Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at the Paschal Eucharist Mass. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. This is the edited text of the Homily for the Paschal Eucharist, Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year C), […]
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Jun
2025
04
Jun
2025
Students swap screen time for Walk with Christ
Hundreds of teenagers walking in solemn silence. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2024 In a sea of remarkable scenes at the annual Walk with Christ procession, it could be […]
03
Jun
2025
Pope Leo’s new Sydney connection
Michael Digges meeting Pope Leo XIV. Photo: Supplied, A morning at a Wednesday papal audience turned into an “unforgettable” moment for the Archdiocese of Sydney’s Michael Digges who was pleasantly […]
03
Jun
2025
Archbishop Fisher declares a “Second Spring” of faith in Sydney and beyond at business lunch
Speaking to a packed audience at the Four Seasons Hotel on 30 May, Archbishop Fisher highlighted several encouraging trends that point to a resurgence in faith engagement, particularly among young […]
02
Jun
2025
“Looking forward to this day for years:” Fr Tai Pham is 2025’s first priest ordained for the Archdiocese of Sydney
Fr Tai’s ordination was held on 31 May and presided over by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Alphonsus Fok After a long journey beginning as a […]
02
Jun
2025
Centre memorialising Eileen O’Connor’s legacy opens in Coogee
The Eileen O’Connor Centre has now opened in Coogee. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 The Eileen O’Connor Centre has opened in Coogee in Sydney’s east honouring the life’s […]
01
Jun
2025
HOMILY FOR MASS OF THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD, YEAR C
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 1 JUNE 2025 There are many stories from the Middle Ages about court jesters teaching their masters a thing or two. In one, a king is […]
31
May
2025
HOMILY FOR THE MASS OF ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD OF REV. MR TAI PHAM FEAST OF THE VISITATION
ST MARY’S BASILICA SYDNEY, 31 MAY 2025 Unparalleled in wisdom about our origins, lives and destinies, about the perennial battle between good and evil, and about the possibility of redemption… […]
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May
2025
“Signs of Hope in this Jubilee Year” Sydney Catholic Business Network Luncheon
Four Seasons Hotel, The Rocks, 30 May 2025 Bishops, Fathers, Sisters, Sponsors, Business Networkers, Friends all, I. Winter for the Church 173 years ago, St John Henry Newman began a […]
29
May
2025
Archbishop Fisher homily: Giving humanity cause for hope
Our term “digger” has a contested history. Some date it back to the gold rushes, others to the Aussie miners in South Africa around the time of the Boer War. […]