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The last of four reports from the Vatican by Brother Mark O’Connor FMS, Vicar for Communications, Diocese of Parramatta and Pope Francis Fellow, Newman College, University of Melbourne. “People…are seeking, and not without suffering, something or someone whom they sense but cannot name.” – Paul VI, Evangelii Nuntiandi (par.21) Diagnosis comes before a cure. In...
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The first of four reports from the Vatican on the Consistory of Cardinals from Br Mark O'Connor FMS...
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Let us remind ourselves that nothing is more important than experiencing the grace and beauty of the Holy Spirit of the Risen Christ, who breathes on us every day afresh, writes Br Mark O'Connor FMS....
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It's all too easy to focus on the question: Why are so many Catholics leaving the Church? But is it that simple? Perhaps it's also important to ask: Is the Church in Australia itself 'walking away' from many ordinary people?...
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Br Mark O'Connor FMS, Vicar for Communications in the Diocese of Parramatta reflects on the need for gentleness, sensitivity and hope as we talk about political issues as we approach this weekend's election....
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Healing the Jonah syndrome this Lent...
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Pope Francis and the gift of tears...
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Dorothy Day, the prophetic founder of the Catholic Worker movement, was a Catholic well ahead of her times....
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The field hospital...
The last of four reports from the Vatican by Brother Mark O’Connor FMS, Vicar for Communications, Diocese of Parramatta and Pope Francis Fellow, Newman College, University of Melbourne. “People…are seeking, and not without suffering, something or someone whom they sense but cannot name.” – Paul VI, Evangelii Nuntiandi (par.21) Diagnosis comes before a cure. In...
The first of four reports from the Vatican on the Consistory of Cardinals from Br Mark O'Connor FMS...
Let us remind ourselves that nothing is more important than experiencing the grace and beauty of the Holy Spirit of the Risen Christ, who breathes on us every day afresh, writes Br Mark O'Connor FMS....
It's all too easy to focus on the question: Why are so many Catholics leaving the Church? But is it that simple? Perhaps it's also important to ask: Is the Church in Australia itself 'walking away' from many ordinary people?...
Br Mark O'Connor FMS, Vicar for Communications in the Diocese of Parramatta reflects on the need for gentleness, sensitivity and hope as we talk about political issues as we approach this weekend's election....
Healing the Jonah syndrome this Lent...
Pope Francis and the gift of tears...
Dorothy Day, the prophetic founder of the Catholic Worker movement, was a Catholic well ahead of her times....
The field hospital...