Heavenly treasure is what our hearts most deeply crave: the riches of grace, mercy, love. Photo: Pexels.com. This is the edited text of the homily for Monday of the 19th week of ordinary Time. Redemptoris Mater Seminary, Chester Hill, 20 October 2025. The idea of a treasure hunt might seem a vestige of the old world – a […]
OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH, RANDWICK, 26 OCTOBER 2025 Preachers have observed that the letter “I” sits squarely in the middle of the words “pride”, “sin” and “pharisee”. Without making too much of linguistic coincidence, there’s a lesson here about making the personal pronoun “I” too central in our universe. Last Sunday […]
In an historic moment for the church in Sydney, the third and final of the regional Synod consultations saw hundreds of Sydney faithful gather to offer their ideas for the future of the church at All Saints Parish in Liverpool on 16 October. Marked by a resounding atmosphere of positivity, collaboration and hopeful sharing, the […]
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP delivering a bioethical “state of the nation” address in Melbourne. Photo: Michael Wong, courtesy of Melbourne Catholic. Bioethics might seem a niche interest for physicians and philosophers. But bioethics stories often end up on page one and send talkback radio into a frenzy. Issues like abortion, euthanasia, transgender rights, IVF, […]
If you were to interview the nearly 60 couples celebrating marriage milestones at Life Marriage and Family Sunday, and ask them the secret to their successful unions, two words would consistently come up: prayer and perseverance. On 19 October, these were two recurring themes permeating the joy and love on display at ‘Life Marriage and […]
Life, Marriage and Family Sunday at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney. Photo: Giovanni Portelli 2025. This is the edited text of the homily given by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP on the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year C + for Life, Marriage and Family Sunday at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, 19 October 2025. It’s a bit of […]
REDEMPTORIS MATER SEMINARY, CHESTER HILL, 20 OCTOBER 2025 The idea of a treasure hunt might seem a vestige of the old world—a throwback to childhood stories of pirates’ maps, secret codes, and lost chests of gold buried on remote islands or in caves. Yet in 2010, a former American fighter pilot turned art dealer and […]
CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP CENTRE, EAST MELBOURNE, 17 OCTOBER 2025 1. If only we still had Nick… In the last month alone, there have been news reports of campaigns here in Victoria both for and against: My instinctive reaction, each time I hear these or similar reports from anywhere, but especially from Victoria, is to exclaim: Where’s […]
Renewed for Mission Day attendees from Our Lady of Mt Carmel Mt Pritchard 2025. Photo: Supplied. The parish community of Our Lady of Mt Carmel in Mt Pritchard gathered for a transformative “Renewed for Mission Day” on 11 October – a faith-filled event designed to inspire, equip, and unite parishioners in their shared mission to […]
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP giving his talk, ‘God-Obsessed’ to those present at the Thomistic Institute Sydney chapter at the University of Sydney. Photo: University Catholic Chaplaincy/Supplied The Thomistic Institute Sydney wrapped the year up with an evening event for students and alumni of University Catholic Chaplaincy. They heard Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP deliver a thought-provoking […]
Bishop Michael Gielen on a recent trip to Europe. Photo: Supplied. Excitement is building across Sydney as parishioners prepare to step into their calling at “The Way of Hope”, the Catholic conference designed to ignite faith, equip leaders, and renew hearts, hosted by Alpha Australia in partnership with the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. Whether hoping […]
The statue of St Luke. Photo: Supplied. St Luke’s parish in Revesby, in Sydney’s south, has unveiled six new statues to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the primary school. Four of the statues join two already in place outside: St Luke, at the church’s entrance, and St Charbel, the first statue to be built. Both […]
Christopher West speaking at Seymour Centre in Chippendale in 2016. Photo: Giovanni Portelli In a world with over 80 gender options, where parents can often feel like they’re paddling against the current, struggling to fight the good fight in the spiritual battle at home, Dr Christopher West’s message on the theology of the body (TOB) […]
Pets receiving a blessing at St Patrick’s in Mortlake. Photo: Supplied. Sydney’s furry friends have made a welcome addition at parishes across the city as pet owners line up for blessings in honour of the feast of St Francis of Assisi. Churches in Bondi and Mortlake were among those commemorating the day and allowing animals […]
Marvin Do’s path to Catholicism began in an unlikely place – his home gym in Western Sydney. Born into a Buddhist family in New Caledonia and raised in Australia, Marvin had never given much thought to Christianity, let alone Catholicism. In his early 20s, Marvin’s life revolved around his career and fitness routine. Twice a […]
