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A voice from deep within stops spiral of defeat
Suddenly I was acutely aware of how ill-suited I was for mainstream employment. How could I’ve been so foolish to take my eye off the long game?
- by Julie Perrin
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‘Influencer of God’: Teenager clears last miracle hurdle on road to sainthood
“Carlo was the light answer to the dark side of the web,” his mother said of the “patron saint of the internet” who will now be canonised.
- by Alexandra E. Petri
Catholic Church shift marks ‘a step back in time’ for some
They often stand out in the pews, with the men in ties and the women sometimes with the lace head coverings that all but disappeared from American churches more than 50 years ago.
- by Tim Sullivan
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Confessions of a disabled parking sticker offender
Last Sunday, I took my mother to church and committed many sins.
- by Malcolm Knox
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Scott Morrison explains why evangelical Christians love Trump
The former PM has shared his insights on the Republican former president, who heads towards November’s election with more support from evangelical Christians than ever before.
- by Farrah Tomazin
The surprise connection between a Buddhist temple and a Sydney croquet club
The latest additions to the State Heritage Register celebrate NSW’s rich cultural tapestry.
- by Julie Power
‘Make America Godly Again’: Christians refuse to lose faith in Trump
Donald Trump is increasingly leaning into religion, and his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians.
- by Peter Smith
Pentecost marks the ‘miraculous mayhem’ of the Holy Spirit’s descent
For me, the word ghost did not conjure up a scary, spectral thing, but rather a childish celestial Casper who made good things happen.
- by Ann Rennie
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Sorry for the pile-on, ScoMo and Trump, but by Jesus, you send women a warped view of religion
Scott Morrison, like Donald Trump, may appeal to America’s white evangelicals, but a former US president’s humbler approach would resonate more with the many women who are losing their religion.
- by Julia Baird
As it happened: Cumberland City councillors meet as same-sex parents book ban debate rages
As councillors vote on plans to overturn a ban on a children’s book about same-sex parents, protesters are due to gather outside council chambers.
- by Anthony Segaert and Megan Gorrey
Churchgoers stop teen who entered with gun during children’s service
The livestream of the Catholic mass is no longer accessible on the church’s social media pages but a recording shows chaos unfolding.
- by Ben Brasch