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Dorothy Day and the body of Christ
Dorothy Day was born 125 years ago, on 8 November 1897. The gospel-based witness to non-violence that she and the Catholic Worker Movement that she founded bore was initially countercultural in both...
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The Effects of the Ukraine Invasion on Africa
Africa, like the whole world, woke up on February 24, 2022, to the news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter. Faced with the same reality, the...
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Catholic Outlook Highlights for 2022: St Bernadette’s parishioners welcome...
Over the holiday break, Catholic Outlook is showcasing some of its most viewed, inspiring and thought-provoking articles from 2022. Parishioners from St Bernadette’s at Castle Hill are building on...
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Reflections on Pope Francis’ 2023 World Day of Peace message
What is the greatest lesson you learned from COVID-19? For Pope Francis, it is that “we all need one another.” So true, and yet, so often ignored. With this essential, foundational life-lesson, the...
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The Church and Modern Slavery: Responding with strength and humility
The Church should address the reality of modern slavery with a combination of two qualities of spirit that are rarely associated with each other: strength and humility. Strength of spirit is surely...
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The Disabled in the Life of the Church
As a young man, I was in a supermarket with my family on one occasion. A very concerned lady came up to my parents and said what a shame it was that the poor boy was blind. “What does he do all day?”...
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Pope urges faithful to journey together in compassion with the sick
Pope Francis releases his message for the 31st World Day of the Sick, and urges Catholics to heed the example of the Good Samaritan showing compassion and taking care of the sick in a world that...
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Engaging with indigenous communities in caring for Creation at the Diocese of...
The cries of the indigenous and the earth are loud at the Diocese of Parramatta in Western Sydney, Australia, where the largest population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live and...
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I was ‘a stranger and you gave me no welcome’
In the Gospel account of the “Judgement of the Nations,” Jesus warns us that not attending to the basic needs of our suffering brothers and sisters for food, drink, clothing, companionship, and...
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Father Ed: A man for God and others
What does it mean to be a Catholic man? In recent years, many podcasts, YouTube videos, articles, and books have been devoted to the subject. The number is not surprising. As many argue, the Catholic...
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A new retreat connects Aboriginal and Benedictine Spirituality
Having read an article on the similarities of Aboriginal spirituality in relation to early Christian desert spirituality some years ago, Sr Antonia Curtis OSB of the Benedictine Abbey in Jamberoo,...
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Fr Frank’s Homily – 29 January 2023
Homily for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Readings: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13; Psalm 145(146):6-10; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Matthew 5:1-12 29 January 2023 Pope Francis has been letting...
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Oceans, synodality among key themes for Oceania bishops
Dozens of bishops will descend on Fiji this weekend for the quadrennial gathering of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania to reflect on and pray about their shared mission in the...
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Pope: Dignity of women and girls must be protected
Pope Francis upholds importance of protecting dignity of and caring for women and girls, when addressing participants in the international conference “Women Building a Culture of Encounter...
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A poor but resilient Catholic Church in South Sudan
During his weekend visit to the South Sudanese capital of Juba, Pope Francis will find Catholics who are trying to bring peace and stability to the world’s youngest nation Posters of a smiling Pope...
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Care for creation a focus for Oceania bishops’ assembly
The bishops of Oceania encountered the scriptural and practical realities of God’s creation on Monday, hearing the Creation story at morning Mass and later seeing the effects of climate change in...
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Making slavery unacceptable
The fight to end slavery demands patience, perseverance, and courage from all of us Pope Francis calls for Catholic communities worldwide to join him in commemorating St Bakhita’s Day, the Catholic...
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A reflection for World Day of the Sick
Illness and suffering is an immutable part of the human condition. The need to endure them in isolation, however, is not. That’s one of the messages Pope Francis is sending as the Catholic world...
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Pope to displaced South Sudanese: be seeds of hope and rebirth
Pope Francis meets South Sudanese internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Juba with Archbishop Justin Welby and Rev. Iain Greenshields, and reiterates his heartfelt appeal to end all conflict in South...
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A reflection for the Anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen...
13 February is the Anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations In recent years, the Anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations has been seen in the light of the...
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