When two parishes become one, the road forward is rarely smooth. But for the communities of Holy Martyrs of St Andrew in Malabar and St Agnes in Matraville, what began as a pastoral effort to help them grow stronger together has become something far more profound: a living example of what the church can be when it chooses […]
John Deacon from Our Lady of Fatima, Kingsgrove. Photo: Supplied. John Deacon went to the 2024 Parish Renewal Conference in Liverpool organised by the Sydney Centre of Evangelisation because he could see what so many Catholics quietly sense. “Parishes need to get some life back into them,” says John, who wears several hats at Our Lady of […]
Bishop Tony Percy, Dr Mary Healy and Bishop Richard Umbers. Photo: Mary Brazell / three two one photography. In one of the largest installments of ‘Scholarship at the Cathedral’, hundreds of Sydneysiders came together on 16 June to witness Dr Mary Healy deliver the program’s latest lecture, as part of her tour of speaking events […]
St Michael’s Church, Lane Cove, 21 June 2026 In the spring of 1905, the hymn-writer Civilla Martin and her Baptist-minister husband Walter befriended the Doolittles, a Christian couple who had known more than their share of suffering. The wife had been bedridden for twenty years, and her severely disabled husband had to make his own […]
Dr Robert Haddad, Charlie Tahan and Fr Greg Morgan. PHOTO: Mat De Sousa. Seeking to equip themselves with the knowledge to defend their faith, more than one hundred young adults gathered from across Sydney’s South west to take part in an open discussion led by a panel of apologetics experts and enthusiasts. St Catherine of Laboure Parish […]
St Anne’s Catholic Church choir and orchestra. Photo: Giovanni Portelli. Following the remarkable success of last year’s Messiah, which drew more than 200 people to St Anne’s Catholic Church in Bondi, the parish’s music ministry is returning with what promises to be an even more compelling and uplifting event: Gloria. The choir has grown to more than […]
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Randwick, 17 June 2026 The oldest noble vine in the world still bearing grapes is not in some remote clos in Burgundy but in the tiny village of Maribor in Slovenia.[1] According to the Guinness Book of World Records it has been producing fruit for 450 years. And it […]
South Korean delegation at the return of the World Youth Day Cross and Icon. Photo: Abel Gaspi. Young Catholics across Sydney are being invited to begin preparing for the next World Youth Day, with the Archdiocese of Sydney officially opening expressions of interest for a pilgrimage to Seoul, South Korea, in 2027. The international gathering […]
Welcome group for new arrivals. Photo: Supplied. In 2025 two Chaldean Christians landed in Sydney International Airport after escaping persecution in Iraq. They had been torn away from their families and friends. Waiting for them were parishioners from St Vincent’s parish in Ashfield, a group comprised of young and old, PhD students, Order of Australia […]
Pablo Arosemena Lozano and James Tomelty, members of the Neocatechumenal Way will be ordained on 30 June. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2026 Two members of the Neocatechumenal Way, James Tomelty and Pablo Arosemena Lozano, will be ordained as deacons in St Mary’s Cathedral at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 30 June, by Bishop Tony Percy. They have been studying for the priesthood at the Redemptoris Mater […]
Pastors & Principals Day, Waterview Homebush, 16 June 2026 1. Good News in the data—maybe… Last month, nearly 21,000 students in Years 5, 7, 9 and 11 completed our Survey of Religious Attitudes and Practices—a response of over 90%. Nearly 8 out of 10 (78.33%) of them said they believed Jesus is truly God and […]
Delegates rom Australia and New Zealand. Photo: Supplied. A delegation from Australia and New Zealand has been recognised for its leadership in faith-consistent investing after participating in a Vatican conference examining how Catholic institutions can better align their investments with the Gospel and Catholic social teaching. The conference, Faith-Consistent Investing for a Global Church, was held at […]
St John the Baptist Church, Bonnyrigg Heights, 14 June 2026 “When Jesus saw the crowds, He felt sorry for them, because they were harassed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd.” (Mt 9:36-10:8) The Greek verb that St Matthew uses in our Gospel today is a little stronger than “felt sorry for”. Ẻσπλαγχνίσθη (esplanknisthē) is […]
Four Seasons Hotel, The Rocks, 12 June 2026 I. Demons In 1872 Russia was already teetering on the edge of upheaval. Halfway through his reign, Tsar Alexander II was rapidly expanding Russian territory in Central Asia and Russian influence in the Balkans. Sweeping economic, military and administrative reforms were intended to modernise his country. Symbolising […]
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 11 JUNE 2026 Ours is a faith that speaks often and richly about reconciliation and communion, including our Gospel talk of Christ the Good Shepherd drawing everyone into one flock, the black sheep, the white sheep, and the speckled ones in-between.[1] But that seems out of sorts with today’s Gospel (Mt […]
