The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us that: ”The human person, created in the image of God, is a being at once corporeal and spiritual” (CCC 362). This means that we are comprised of both the physical aspects as biological beings and the spiritual, which is God’s Spirit in us from the moment we were conceived, and which returns to God when we die, writes Sr Margaret Scharf OP in The Record.

Sr Christine Marie Ramada, of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, works as a Wellbeing Counsellor for Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta (CEDP) and says she is passionate about helping young people to realise their God-given potential.

Vietnamese Salvatorian deacon Paul Tran Van Duong was meant to be ordained in the Philippines in April, but the COVID-19 restrictions put an end to that. Instead, Fr Paul was ordained in the Diocese of Broken Bay, where he has been serving.

Many of us may look at religious life today and see dwindling numbers, ageing communities and an uncertain future but Ursuline Sister Mel Williams sees much more – she’s positive and excited about what is happening here and now, and it’s a spirit that is infectious, The Catholic Leader reports.

With a rise in family violence due to the coronavirus crisis set to strain an already overstretched social support system, some abusers are reportedly using COVID-19 as a psychological weapon, The Good Oil reports.