‘Total war.’ Even today it has an ominous ring. The phrase was coined by the German General Erich Ludendorff to describe what happened in the First World War.
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Apr
2017
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Apr
2017
HOMILY FOR 2ND SUNDAY EASTERTIDE (DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY) YEAR A – ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY
Poor St Thomas. He gets a bad rap, even from his brother-apostle John in our Gospel today (Jn 20:19-31). He’s been dubbed ‘Doubting Thomas’ ever since, pilloried for his lack of faith, his failure to accept the testimony of his friends.
16
Apr
2017
Homily for Mass for Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord – St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney
The picture of Abdul Hamid Youssef, cradling his dead twins, Ahmed and Aiya, broke the heart of our world last week. Abdul lost 22 relatives, including his wife Dalal al-Saha and two nine-month-old children, during a chemical weapon attack by the Syrian government on its own people.
15
Apr
2017
Homily for the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of the Resurrection of the Lord St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney
The picture of Abdul Hamid Youssef, cradling his dead twins, Ahmed and Aiya, broke the heart of our world last week.
14
Apr
2017
Good Friday Celebration of the Passion of the Lord St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney
There are many versions of the story. Famously rediscovered by St Helena in the year 326, the Cross of Christ had been an object of devotion from the earliest times.
13
Apr
2017
HOMILY FOR THE CHRISM MASS – ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY
Feet. Not the most glamorous part of the human body. But as I realized more clearly last year when I was off them, we need our feet to stand, for balance and support, to bear our weight and get ourselves from A to B.
13
Apr
2017
MOST REV ANTHONY FISHER OP ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY EASTER MESSAGE 2017
Brexit, impeached presidents in Brazil and South Korea, new presidents in America and the Philippines, an attempted coup in Turkey, civil war in Syria…
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Apr
2017
HOMILY FOR THE MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER – ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY
Feet. Not the most glamorous part of the human body. But as I realized more clearly last year when I was off them, we need our feet to stand, for balance and support, to bear our weight and get ourselves from A to B.
10
Apr
2017
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP's message in response to the bombings of two Coptic churches in Egypt
At the beginning of the holiest week in the Church's year, we have been appalled by the bombings of two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt by ISIS, the dozens of deaths and injuries, and the images of blackened and blood-stained sanctuaries.
09
Apr
2017
HOMILY FOR THE MASS OF PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD – St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney
What a sight! Jesus entering Jerusalem and greeted as a king, the crowd casting their cloaks before him and waving victory palms.