The Catholic Weekly

Fr John Flader’s third instalment in his series on life after death, From Time to Eternity, is both easy to read and deeply thought-provoking. It will assist many to keep their ultimate destination in view, in the midst of daily life, writes Max Bosotti.

Catholics have changed the world by creating art. That means our response to people’s ignorance about our faith can never be only defensive. Evangelisation must also be creative. Photo: Patrick J Lee. Many Catholics and other Christians were upset to learn that a NSW Government arts grant went to a pop-up nightclub and performance arts space housed in a former gothic-style church in Sydney’s CBD, with branding and events that play on Catholic culture and beliefs.

Cardinal-designate Timothy Radcliffe, theologian and former master of the Dominican order, who has been serving as a spiritual adviser to the Synod of Bishops on synodality, speaks during a morning session of the synod in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Oct. 21, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) Following the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, 12 groups were established to study and report on specific aspects of the life and mission of the church.

Kate Williamson spent decades negotiating. Multi-million-dollar construction contracts, legal clauses, the fine print of the corporate world. She was good at it. But what she couldn’t negotiate away was the ache of a question she couldn’t even name. “It’s taken me a long time to find the faith,” she says. “I’m not sure why. But here we are.” Kate grew up on a farm in central Queensland, the youngest child of Catholic parents.

The Church. All of it.

The Hot Seat, a Sydney-based Catholic video project, welcomed a live audience for the first time on 6 July. Founder Helena Roumanus and Parousia Media brought together more than 300 people at the Canterbury Leagues Club for an evening of honest conversations about faith and the church.

St. John Paul II addresses a press conference with President Jimmy Carter in the Rose Garden at the White House Oct. 6, 1979. He was the first pope to visit the White House, During his papacy, St. John Paul made seven visits to the United States.

Sr Anne Martin with Connie Agius. Photo: Supplied. Every Wednesday, Sr Anne Martin knocks on the door of 96-year-old Maltese born Connie Agius and brings her Holy Communion. “She says to me, ‘I love it when you come,’” Sr Anne recalled. “And I say, ‘Why, Connie? Why?’ And she says, ‘Because you bring Jesus into my heart.’ What more gratitude could I get? It’s such a privilege.” Connie can no longer make it to Mass.

Helena Roumanus is the host of The Hot Seat Project, produced by Parousia Media. Photo: Parousia Media/Moments with Jazz photography. After a successful beginning to season one, Sydney-based evangelisation video series The Hot Seat project, welcomed a live audience for the first time at Canterbury Leagues Club on 6 July.

Actors and dancers rehearse for the upcoming Be The Witness musical production. Photo: Minette Mindens More than 130 volunteers from a western Sydney parish are preparing to stage their biggest-ever musical production, bringing the Gospel to life in a four-night run at Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres this September.