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It’s the season of the quiet adventure of the spirit
The lighting of a candle on the Advent wreath, the meditative moment, the perambulations through sacred spaces, the kneeling at a nativity scene – these are all God times, writes Ann Rennie. Source: The Good Oil.
Taking the Season of Creation to heart
In his prayer for September, Pope Francis returns to one of his central preoccupations: the threat to our environment and to the people affected by that threat, writes Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Lessons learned at 2018 Synod on Young People as valuable as ever
It is five years since Pope Francis’ letter to young people and the entire Church, Christus Vivit, which followed the Synod on Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment, writes Sebastian Duhau. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Humbly walking with God, SpongeBob and kids
It is my hope that World Children’s Day will enrich parish children’s ministries in the same way that World Youth Day enriches youth ministries, writes Kate Moriarty. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Pilgrimage to Holy land showed the best way forward
Ten years ago, 12 of us, four Jews, four Christians and four Muslims, men and women, went on a pilgrimage, led by a rabbi, a Catholic priest and an Imam, writes Fr John Dupuche. Source: The Age.
Catholicism a battlefield? Ask the priests on the ski field
A skiing competition for priests held in Italy this month is a tiny example among countless others that despite the Church’s problems and tensions, most Catholics, much of the time, are having a blast, writes John L Allen Jr. Source: Crux.
‘Survivor voices’ follow in the footsteps of St Josephine Bakhita
The life of the slavery survivor who became a saint is a model for improving the lives of modern slavery victims, writes Moe Turaga. Source: Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network.
How peeling potatoes became a Ukraine volunteer’s expression of faith
Towards the end of last year, I made the decision to travel to Ukraine to spend over a week in the city of Lviv to help with the Ukrainian war effort, writes Anthony Rodrigues. Source: Catholic Herald.
Religious leaders explore ‘gift of hope’ at Rome gathering
Religious congregational leaders from around the world met in Italy last month, to reflect upon the Synod on Synodality’s first assembly and to hear the wisdom of those who had participated, writes Sr Monica Cavanagh RSJ. Source: Pathways.