05 Feb 2025
Faithful take light into a darkened world

Faithful take light into a darkened world

From those aided by wheelchairs or walking sticks to babes in arms, hundreds of faithful gathered at St Joachim’s at Lidcombe on Sunday for a candlelit procession through the streets in honour of Our Lady of Good Success. The celebration followed an evening Mass for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, celebrated by […]

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04 Feb 2025
A virtuous woman with Cameron Fradd

A virtuous woman with Cameron Fradd

Cameron Fradd with Fr Anthony Robbie at St Patrick’s Bondi Parish. Photo: Bondi Catholic Parish. Reminiscing about the time she broke a boy’s nose for using the word “girl” as an insult, Cameron Fradd had the 200 women packed into St Patrick’s church in Bondi hanging onto every word. Her topic? Being a virtuous woman. […]

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04 Feb 2025
Next gen of Alpha leaders gather for coaching day

Next gen of Alpha leaders gather for coaching day

Participants of the coaching day for Alpha, with Tania Rimac from the Parish Renewal Team pictured centre. Photo: Supplied. On 1 February, 70 passionate participants of Alpha from across the Sydney archdiocese, gathered for a dedicated coaching day, looking for guidance and training to become Alpha leaders of their parishes. “Equipping Parishes for Mission with […]

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03 Feb 2025
Archbishop Fisher welcomes largest seminary intake in eight years

Archbishop Fisher welcomes largest seminary intake in eight years

Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP celebrating Mass for the opening of the academic year at the Seminary of the Good Shepherd. PHOTO: Alphonsus Fok The Seminary of the Good Shepherd has welcomed its largest intake of first-year seminarians since 2017.  The seminary received 14 first year students into its ranks, bringing the total number of men […]

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02 Feb 2025
HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD (CANDLEMAS) NATIONAL JUBILEE FOR CONSECRATED LIFE

HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD (CANDLEMAS) NATIONAL JUBILEE FOR CONSECRATED LIFE

ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 2 FEBRUARY 2025 A few days ago, the Church celebrated the memorial of St Thomas Aquinas, the great 13th-century Dominican friar who was arguably the greatest ever theologian, and the first person designated a Doctor of the Church since the patristic period. He was famed for the persuasive way he united […]

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30 Jan 2025
Archbishop Fisher homily: Let God make the most of you

Archbishop Fisher homily: Let God make the most of you

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is seen in Hawthorne, Calif., in this April 30, 2015, file photo. Musk is among well-known innovators who have cautioned that rapid advances in artificial intelligence without some thought into what they mean for humanity could threaten human survival. (CNS photo/Patrick T. Fallon, Reuters) See ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE-ETHICS March 10, 2016. This […]

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29 Jan 2025
Last call for mentees to Join the Emmaus Program with the Catholic Women’s Network

Last call for mentees to Join the Emmaus Program with the Catholic Women’s Network

The Emmaus program is for women aged 18 and above, in a “season of need”—whether they’re young professionals starting their careers, church leaders facing burnout, or mothers feeling isolated at home.  Photo: Giovanni Portelli. The Catholic Women’s Network is making a final call for women seeking guidance, support, and wisdom to join its transformative Emmaus Program, […]

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22 Jan 2025
Catholic power couple Matt and Cameron Fradd to host “parents night out” in Sydney

Catholic power couple Matt and Cameron Fradd to host “parents night out” in Sydney

Matt and Cameron Fradd. Photo: Screenshot from Facebook. The Archdiocese of Sydney is set to welcome renowned Catholic couple Matt and Cameron Fradd for a special “Parents Night Out” event on Wednesday, 5 February, from 7-9pm.  Marking the first time the couple will present together in Australia, Sydney parents are invited for a night immersed […]

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22 Jan 2025
1,000 Catholic men set to march in St Joseph Camino walk through Sutherland Shire

1,000 Catholic men set to march in St Joseph Camino walk through Sutherland Shire

St Joseph Camino. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2024 The Sydney Centre for Evangelisation (SCE) is gearing up to welcome 1,000 men for its annual St Joseph Camino Walk in the picturesque Sutherland Shire for the largest annual men’s pilgrimage in Australia. Registrations are now open for the event, which has blossomed from a […]

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