Perspectives

A weekly newspaper alone is no longer affecting all those the Church desires to reach, says James Parker in this week's editorial.[Read more...]

In a world lacking morality, what seems extreme today could quite possibly become society’s next step on the slippery slope.[Read more...]

I have a born-again Christian workmate who is trying to convince me that the Bible alone is sufficient to ground our faith and that we don’t need tradition or the Church. How do I [Read more...]

We must not be afraid to look the past in the eye and to allow justice in the present to take its full course, writes James Parker.[Read more...]

Words can be used for a variety of purposes, but when they’re used to refer to a person by their sexuality, basic human identity is minimised.[Read more...]

Lara Malin says she’s discovering that God has been present all throughout her life, in both the good and the bad.[Read more...]

Wandering minds not only hinder our relationships with one another, but they also prevent us from growing closer to God.[Read more...]

I have a friend who is very sceptical about life after death and would like some sort of proof that heaven is real. He says no one has ever been to heaven and come back to earth to[Read more...]

The world around us is changing rapidly. This past week has seen much of what Catholics value being placed under the microscope.[Read more...]

A friend who is Coptic Orthodox has tried to convince me that their Church is the true Church and that we Catholics separated from the Church after the Council of Chalcedon. How do[Read more...]

Professor Ralph Martins explains how he makes charity the focus of his work and prayer life.[Read more...]

An a-religious space is an atheist space, writes Bernard Toutounji.[Read more...]

We often hear about the sin of lust, but can you tell me exactly what it is? Is it the same as impure thoughts? Is it a mortal sin?[Read more...]

Archdiocesan Archivist, Stefania di Maria, says her mother’s example was a powerful witness in her faith and prayer life.[Read more...]

Accepting the effects of aging, Mark Reidy discusses how our attempt to freeze time can send us into spiritual hibernation.[Read more...]

While watching the canonisation of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II on television, I noticed that Pope Francis used the expression “we define” these Popes to be saints. Is this eq[Read more...]

Information is at our fingertips, something we, in our freedom, wield; divorced from the inner “us”, or is it, asks Bernard Toutounji.[Read more...]

Christ’s death tore the temple veil, but even this side of the Resurrection, Mark Reidy laments, we look around with veiled eyes.[Read more...]

I recently read that some theologians have argued that we can hope no one is in hell and that all will be saved. Is this a reasonable position to hold?[Read more...]

A friend who has a degree in theology recently told me that if we are baptised we are assured of heaven. I didn’t argue with him because he knows a lot more than I do. Is what he s[Read more...]