A parish mission or retreat offers a deliberate pause from the busyness of ordinary life. Whether it is a weekend preached mission at your own parish or a few…
Guides
Preparing heart and home for a parish mission or retreat
Decoding Sacred Imagery: The Dove and Other Church Symbols
Stained glass, gilded altarpieces and carved stone reliefs fill Catholic churches with a quiet language that has spoken to worshippers for almost two thousand…
Organising a compassionate clothing drive for those in need
Across Australian suburbs from Parramatta to Footscray, the call to clothe the cold remains a tangible expression of Catholic social teaching. A well-run…
Understanding the Communion of Saints and How They Help Us
The Communion of Saints is the Church’s living fellowship across earth, heaven and the state of purification. It includes Christians who worship today, those…
Practising fasting and abstinence in a healthy and balanced way
Across Catholic parishes in Australia, from the inner suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne to growing communities in Perth and Brisbane, the practices of fasting…
How Catholic Schools Shape Communities of Faith Across Generations
Catholic schooling has long been a quiet engine of parish life in Australia, where roughly one in every five students attends a Catholic primary or secondary…
Finding mass times on the Epiphany of Our Lord parish website
Picking up a new parish website in a country you're only passing through is a small bit of culture shock. Australians used to glancing at the local Catholic…
Blessings and sacramentals in the Catholic tradition
Catholic devotion has always been threaded through with visible signs: a mother tracing the sign of the cross on a child's forehead before bed, a widow hanging…
How to Start a Bible Study for New Catholics
Starting a Bible study for new Catholics can be a gentle way to discover Scripture, understand the Mass, and build friendships within the parish. The aim is…
The Usher’s Ministry Of Welcome In Catholic Worship
A church welcome often begins before the first hymn, reading, or sign of the cross. At the entrance, an usher may be the first person a visitor meets and the…