Patrick Flanagan, retired priest, Maryborough VIC, recalls liturgical experiences in his ministry. Ash Wednesday I was pastor at Donald for 13 years. During that time one of the principal’s at my Primary School was Tony Capurso. He suggested that it would be good if, after receiving the ashes on their foreheads the children recited a […]
Frank O’Shea, Melbourne, member of the editorial team of the free online monthly www.tintean.org.au devoted to Irish-Australian matters, recounts his visit to the Mount Mellaray Abbey. I can’t remember his name, but I recall that he worked as a shoemaker in a local shoe store. All the girls in town were secretly in love with him, which was […]
John Alonso Dick, an historical theologian and former academic dean at the American College, KU Leuven (Belgium) and professor at the KU Leuven and the University of Ghent, describes his ideal church and what he would like to find in a church that is a healthy Christian community. Reprinted with permission from La Croix International […]
Lizzie Snedden writes, The Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle made history when it celebrated its first-ever LGBTIQ Mass, on 4 March 2022. This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2022 edition of Aurora, which is produced by the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. Photo by Standing Free Photography.
Monsignor John Boyle, Parish Priest and Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta from 1991 to 2000, tells stories of early Parramatta and current rugby league.
