It’s this unification of joy, faith, strength and pride through the streets of Sydney’s CBD, that has a profound impact on its participants every year. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. Every year, […]
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May
2025
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May
2025
Archbishop Fisher OP homily: Armidale’s new farmer of souls
Bishop Peter Murphy as the 11th Bishop of Armidale. Photo: Supplied. The is the edited text for the homily for the Mass of ordination to the episcopate of Most Reverend […]
12
May
2025
A new shepherd and father for the church
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has chosen the papal name Leo XIV, appears on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican May 8, 2025, following his election […]
08
May
2025
HOMILY FOR THE MASS OF ORDINATION TO THE EPISCOPATE OF MOST REV. PETER MURPHY AND INSTALLATION AS 11TH BISHOP OF ARMIDALE
CATHEDRAL OF STS MARY AND JOSEPH, ARMIDALE, FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY OF POMPEI, 8 MAY 2025 Patrick White’s 1955 novel, The Tree of Man, chronicles the lives […]
02
May
2025
HOMILY FOR THE MASS OF ORDINATION TO THE EPISCOPATE OF MOST REV. TONY PERCY
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 2 MAY 2025 Alexander, the fourth century Bishop of Alexandria, once saw some kids playing by the sea, mimicking the ritual of Baptism. He asked who […]
01
May
2025
HOMILY FOR THE SOLEMN PONTIFICAL REQUIEM MASS FOR POPE FRANCIS
ST MARY’S BASILICA, SYDNEY, 1 MAY 2025 “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding these things from the wise and learned, and revealing them to mere […]
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Apr
2025
Introduction to the Pontifical Mass of Christian Burial for Fr David Coffey
St Mary’s Catholic Church, Concord, 30 April 2025 Welcome to St Mary’s Church in Concord for the Pontifical Mass of Christian Burial for Fr David Coffey, a priest of the […]
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Apr
2025
HOMILY FOR THE VIGIL MASS OF ANZAC DAY EASTER THURSDAY
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 24 APRIL 2025 Formerly known as the Glebe Island Bridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge in Australia was completed in 1995. In a ceremony in 1998 it […]
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Apr
2025
HOMILY FOR MASS OF EASTER TUESDAY AND FOR THE LATE POPE FRANCIS
ST MARY’S BASILICA, SYDNEY, 22 APRIL 2025 “Woman, why are you weeping?” the angels ask Mary Magdalene on Easter day (Jn 20:11-18). Her grief is profound, her tears sincere. With […]
21
Apr
2025
FRANCIS – POPE OF THE PERIPHERIES
A Statement from the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Most Rev. Anthony Fisher OP The Church in Sydney and Australia joins with people throughout the world in mourning the passing of the […]