By Dr Rachel Bradley, Director of the Office of Life, Marriage & Family The statistics are not encouraging. Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australian youth (suicidepreventionaust.org), anxiety and depression are rife. For every person that joins the Catholic Church, six leave her (Pew Research Centre, US). Gender ideology and transhumanism are challenging [...] Read More... from LIFE, MARRIAGE & FAMILY: Night is always darkest before the dawn The post LIFE, MARRIAGE & FAMILY: Night is always darkest before the dawn appeared first on Archdiocese of Hobart ..read more

By Dr Rachel Bradley, Director of the Office of Life, Marriage & Family If every man who knocks on the door of a brothel is really looking for God (as the famous quote often attributed to G K Chesterton states), how come he gets it so wrong? How does it happen that we can have [...] Read More... from LIFE, MARRIAGE & FAMILY: Real love is the only kind worth having The post LIFE, MARRIAGE & FAMILY: Real love is the only kind worth having appeared first on Archdiocese of Hobart ..read more

Trust in the Prince of Peace this Christmas By Dr Rachel Bradley, Director of the Office of Life, Marriage & Family Happy New Year! The Church starts her new liturgical year in Advent, and we plunge into one of the busiest times of the year, often filled with stress and overwhelm. There’s the end of [...] Read More... from LIFE, MARRIAGE & FAMILY: Trust in the Prince of Peace this Christmas The post LIFE, MARRIAGE & FAMILY: Trust in the Prince of Peace this Christmas appeared first on Archdiocese of Hobart ..read more

By Josh Low Exploring the realms of artificial intelligence, its uses, ethical issues, and how it cannot replace authentic human interaction was behind a recent talk by Fr John Joseph Martin LEB. Titled “The Essential Difference of Human Beings and Artificial Intelligence”, the talk was held last month as part of a series run by [...] Read More... from Delving into the relationship between AI and humanity The post Delving into the relationship between AI and humanity appeared first on Archdiocese of Hobart ..read more

By Dr Rachel Bradley, Director of the Office of Life, Marriage & Family Once, when Jesus was speaking to the crowds, someone came to tell Him that his mother and brothers were outside wanting to see him. He replied, ‘Who is my mother and who are my brothers?’ And He stretched out His hand toward [...] Read More... from LIFE, MARRIAGE & FAMILY: The Communion of Saints – our heavenly family The post LIFE, MARRIAGE & FAMILY: The Communion of Saints – our heavenly family appeared first on Archdiocese of Hobart ..read more

By Wendy Shaw Learning more about Natural Family Planning through a service run by the Archdiocese of Hobart has happily resulted in the birth of a child for a southern Tasmanian couple. The client of Natural Fertility Services Tasmania was delighted, particularly as she has polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The client explained that she heard [...] Read More... from Couple’s baby joy after natural fertility service sessions The post Couple’s baby joy after natural fertility service sessions appeared first on Archdiocese of Hobart ..read more

By Dr Rachel Bradley, Director of the Office of Life, Marriage and Family We live in a busy, noisy world. In more and more ways, the general atmosphere of society is becoming increasingly antagonistic towards Christians. How are we to maintain a strong spiritual life as Catholic lay men and women? How do we manage [...] Read More... from LIFE, MARRIAGE & FAMILY: Maintaining a strong spiritual life in a busy world The post LIFE, MARRIAGE & FAMILY: Maintaining a strong spiritual life in a busy world appeared first on Archdiocese of Hobart ..read more

By Dr Rachel Bradley, Director of the Life, Marriage & Family Office In a homily during his recent visit to Mongolia, Pope Francis said “all of us are ‘God’s nomads,’ pilgrims in search of happiness, wayfarers thirsting for love”. The Pope said the Christian faith was the answer to the thirst of mankind, as it takes [...] Read More... from LIFE, MARRIAGE & FAMILY: Only God can truly satisfy The post LIFE, MARRIAGE & FAMILY: Only God can truly satisfy appeared first on Archdiocese of Hobart ..read more

By Dr Rachel Bradley, Director of the Office of Life, Marriage & Family Catholic Social Justice Sunday is coming up soon on 27 August. It’s a time to think about how our faith informs our approach to social, economic and ecological justice, especially with respect to the most vulnerable amongst us. Respect for human dignity [...] Read More... from Social Justice means protecting the most vulnerable The post Social Justice means protecting the most vulnerable appeared first on Archdiocese of Hobart ..read more

A retreat to ‘set your Catholic faith on fire’ is on offer in Hobart later this month. The Archdiocese of Hobart’s Office of Life, Marriage and Family is hosting the Passion, Intimacy and Christ: Theology of the Body Retreat. The presenter is Sydney-based Simon Carrington from Fire Up Ministries. “The Theology of the Body is [...] Read More... from Theology of the Body Retreat set to fire up faith The post Theology of the Body Retreat set to fire up faith appeared first on Archdiocese of Hobart ..read more