Counter-Catholic trends in the contemporary Western world are well-known to the average person in the pews: the banishing of religion from the public sphere and the embrace of atheism as a “liberation” from religion, the ever-present eroticism of everyday life, the notion that Christianity is on the “wrong side of history.” The post Del Noce’s response to the modern atheist age appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

There is an account on the platform formerly known as Twitter, which shares posts encouraging people to worship Greek gods. For real. The post Simcha Fisher: Why not worship Zeus instead? appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

East Timor and West Papua – The Christian Faith and Non-Violence, with Sister Susan Connelly & Dr Joel Hodge. Sister Susan Connelly – a Sister of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, and author of “East Timor, René Girard and Neocolonial Violence: Scapegoating as Australian Policy”. Sister Susan has taught in Catholic and State schools. The post S03 E07 East Timor and West Papua appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

“Honey, we need to talk!” Every spouse knows that what follows will be an uncomfortable conversation—one that will likely be bruising if not outright hurtful. The post Approaching those hard conversations with love appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

In recent weeks, Year 12 students across the country have participated in various school graduation ceremonies. I had the great privilege of attending a number of them. The post Anthony Cleary: Graduation ceremonies hold promise and hope appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

The 2 September issue of The Spectator featured a cartoon of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak riding an ascending rocket. The post George Weigel: India, not China, will be this century’s colossus appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

Dear Father, you wrote that we grandparents should not baptise our grandchildren when their parents have not had it done. But what can we do then? I really feel for these beautiful children growing up without any faith. The post Q and A with Fr John Flader: The role of grandparents appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

With wall-to-wall euthanasia on the verge of being implemented across the country, you’d think that journalists would be looking to hold Australia’s governments to account. The post Monica Doumit: Thank God for Catholic media, or we’d never know the truth on euthanasia appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

University debating isn’t usually a matter of life or death, but for the finalists of this year’s Archbishop’s Debating Cup the stakes were very real when they took to the podium to argue whether Catholics should get out of healthcare rather than comply with NSW’s looming euthanasia scheme. The post Notre Dame wins uni debating cup appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

This is the edited text of the homily given by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at the Mass for Tuesday 24th Week in Ordinary Time, Year 1, Sancta Sophia College Chapel, Camperdown, 19 September 2023. The post Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP: Compassion in times of crisis appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

Holy Family Catholic Parish Mosman is Sydney’s newest parish, born from some of our oldest faith communities. The post Four communities become a Holy Family appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

Kevin and Helen Wagner were so ready for children after their marriage in 2005 that Helen “sobbed for days” the first time she realised they had not conceived. The post Retreat to show You Are Not Alone appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.