August 22, 2025
Homily for the fifty second Tasmanian Parliament Honourable Members of Parliament, religious leaders. distinguished guests, friends in public service: We…
August 20, 2025
By Catherine Sheehan The new Archbishop of Hobart, Most Reverend Anthony John Ireland, was installed on Tuesday 12 August at…
The editor of the Catholic Standard has been asking me to prepare this piece for over three weeks. However, it…
By Darcy Rogers, Director of Youth Evangelisation Most of our day exists from inside. We start our morning with private…
By Wendy Shaw Seasonal workers on the North West Coast are finding a warm and welcoming community in the Mersey…
By Wendy Shaw Cancer Council Tasmania has recognised the compassion and generosity of Launceston’s St Patrick’s College community. It received…
By Wendy Shaw There’s a growing interest in environmental stewardship and sustainability at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School at…
By Michael McKenna, Archdiocesan Master of Ceremonies Among the primary symbols of the bishop’s ministry, the crosier - or pastoral…
By Mark Griffin, Director of Life, Marriage and Family St Benedict had a motto, “Ora et Labora”, which means “Pray…
Dr Christine Wood, Director of Evangelisation & Catechesis “In you the final victory of life over death is already a…
By Wendy Shaw Fr John Murphy SDB highlighted the importance of the Salesian way of ministering with gentle loving kindness…
By Dr Gerard Gaskin, Executive Director of Catholic Education Tasmania It is always gratifying when student achievement begins to rise…
By Wendy Shaw Lone parishioners, extended family groups and hundreds of Catholic school students wandered in awe through ‘The Man…
By Josh Low Held at St Aloysius College in Huntingfield on Saturday 9 August, this year’s Evangelium Conference focused on…
By Catherine Sheehan Archbishop Tony celebrated Mass at the Church of the Apostles in Launceston on Sunday 10 August, just…
August 19, 2025
By Catherine Sheehan Kingston-Channel Parish Priest Fr Mike Delaney remembers his ordination to the priesthood half a century ago, on…
August 17, 2025
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) Every Sunday that I was parish priest the first words of the homily…
August 15, 2025
Archbishop Julian Porteous: a Tribute By Dr Gerard Gaskin, Executive Director of Catholic Education Tasmania At the heart of Catholic…
August 12, 2025
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of all our hearts be pleasing in your sight, O Lord.…
August 11, 2025
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) We read in our second reading today, “Only faith can guarantee the blessings we…
