Tsunami of financial distress a sad indictment of society
Letters

Tsunami of financial distress a sad indictment of society

The lending rules of our banks have contributed to the mortgage crisis people now face. When interest rates were at record lows,banks were only too willing to allow borrowing. They surely would have been aware this would be unsustainable when interest rates inevitably rose.

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A Christian attitude could civilise politics
Religion

A Christian attitude could civilise politics

That belief is that Jesus is Lord of all,above any government or political party,should affect how Christians treat political opponents.

  • byBarney Zwartz
Time to say vale:The end of Latin Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral
City life

Time to say vale:The end of Latin Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral

The pews of Melbourne’s largest Catholic cathedral filled with hundreds of worshippers who came to say goodbye to a centuries-old tradition.

  • byNajma Sambul
Unanswered questions dog Dutton’s nuclear dream
Letters

Unanswered questions dog Dutton’s nuclear dream

The Nuclear Energy Institute estimates that one nuclear reactor needs billions of litres of water per year for cooling,and “all of this water requires filtering somehow”. As nuclear reactors need to be operational 24/7 and can’t be switched on and off at short notice to cover peak demand times,where does Dutton suggest this water will come from for his chosen sites?

When it comes to the economy,voters have short memories
Letters

When it comes to the economy,voters have short memories

After nearly 10 years of the Coalition having many opportunities to deliver surpluses,it not only failed to do so but managed to leave us with a trillion-dollar debt. On the other hand,Jim Chalmers will be the first treasurer in nearly two decades to bring in back-to-back surpluses.

A TikTok priest and a surfing nun:The new wave of conservative Christians
Analysis
Religion

A TikTok priest and a surfing nun:The new wave of conservative Christians

Young Australian Catholics are embracing social media but simultaneously going back to traditions like wearing veils and cassocks and celebrating Latin Mass.

  • byJordan Baker
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At 30,this writer put bad boys and drink behind her. Then she sold 30 million books
Sunday Life

At 30,this writer put bad boys and drink behind her. Then she sold 30 million books

Novelist Marian Keyes’ life is divided into two,but she says her painful youth still haunts her.

  • byJohanna Thomas-Corr
Pope says sorry for use of homophobic slur in private meeting
Pope Francis

Pope says sorry for use of homophobic slur in private meeting

Francis was said to have made the remark when the subject of admitting gay men to seminaries was raised by participants.

  • byRob Harris
‘Influencer of God’:Teenager clears last miracle hurdle on road to sainthood
Religion

‘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.

  • byAlexandra E. Petri
Catholic Church shift marks ‘a step back in time’ for some
Religion

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.

  • byTim Sullivan
Abuse victim sues parole board for letting paedophile priest access children
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Crime

Abuse victim sues parole board for letting paedophile priest access children

A man abused by notorious priest Michael Glennon has launched legal action believed to be the first attempt in Victoria to extend culpability for historical clerical abuse.

  • byChip Le Grand