PURPOSE FESTIVAL 2025 – Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 This is the edited text for the homily for Votive Mass of the Holy Eucharist, Sydney Catholic Youth “Purpose […]
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2025
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2025
How Called and Gifted transforms lives and ministries
Marini Logarti and her volunteers. Photo: Supplied. What happens when a trained nurse discovers that God has gifted her in ways she never imagined? For Marini Logarti, “Called and Gifted” […]
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2025
The St Mary’s Cathedral family where everyone serves
(L-R) Nathanael, Matthew, Marcus, Marius, Natalie, and Hanita Adhi Hiu. Photo: Patrick J Lee. Serving God is a family affair for the Hiu family. All five members are involved in […]
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2025
Sydney Camino walk a “spiritual warm up” for Catholic men ahead of IEC in 2028
The 2025 St Joseph Camino Walk will take place on 5-6 September. Photo credit: Giovanni Portelli As the St Joseph Camino Walk approaches on 5-6 September, Michael Jaksic, Life, Marriage […]
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2025
Sydney on track to follow Vatican guidelines on implementation of global synod
Bishop Daniel Meagher. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 Bishop Daniel Meagher says the Archdiocese of Sydney is well on track to follow the Vatican’s guidelines for the implementation […]
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2025
Reviving parishes through invitation: Michael Harvey’s practical approach to evangelisation
Michael Harvey. Photo: Supplied. In a time when many parishes are seeking renewed vitality and deeper engagement, the role of hospitality and invitation has never been more critical. Recognising this […]
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2025
Balmain bells delight
Fr Peter Smith of St Augustine’s Church in Balmain. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. Fr Peter Smith of St Augustine’s Church in Balmain has a vision for the parish as a visible, […]
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2025
HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL
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 […]
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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 […]