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Did Jesus love the adulteress and the prostitute? Absolutely. There are two remarkable stories showing how Jesus cared for all types of people. The religious folks called the Pharisees in the time of ...
With World Refugee Day approaching, Pope Francis has spoken compassionately of the masses around the world forced to leave their homes in a series of catechesis dedicated to the church. The Holy ...
In this article I wish to discuss just one quite small aspect of the enormous topic of suffering as portrayed in the New Testament. It is a response to those who argue that suffering in the NT is only ...
Photo - Grand parents duties – the swings In this column since 2008 I have highlighted numerous times both concern for the elderly in our nation and the remarkable contribution many elderly folks make ...
The Brave Foundation which supports women who face unexpected and teenage pregnancy has been officially launched in Australia today. The charity is primarily concerned with assisting teens in coping ...
Father Ray Chapman, parish priest of Sydney's St Brigid's Church, confirmed on Tuesday that Australia's oldest Catholic place of worship will remain open and services will continue. The reassurance ...
The problems in Africa cannot be solved with aid money alone, but Africans need to know God, contends an atheist journalist and former politician. |PIC1|Religion offers change to the hearts and minds ...
|PIC1| The court decision to allow women priests to become diocesan bishops has been welcomed by many Anglican dioceses across Australia, though they acknowledge that some will find it difficult to ...
Several thousand years ago, long before spaceflight and advanced telescopic technology, a description of how God formed and created the Earth was penned in the Book of Genesis. Today, author Paul ...
There’s a new US sitcom out in New Zealand and as soon as I saw it, I cringed – it’s called ‘Living Biblically’ and follows the main character’s experiment to better his life by obeying every single ...
In theology, the word 'Faith' conveys a most astonishing idea, something that is contrary to everything that we would normally consider as being physically and scientifically reliable. Faith is a ...
A celibate gay priest fired from his job as a university chaplain has urged Pope Francis to meet with LGBT Catholics when he makes his trip to the US later this year. Rev Warren Hall says that the ...