d Doctrinal Focus

The Church is the People of God. The Church is the Body of Christ All the baptised receive a special mission from God. People in the Church have different vocations: single, married, members of religious orders or institutes of consecrated life, and ordained priests. The lay faithful, in particular, are called to spread God's Justice and goodness in the world around them. Marriage between a man and a woman is called a covenant. It is based on God's love, help and forgiveness.

  • The Church tries to proclaim the Gospel to people in their language and culture. Australia's indigenous people have a unique contribution to make.
  • God calls me to discover his plan for my life

d General Articles

  • Baptism Bridges the Chasm Between Our World and GOD's | Mary Beth Bonacci [Arlington Catholic Herald, 1995]
    "At some point Christ entered your lives and invited you to a greater awareness of your baptismal consecration; with God;s grace and the help of a believing community you grew in understanding of your Christian identity and your rol
  • Getting to the Root of It All: Jesus' Family Tree | Edward P. Sri [Lay Witness Magazine, 1998]
    For most readers of the Bible, reading a genealogy is about as exciting as reading a telephone book. Yet this is exactly how the entire New Testament begins in chapter one of Matthew's Gospel.
  • The Family, The Heart of the Civilization of Love | Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo [Women for Faith & Family, 2003]
    Keynote Address of His Eminence Alfonso Cardinal Lopez Trujillo, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family to the tenth annual conference of Women for Faith & Family on the International Year of the Family
  • Celebrating Advent and Christmas, A Sourcebook for Families | Women for Faith & Family [Women for Faith & Family, 1989]
    Pope John Paul II has repeatedly referred to the family as the "Domestic Church." In his exhortation on the family, "Familiaris Consortio," the Pope refers to the home as 'the little Church,' and speaks of the way families must make God presen
  • Family Advent Customs | Helen McLoughlin [The Liturgical Press St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota, 2003]
    Advent is the beginning of the new liturgical year. It is a season of spiritual preparation, marked by eager longing for the coming of the Saviour through grace at Christmas, and for His second and final coming. It is also an ideal time to esta
  • The Stations of the Cross and their Relation to Family Life | Joseph A. Breig [Henry Regnery Company, 1959]
    THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS AND THEIR RELATION TO FAMILY LIFE
  • Baptism Saves us from Slavery to Sin | Pope John Paul II [L'Osservatore Romano, 1997]
    "Baptism frees man from original sin and forgives his sins, saves him from slavery to evil and is a sign of his rebirth in the Holy Spirit, it imparts to him a new life", the Holy Father said during the Mass he celebrated in the Sistine Chapel on Sun
  • The Church: People of God, Body of Christ | Amministrazione Del Patrimonio Della Sede Apostolica [Amministrazione Del Patrimonio Della Sede Apostolica, 2003]
    Excerpt from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, about the Church as Body of Christ.
  • Baptism Is Foundation Of Communion | John Paul II [Vatican, 1998]
    The Holy Father's General Audience Address of April 15, 1998 in which he continues his catechesis on Jesus Christ and the Great Jublilee, the 12th in the series.
  • The Sacramentality of Marriage. Grace for Marriage and Family Life | Msgr. Peter Elliott [Published by permission of Msgr. Peter Elliott, 2001]
    Looks at the thelogical defence of marriage as one of the seven sacraments.
  • Evangelization Through the Family: in Faith, Hope and Love | A deep article on the resurrection and the universe. [Msgr. Peter Elliott, 1999]
    Looking at the family as a means to propagate Catholic Teaching
  • The Life of Saint Joseph of Cupertino | Friar Christopher J.Sharrock O.F.M. Conv [Society of Saint Peter Canisius, 1985]
    The extraordinary life of St Joseph of Cupertino
  • Mother Mary of the Cross-Her Personality, Her Spirit | - [Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, 1973]
    The Story of Mary McKillop
  • Religious Orders | Tracey Rowland [kwl.com.au, 2002]
    A look at some Religious Orders
  • St Josephine Bakhita | [Summary taken from L’Osservatore Romano] [L’Osservatore Romano, 2000]
    St Josephine Bakhita was born in the Sudan in 1869. This is her remarkable story from her life as a slave to her sainthood.
  • Liberalism: An introduction | Tracey Rowland [kwl.com.au, 2000]
    The Liberal tradition of philosophy treats the individual (rather than the family or the community) as the basic social unit and emphasizes the freedom of individual choice over and above such concepts as the “common good” and “absolute moral goods”.
  • For Our Home and Family | - [kwl.com.au, 0]
    A prayer for our Home and Family
  • Saint Patrick | Rev. Ambrose Ryan [Society of St Peter Canisius Inc., 1999]
    The Story of Saint Patrick
  • Saint Clare of Assisi (Companion of St. Francis) | Fr Ambrose Ryan, O.F.M. [Society of St Peter Canisius Inc., 1999]
    The story of Clare of Assisi begins with her elopement from her parents' home on Palm Sunday evening 19 th March, 1212...

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