06 Mar 2022
Remarks at the Divine Liturgy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Remarks at the Divine Liturgy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Very Rev. Archpresbyter Simon Ckuj, Vicar-General of His Excellency the Most Rev. Eparchial Bishop Mykola Bychok CSsR and Parish Priest of St Andrew’s; my brother priests; distinguished guests including Hon. Tony Burke MP, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, and others; dear parishioners and friends of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the Ukrainian community:

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10 Feb 2022
HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE FEAST OF ST. JOSEPHINE BAHKITA

HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE FEAST OF ST. JOSEPHINE BAHKITA

Born in Darfur, Sudan, around 1869, a girl was kidnapped when aged 7 or 8 by Arab slave traders. She was made to walk barefoot 1,000 km to El-Obeid, forced to convert to Islam, and given the Arab name ‘Bakhita’ meaning lucky. Sold as a slave five times in all, she suffered repeated abuse, including elaborate scarification of her breasts, belly and arms, and being repeated lashed.

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03 Feb 2022
Meet Ivica Kovac

Meet Ivica Kovac

My name is Ivica Kovac and I’m new to the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney in the Life, Marriage and Family Office for 2022. After the great work of my predecessor, Chris Da Silva I’m looking forward to continuing the very important work of Men’s Ministry and expanding the MAXIMUS brand. I hope to meet many of you throughout the year and you can reach out anytime by contacting me on 0403 201 444 or ivica.kovac@sydneycatholic.org

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25 Dec 2021
HOMILY FOR THE MIDNIGHT MASS OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD

HOMILY FOR THE MIDNIGHT MASS OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD

We all love a good ghost story. : In the highest grossing film of 1990, Ghost, starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, there was romance, comedy, mystery and cheesiness. But like many such films, it bumped up against the metaphysical problem of bringing spiritual and material beings together.

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