In the fourth instalment in the Die Hard series, released in 2007, John McClane, the old detective played by Bruce Willis, asks the following question: “You know what you get for being a hero? Nothin’. You get shot at.
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Aug
2016
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Jul
2016
HOMILY FOR MASS FOLLOWING THE TERRORIST ATTACK IN ST-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY – ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY
In the early hours of yesterday morning-last night for us-85-year-old priest, Fr Jacques Hamel prepared to say Mass. What he didn’t know was that this would be the last Mass he would ever say: just as he was finishing Mass, two terrorists claiming allegiance to Daesh or ISIS stormed the church, taking Fr Hamel and four others hostage.
27
Jul
2016
ARCHBISHOP ANTHONY FISHER OP RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST CARDINAL PELL ON ABC 7.30 REPORT
The allegations against Cardinal George Pell aired on the ABC's 7:30 Report were extremely distressing for all parties, are as yet untested, and have been emphatically denied.
10
Jul
2016
Homily for the WYD Commissioning Mass & Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney
We’ve all heard the story of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10:25-37) many times before; though we all love it, it’s so familiar we easily switch off when it starts to be read.
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Jun
2016
Homily for the Mass for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C – St Mary’s Cathedral
The 18th-century founder of the Redemptorists and Doctor of the Church, St Alphonsus, is a patron saint of vocations, confessors, moral theologians and the lay apostolate.
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Jun
2016
It’s Election Time, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP
With the federal election just around the corner, we all have to decide who to vote for. This is not always an easy decision, but it is a very important responsibility, for Catholics as for others. We all must decide who deserves our vote.
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Jun
2016
INTRODUCTION TO THE INSTALLATION MASS OF BISHOP VINCENT LONG VAN NGUYEN OFMCONV AS FOURTH BISHOP OF PARRAMATTA
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, It is a joy to be back with you in St Patrick's Cathedral on this historic occasion as Bishop Vincent Long van Nguyen OFMConv is installed as Bishop of Parramatta.
14
Jun
2016
ARCHBISHOP ANTHONY FISHER OP CONDEMNS ORLANDO SHOOTING CALLS FOR PRAYERS FOR VICTIMS
The news of the mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida is heartbreaking.
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Jun
2016
Homily for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney
A former university chaplain tells the story of a young man who had recently returned to the Sacrament of Reconciliation after a long time away and had become something of a Confession evangelist.
10
Jun
2016
ADDRESS AT IFTAR DINNER MARKING THE START OF RAMADAN 2016, ST MARY'S CATHEDRAL HOUSE, SYDNEY
Your Eminence the Grand Mufti of Australia and President of the Council of Imams, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed; Your Highness Shiek Kamal Moselmane of the Supreme Shiite Islamic Council of Australia; Mr Hafez Kassem, President of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils; and other leaders or representatives of the Muslim community;
