Welcome dear members and friends of the Vietnamese Catholic Community in Sydney to this closing Mass of this year’s Marian Festival…
11
Oct
2015
04
Oct
2015
Homily for Mass with Consecration of Altar, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Welcome all to this very significant occasion for the parish, as we consecrate your new altar and dedicate the renewed fittings in your church…
16
Sep
2015
Homily for Mass of Blessing of St John Paul II Chapel with Dedication of the Altar and Opening and Blessing of the John Paul the Great Catholic Centre in the University of Sydney
Today we celebrate the Mass of Blessing of the St John Paul II Chapel, the Dedication of the Altar, and the Opening and Blessing of the John Paul the Great Catholic Centre in the University of Sydney…
11
Sep
2015
Homily for the Annual Memorial Mass for the Unborn
Welcome to this evening’s annual Archdiocesan Memorial Mass for the Unborn…
06
Sep
2015
Homily for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
Welcome to this morning’s Solemn Mass here at St Mary’s Cathedral…
05
Sep
2015
Remarks at the Unveiling of St John Paul II Monument
It's great to be back in the Diocese of Parramatta for the unveiling and blessing of this John Paul II Monument, a project begun when I was bishop here…
05
Sep
2015
Homily for the Feast of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
It’s my great pleasure to celebrate with you the feast of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta for my first time as the Archbishop of Sydney…
04
Sep
2015
Address at Archbishop’s Award for Student Excellence
Welcome to St Mary's Cathedral, the Mother church of Australia…
02
Sep
2015
Homily for Anniversary Mass of Dedication
In November 1928 Donald Bradman made his test debut for Australia, batting in the middle order and scoring only 18 and 1…
30
Aug
2015
Homily for Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time on Feast Day of St Fiacre
According to our book of origins, the genesis of the human story was in a beautiful garden, full of flora and fauna, located near the rivers Pishon, Gihon, Tigris and Euphrates. Our first parents, Adam and Eve, gave up their privileged position and so ours in that garden “all for an apple”, disobeying God and committing the Original Sin;