As a Catholic woman, I have always been exasperated by the cultural assumption that I must be, well, oppressed in some way. ‘The Church hates women- that’s why we hate the Church’ cries the zeitgeist… but I’m a part of the Church. Does that mean you hate me? A woman? ‘The Church sees women as intellectually … Continue reading Book Review – Hard Sayings, A Catholic Approach to Answering Bible Difficulties by Trent Horn
Anima Women's Network are holding a Lenten retreat day for women in Melbourne on the 17th March at Nazareth House Camberwell from 9am-4pm. Fr Francis Denton will be the Retreat Leader and there will also be a talk from Anne Maree Quinn. The day includes Holy Mass,time for silence, confession and social time with morning … Continue reading Anima Women’s Lenten Retreat – Melbourne
The following is a beautiful reflection on this Sunday's Gospel, Mark 1:12-15 from Aid to the Church in Need. St Gregory of Nyssa wrote in De Spiritu Sancto (On the Holy Spirit) that “we are not to think of the Father as ever parted from the Son, nor to look for the Son as separate … Continue reading The Three Pillars of our Lenten Journey – The Kingdom of God is at Hand.
Thank you to Fr Robert Krishna OP for this homily on the Gospel reading of today. It is such a difficult Gospel to unpack and he has done it so beautifully and given us much food for thought as we look to what we wish to accomplish in our spiritual lives this Lent. Jesus’ behaviour in today’s … Continue reading Jesus heals the Leper – Encapsulating Christ’s Mission
During the season of Lent we are asked to connect with Christ on a deeper level. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is a really wonderful way to do this at this time. It is a form of prayer that we feel is needed more than ever. Below is a beautiful testimony from Bernadette Price about this devotion … Continue reading Meeting Christ – The transformative nature of Eucharistic Adoration
Welcome once again to our (mostly) weekly post where we look around the vast realms of the internet to find you a gem or two. Today is is the feast of Candlemas. The presentation of Jesus in the temple. The purification of Mary. As it says in the explanatory link : "Although this is a … Continue reading Around the Web – Week 5, 2018
Grant, we pray, O Lord our God that a the Cross shines in our southern skies, so may Christ bring light to our nation, to its peoples old and new, and by saving grace transform our lives. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of Holy … Continue reading Happy Australia Day!
We are starting a new series "The Saints In Our Lives". Saints are so important in our tradition and in our understanding of how to live a good and moral life in Christ. We feel that their stories are not being heard enough and that in our culture today, their ability to encourage and inspire our … Continue reading The Saints in Our Lives – St Francis de Sales
Hello for another week, coming to you from a very hot Melbourne. We are hunckered down in the air-conditioning trying to keep ourselves from melting! Hope that you, wherever you are in Australia and even New Zealand, are surviving ok and that your electricity hasn't decided to pack it in. Burnout. It seems to be … Continue reading Around the Web – Week 3, 2018
Lent always seems to suddenly appear out of nowhere and on Ash Wednesday we are scrambling for what we want to focus on this year! This Ash Wednesday is the 14th February which makes it all feel very close to Christmas, especially if you haven't had a chance to put away your tree yet. The … Continue reading Lent is coming!
