OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL PARISH, MT PRITCHARD, 13 JULY 2025 Today I am wearing the pallium, a three-finger-wide band of lambs’ wool, intimating the Good Shepherd carrying the lost […]
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2025
Into the mystery: How virtual reality is reimagining Catholic evangelisation
The experience begins with a luminous church window framing a radiant image of Blessed Carlo Acutis, hovering inches before your face. As angelic music plays and hues of blue transform […]
06
Jul
2025
HOMILY FOR SOLEMN MASS OF THE 14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C) + DEMPSEY MEDAL
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 6 JULY 2025 The first Hobbit film was released in 2012 and grossed over $1b at the box office. Gandalf the wizard tricks Bilbo the hobbit […]
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2025
Purpose Fest ushers in a new era for young Catholics in Sydney
Few events seamlessly blend cutting-edge VR technology with the timeless thrill of door prize giveaways—yet that was Purpose Fest, a vibrant celebration of young Catholic life held on 2 July […]
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Jul
2025
Inner west parish hosts Sydney’s second Curious Grace drop-in centre
Stanmore Annandale Curious Grace event 2 July. Photo: Supplied. A Sydney parish in the inner west has launched a monthly drop-in centre aimed at reducing isolation and stigma for people […]
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Jul
2025
We need the Triune God, and each other
The Holy Trintiy. Image: rawpixel.com This is the edited text of the homily given by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP for the Homily for Mass For the Solemnity of the Most […]
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Jul
2025
HOMILY FOR VOTIVE MASS OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST SYDNEY CATHOLIC YOUTH “PURPOSE” FEST 2025
ROSEBANK COLLEGE, 2 JULY 2025 The Guardian recently ran an article on ‘aura farming’—curating the coolest, most confident or most mysterious version of yourself.[1] Popularised by video games, TikTok and […]
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2025
Holy Shroud conference in Australia blends science, faith, and history
It’s an image wrapped up in a mystery, woven into the fabric of faith and now, increasingly, supported by science. The Shroud of Turin, believed by many to bear the […]
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2025
Penshurst parish creates guide to sensory-friendly Mass
Frances Watton. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 St Declan’s Church in Penshurst has created a guide to help neurodivergent children and adults better understand and participate in the […]
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2025
Work with us and see lives changed in Jesus’ name in 2028
An icon of Sts Peter and Paul. Photo: Pexels.com. This Sunday we celebrate the great feast of Saints Peter and Paul. While many aspects of their saintly lives and journeys […]