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Addresses & Statements 2008

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  • Christmas Message 2008       24 Dec 2008
    We celebrate Christmas this year at a time of economic turbulence throughout the world unknown since the 1930s. ...
  • Address at the Beginning of Mass       21 Jul 2008
    This morning the Church of Sydney rejoices, the Church throughout Australia rejoices and the Church universal rejoices.
  • Meeting with Volunteers       21 Jul 2008
    At the conclusion of these days of grace, I am filled with gratitude. The words of the Apostle Paul written to the young Timothy describe what you have done here this past week:...
  • Address at Conclusion of Mass       20 Jul 2008
    In the name of all the pilgrims here present, and those many more united to us by television, radio and internet, I give profound thanks to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit...
  • Welcome to the Holy Father       19 Jul 2008
    In this year dedicated to the great apostle to the nations, the Archdiocese of Sydney greets you with the words of Saint Paul...
  • Interfaith Meeting       18 Jul 2008
    This year we mark the tenth anniversary of the encyclical Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) published on the twentieth anniversary of the election of Pope John Paul the Great...
  • Ecumenical Meeting       18 Jul 2008
    From the first days of your pontificate, you have desired to meet with our fellow Christians in the search for greater unity, the unity desired by the Lord Jesus Himself....
  • Welcome       17 Jul 2008
    Catholic Sydney has not provided a welcome like you received today as we travelled up the Harbour, since the first Irish Catholic Archbishop of Sydney Patrick Francis Moran arrived on September 8, 1884...
  • No Cover-up       8 Jul 2008
    I should preface my remarks by pointing out that I have a good record in dealing with sexual misbehaviour and was the first to set up diocesan protocols in Melbourne in 1996....
  • You Will Be Witnesses       11 May 2008
    This is the last feast of Pentecost before we celebrate World Youth Day in Sydney, a final opportunity to call on the Spirit for help... .
  • Aquinas commencement address On st. John fisher       10 May 2008
    It is always a privilege to deliver a Commencement Address to a group of new graduates, to congratulate them on their achievements and to thank their family, sponsors and friends...
  • Four Fictions: An Argument Against a Charter of Rights       29 Apr 2008
    If anyone was in doubt about a charter of rights being back on the agenda for Australia, the 2020 Summit held earlier this month provided some much needed clarification...
  • 2008 Easter Message       21 Mar 2008
    As we celebrate Easter the news is once again mixed. The drought is not over throughout all New South Wales, although Sydney has done well, while the southern Australian states badly need rain...
  • Ascent or Descent? Wonder or Horror?       17 Jan 2008
    There is deep confusion today about the place and value of the human person in the world. Our concern for concern the physical ecology...