- Feast of the Holy Family 30 Dec 2001
Sunday within the Octave of Christmas is always the feast of the Holy Family, Mary, Joseph and our Lord, and this feast makes an appropriate time to consider family life and to pray for our own families and family life here in Australia. ...
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- Midnight Mass and Christmas 25 Dec 2001
Even the youngest among us tonight could probably recount the basic facts of the Christmas story; a young woman and her husband caught away from home because of the census, giving birth to baby Jesus in a stable, being visited by the local shepherds and the angels, rejoicing and singing "Glory to God in the highest heaven, peace to men who enjoy his favour". ...
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- 4th Sunday of Advent 23 Dec 2001
Every Christmas season in many schools and parishes, there are Christmas pageants acted out by young children. ...
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- 3rd Sunday of Advent 16 Dec 2001
John was in prison and he sent his messengers to our Lord to ask, "Are you the Messiah? Are you the one we are waiting for?" ...
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- 2nd Sunday of Advent 9 Dec 2001
At Advent, we are called to a change of heart, to repent and believe. ...
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- First Sunday of Advent 2 Dec 2001
It is the start of Advent today; the start of the season of preparation for the feast of Christmas, the celebration of the birth of the Son of God, Mary's son among us. ...
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- Dulwich Hill & St Mary's Cathedral 11 Nov 2001
About twenty years ago there was a popular singer called Smacker Fitzgibbon, whom my parents admired a lot. He used to sing a song, which went "Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die." ...
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- St Mary's Cathedral 23 Sep 2001
Paul's advice to Timothy is appropriate for us in our present situation of violence and apprehension: "there should be prayers offered . . . especially for kings and others in authority, so that we may be able to live religious and reverent lives in peace and quiet." ...
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- Youth Mass 16 Sep 2001
A few days ago not one of us would have dreamed that all the Catholic churches of Sydney would be gathering like us to mourn the deaths of thousands of people in New York City and in Washington, murdered by terrorists. ...
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- Cathedral College Prayer Service for the Victims of Terrorism 13 Sep 2001
Thirty-six hours ago not one of us would have dreamed that all the Catholic school students of Sydney would be gathering like us to mourn the deaths of thousands of people in New York City and in Washington, murdered by terrorists. ...
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- 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 9 Sep 2001
A couple of weeks ago the gospel reading had Our Lord speaking provocatively about the traffic jam around the narrow entrance to the Kingdom of God; ...
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- 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Sep 2001
On this feast, the anniversary of the dedication St Mary's Cathedral we remember in gratitude and prayer those who built this magnificent church after two fires; ...
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- 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 26 Aug 2001
How Many people will be saved? Can non-Catholics go to heaven? Do Catholics automatically go to heaven? Will everybody be saved for eternity? ...
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- Youth Mass 20 May 2001
These are typical Easter readings as the Church hammers home the Easter message of the consequences of Jesus' resurrection; ...
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- Neophytes Mass 13 May 2001
A warm welcome to you all, and especially to the new Catholics, the neophytes. I will address my few thoughts on the readings to you primarily. ...
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