Why do we fast and give something up for 40 days? Chocolate, games, social media, coffee – what’s the point of giving any of these things up? REFLECT 1. How […]
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2019
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Mar
2019
Love Them Both
We are all called to care for every member of our society regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity or any other external characteristic. Unborn babies are the most vulnerable of […]
20
Mar
2019
Project Compassion: Tati’s Story
Tati lives in the remote forest of West Kalimantan. She is a mother of three who was earning an income working in a local rubber plantation. Since taking part in […]
19
Mar
2019
Saint Joseph: A model for work
On the Feast Day of Saint Joseph, we reflect upon the life of this great Saint, the foster father of Jesus. Saint Joseph is a quiet example. He shows how […]
18
Mar
2019
St Patrick’s Breastplate: A Prayer of Protection
According to tradition, St. Patrick wrote this prayer in 433 A.D. for Divine Protection before successfully converting the Irish King Leoghaire and his subjects from paganism to Christianity (the term […]
17
Mar
2019
HOMILY FOR THE MASS OF CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH
The prehistoric peoples of Australia and the Pacific, Africa and the Americas, the ancient Greeks, Romans and others in Europe, the tribes of the Middle East, and the great religions of Asia, all had their sacred sites where they felt particularly close to God.
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Mar
2019
REFLECTION FOR INTERFAITH MEMORIAL GATHERING AFTER CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUE MASSACRE
“Today we are all Muslims,” said one of our nation’s most respected journalists.
Not that we all share the same faith.
17
Mar
2019
The Transfiguration
The transfiguration of Jesus reminds us, during Lent, that through prayer we allow Christ to transfigure us in His likeness, preparing us to accept the Cross just as He did. […]
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Mar
2019
Extraordinary Women: Sisters in Kazakhstan
This is Sister Rita Kurochkina. She works at a children’s shelter in the parish of Kapshagay in Kazakhstan. In this country, communism brought huge devastation. Many people stopped believing in […]
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Mar
2019
HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE FEAST OF ST. PATRICK
The Sydney Church I grew up in still a rather Irish one. Already by then my parents and schoolmates, like many Sydney Catholics, were not: they represented the much more culturally diverse Australia which was emerging by the 1960s and is now so obvious here in Sydney.