through Peter's speech,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (589+ words) Catholic Outlook A reflection on Pope Leo's Prayer Intention for May: That everyone might have food Let us pray that everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid wasting food, and to ensure that everyone has access…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (201+ words) Catholics have been thinking about vocations for a long time'and not only in terms of becoming a priest or member of a religious order. The Church teaches that every person is called by God to do something particular, to play…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (562+ words) This week we celebrate National Volunteer week " an opportunity to honour and give thanks for the contributions of all those who give their time and talents to serve our communities, particularly the Special Religious'Education (SRE)'Catechists who'teach'Catholic children'in public schools....

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (98+ words) Pope Leo XIV's first Encyclical Letter'Magnifica humanitas,'on preserving the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, will be released on May 25, 2026. It bears the Pope's signature dated May 15th, 135th anniversary of the publication of Pope Leo XIII's encyclical'Rerum novarum....

6+ day, 14+ min ago  (455+ words) Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Sacraments are the ultimate place to find God, but do not stop there. Because there are people around us in whom God must be found. When we treat them with the dignity only God…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (334+ words) Catholic Outlook Like Jesus, St. Francis was a storyteller with something to offer all of us The Christian tradition is inherently a storytelling religion. Jesus almost never expressed propositional claims about what constitutes right belief (orthodoxy) and rarely spoke in…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (432+ words) The Catholic Church marked the 60th World Day of Social Communications on Sunday, May 17. Speaking at the Regina Caeli prayer, Pope Leo XIV recalled the World Day and encouraged everyone to promote forms of communication that always respect the truth of…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (609+ words) The'Sistine Chapel: Revelations'installation will run from 16 May to 19 July 2026'and'is exclusive to Sydney.' Housed in a purpose-built structure scaled to half the size of Rome's Sistine Chapel, the exhibition has been created by the Archdiocese of Sydney with the permission…...