ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL CHAPTER HALL, 21 MARCH 2025 On this day one hundred years ago, the Butler Act was signed into law prohibiting the teaching of evolution in public schools […]
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IFTAR DINNER 2025
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, 18 MARCH 2025 عَلَيْ As-salamu alaykum, Peace up upon you. Welcome to St Mary’s Cathedral House for our 14th annual Iftar dinner, honouring especially the Muslim community, […]
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HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE 2ND SUNDAY IN LENT YEAR C + OPENING OF THE CATHOLIC INSTITUTE OF SYDNEY ACADEMIC YEAR
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 16 MARCH 2025 When it comes to the nuts and bolts of learning, there’s no shortage of opinions. Beginning in the mid-20th century, educationalists began to […]
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HOMILY FOR THE SYDNEY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS COMMISSIONING MASS FOR BEGINNING TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS AND THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THURSDAY OF THE 1ST WEEK OF LENT
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 13 MARCH 2025 Recent research led by the University of Sydney, UCLA and other tertiary institutions found that human beings say Yes to requests for help […]
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TOWARD A MORE PRAYERFUL, CHRISTLIKE AND MISSIONARY CHURCH – Pastoral Letter to the Archdiocese of Sydney regarding the Synod of Sydney 2026
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The idea of a ‘synod’ has a long and rich history in the life of the Church. Since earliest times, there have been diocesan, […]
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HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR C + CENTENARY OF OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CHURCH
GLADESVILLE, 9 MARCH 2025 Rob Parsons is an author, speaker and founder of Care for the Family, a UK-based charity that focuses on marriage, parenting and bereavement. His great contribution, […]
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HOMILY FOR ASH WEDNESDAY CHAPEL OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY OF POMPEI
DOMUS AUSTRALIA, ROME, 5 MARCH 2025 Is the human attention span shrinking? The question is much discussed by psychologists, educators, tech gurus and social commentators.[i] Many students read only chapters […]
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HOMILY FOR MASS FOR ARC CONFERENCE TUESDAY OF THE 6TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (1)
ST MARGARET’S AND ALL SAINTS LONDON, 18 FEBRUARY 2025 (FEAST OF BLESSED FRA ANGELICO) In December of last year, NASA telescopes in Chile identified a 100m wide asteroid, with the […]
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HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE OPENING OF THE 2025 SCHOOL YEAR FOR ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL COLLEGE
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, FEAST OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES, 11 FEBRUARY 2025 Most of you will be familiar with that great classic of English literature, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. […]
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HOMILY FOR MEN’S MINISTRY MASSMEMORIAL OF ST SCHOLASTICA
ST JEROME’S CHURCH, PUNCHBOWL, 10 FEBRUARY 2025 My beloved Dominican brother, Fr Dominic Murphy, once gave a series on the Theology of the Body in which he proposed that all […]