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Where Does Our Allegiance Lie?

by Father Pius Mary Noonan OSB PhD Notre Dame Priory in Tasmania July 28th 2024 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Today’s sacred liturgy brings before our eyes the well-known parable of the pharisee and the publican, the one proud, the other humbled, the one who praises himself, the other who glorifies God, the one who […]
The Tears of God

by Father Pius Mary Noonan OSB PhD Notre Dame Priory in Tasmania July 21st 2024 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Today’s holy gospel brings before our eyes Our Lord’s prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem. His sadness at the fall of the cherished city erupts into tears. They are the tears of God who weeps […]
Paying the Price of Resistance

by Father Pius Mary Noonan OSB PhD Notre Dame Priory in Tasmania July 14th 2024 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost In today’s liturgy we are offered a magnificent portrait of the glory of the Church of God. This morning at Matins, we read in the book of Kings about the glory of the first temple […]
When Ears Are Holier than Lips

by Father Pius Mary Noonan OSB PhD Notre Dame Priory in Tasmania July 7th 2024 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Last week, we considered the wonderful gift God has given us in the Roman Pontiff who is the guarantor of truth in defining dogmas of the faith. We examined the conditions on which such a […]
Thank God for Peter

by Father Pius Mary Noonan OSB PhD Notre Dame Priory in Tasmania June 30th 2024 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost In today’s Gospel we see our blessed Lord feeding several thousand people with a few loaves of bread and a few fish. The miraculous multiplication of course prefigured the Most Holy Eucharist in which the […]
The Democracy of the Dead

Written by Dom Pius Mary Noonan, O.S.B. 30th November 2024 “The Oriens Foundation was begun in 2007 in order to promote the Tradition of the Catholic Church. On 29 November 2024, it will be re-launching the Oriens Journal, dedicated to the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. The Journal’s new version will feature articles from Fathers Pius Noonan, […]
40 Days for Life – A growing Apostolate

Written by Kathy Clubb 20th November 2024 40 Days for Life – Renewed Interest 40 Days for Life lapsed here in Melbourne after the introduction of 150m exclusion-zones, which were closely followed by the pandemic and its attendant restrictions. Three years ago, we decided to try and reignite interest among our circle of pro life-friends […]
Interview with Joe de Bruyn ACU Graduation speech

10th November 2024 Joe de Bruyn is a well-known Catholic trade-unionist who was recently awarded an honorary doctorate from the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne. On October 21st, he gave a speech [click here to read the full speech] in thanksgiving for the award, which coincided with the student graduation ceremony. The speech included […]
The US Elections – Two Points of View

Written by Kathy Clubb 18th Oct 2024 As the US Presidential election draws nearer, two conflicting opinions are emerging for Catholics wishing to vote in a principled manner. Both have their merits and both allow for a decision to be made in good conscience. The conflicting points of view are being promoted by two […]
Marie Stopes and Margaret Sanger: a Friendship Made in Hell

Written by Kathy Clubb 13th September 2024 Two of the largest abortion businesses in the world, Marie Stopes International and Planned Parenthood, were founded by women who were contemporaries and who had a great deal in common. Strangely neither woman was a staunch supporter of abortion. Although living on different continents, Marie Stopes and Margaret […]