My warmest congratulations to my friend Fr Warren Edwards and all the parishioners on this truly beautiful church!…

My warmest congratulations to my friend Fr Warren Edwards and all the parishioners on this truly beautiful church!…
Like most Australians I do not support capital punishment: there is enough violence in our world already without legal systems modelling it to others. When the Grand Mufti of Australia, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed, and I made a joint appeal for clemency, we made it clear that we respected Indonesia's sovereignty and shared its condemnation […]
Welcome to our celebration of ‘Good Shepherd Sunday’ here at St Mary’s Cathedral…
Welcome to you all on this special occasion as I formally install Fr Danai Penollar as your new parish priest…
Welcome to this Vigil Mass for the centenary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli.
Priests for the New EvangelizationAddress at Clergy Conference, Le Montage, Lilyfield, 23 April 2015 Welcome dear brothers and thank you for joining me for our clergy day. I would like to reiterate my gratitude for the welcome you have given me before, at and since the Installation Mass. I'm pleased acknowledge the presence of auxiliary […]
“Do not be afraid: It is I”Address at Vocation Discernment RetreatSeminary of the Good Shepherd, Homebush, 17 April 2015 Thank you Fr Michael for inviting me to contribute to this Vocation Discernment Retreat and to the Seminary for hosting us. Welcome to you all, whatever your stage of discernment. I invite you to open your […]
Welcome to tonight’s happy celebration of the Eucharist at which three of our brothers in Christ will be admitted to candidacy for the priesthood…
They were sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, neighbours and friends. They were mostly students, with hopes and dreams and so much unrealized potential.
Welcome dear brothers and sisters in consecrated life to this year’s special Mass to celebrate the Year for Consecrated Life.