We all know and love someone with same-sex attraction. We want them to be happy.
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May
2015
26
May
2015
Notes for Farewell of Rev Michael de Stoop as Vocations Director
Invented in 1983 the 'slap band' was a steel plate embedded within velvet or pvc which is 'slapped' around the wearer's wrist or ankle…
26
May
2015
Homily for 130th Anniversary Mass of St. Joachim’s Parish, Lidcombe
Welcome to our celebration. Tonight we give thanks to God for the pioneers of St Joachim’s Parish, Lidcombe…
22
May
2015
ABC Radio National Breakfast, 22 May 2015, James Carleton interviewing Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP
Well, this week on RN Breakfast you've been hearing the litany of horror from victims of child sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic clergy in Ballarat…
21
May
2015
Opening and Blessing of the Moorgate Building
“woman has baby” was the clever headline. In case you are the only person on the planet who hasn’t heard Private Eye was referring to the recent birth of Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana…
19
May
2015
Leadership for Mission – Address at “Mission: one heart many voices 2015” Catholic Mission Conference
Street missionaries Thanks to Catholic Mission Australia and Catholic Religious Australia for inviting me to speak this morning. As the local bishop it is my privilege to welcome you all to Sydney: organizers, speakers, sponsors and participants. I am especially pleased to acknowledge His Excellency, Archbishop Protase Rugambwa, President of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Archbishop […]
19
May
2015
Blessed are the merciful for they will receive mercy – Catechesis on Mercy at the Local Launch of WYD16
It is a great pleasure to join you tonight for the launch of our pilgrimage to World Youth Day 2016 in Kraków. (Let's all try pronouncing that…). Tonight we begin the adventure of a life-time as we go to meet Christ in company with the young people of the world and our Holy Father Pope […]
18
May
2015
A vision for Catholic Education – Address to Meeting of RECs and Youth Ministry Coordinators
Thank you. This is my first opportunity to address the Religious Education Coordinators and school-based Youth Ministry Coordinators of the Archdiocese…
17
May
2015
Presentation to Neophytes after 2015 Archdiocesan Paschal Eucharist
It was a delight to celebrate the Eucharist with our newest members of the Church today.
17
May
2015
Homily for Mass for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Year B
As our holiest season of Easter draws inexorably to its close, we celebrate this week two wonderful feasts, those of the Ascension of the Lord into heaven and the descent of the Holy Spirit from heaven at Pentecost.
03
May
2015
105th Annual May Procession and Celebration of the Feast of Bl. Edmund
From the cross he saw his mother and his mate John standing near and so he said to his Mum, ‘Woman, behold your son
02
May
2015
Divine Liturgy Commemorating the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide
The twentieth century saw major advances in technology and communications, economy and human rights. Yet it was also the bloodiest century in history…
01
May
2015
Mass of Consecration of the Church and Altar
My warmest congratulations to my friend Fr Warren Edwards and all the parishioners on this truly beautiful church!…
01
May
2015
Opening and Blessing
The most recent Disney movie is a remake of Cinderella.
29
Apr
2015
Statement from the Archbishop of Sydney Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP on the Execution of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran in Indonesia
Like most Australians I do not support capital punishment: there is enough violence in our world already without legal systems modelling it to others. Â 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 […]