I’m grateful to be invited to appear before the Committee today on behalf of more than 20 Catholic and Orthodox Bishops of NSW, to express our concerns & those of our people in relation to this bill…
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May
2024
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Oct
2025
To be or not to be ‘God-Obsessed’?
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP giving his talk, ‘God-Obsessed’ to those present at the Thomistic Institute Sydney chapter at the University of Sydney. Photo: University Catholic Chaplaincy/Supplied The Thomistic Institute Sydney […]
16
Oct
2025
Conference offers ‘A Way of Hope’ for those yearning to take the lead for Christ
Bishop Michael Gielen on a recent trip to Europe. Photo: Supplied. Excitement is building across Sydney as parishioners prepare to step into their calling at “The Way of Hope”, the […]
15
Oct
2025
St Luke’s in Revesby unveils six new statues
The statue of St Luke. Photo: Supplied. St Luke’s parish in Revesby, in Sydney’s south, has unveiled six new statues to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the primary school. Four […]
14
Oct
2025
Theology of the body: a message for our time
Christopher West speaking at Seymour Centre in Chippendale in 2016. Photo: Giovanni Portelli In a world with over 80 gender options, where parents can often feel like they’re paddling against […]
14
Oct
2025
Furry, feathered, and scaled pets get blessed on the feast of St Francis
Pets receiving a blessing at St Patrick’s in Mortlake. Photo: Supplied. Sydney’s furry friends have made a welcome addition at parishes across the city as pet owners line up for […]
12
Oct
2025
Marvin Do’s unexpected journey from gym sessions to Jesus
Marvin Do’s path to Catholicism began in an unlikely place – his home gym in Western Sydney. Born into a Buddhist family in New Caledonia and raised in Australia, Marvin […]
11
Oct
2025
From Vision to Virtue and Back Again: Contemplation and the Moral Life in St Thomas Aquinas
Conference on “Aquinas and the Vita Contemplativa” Campion College Toongabbie, 11 October 2025 Introduction: St John XXIII on the authority of St Thomas Even if St Thomas Aquinas thought we […]
09
Oct
2025
Archbishop Fisher OP homily: The path of Sacred memory
Stunning View of Interstellar Nebula in Deep Space. Photo: Pexels.com/Yihan Wang. This is the edited text of the Homily for Mass at the ARC Conference, Tuesday of the 6th Week […]
08
Oct
2025
Blessed Jacques-Desire Laval honoured in Moorebank
Annual Père Laval Mass at St Joseph’s Catholic parish in Moorebank. Photo: Supplied. Amidst joyful songs of devotion, the Mauritian Catholic community gathered to celebrate the annual Père Laval Mass […]
07
Oct
2025
‘This is My Body, Given for You’ to be the theme for the International Eucharistic Congress 2028
Fr Corrado Maggioni SMM, president of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses, with Bishop Richard Umbers. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. “This is My Body, Given for You” has been chosen […]