Welcome to you all on this special occasion as I formally install Fr Danai Penollar as your new parish priest…
26
Apr
2015
26
Apr
2015
Fourth Sunday of Easter Year B
Welcome to our celebration of ‘Good Shepherd Sunday’ here at St Mary’s Cathedral…
24
Apr
2015
Vigil Mass of Remembrance for Anzac Centenary
Welcome to this Vigil Mass for the centenary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli.
23
Apr
2015
Address at Clergy Conference, Le Montage, Lilyfield
Priests for the New Evangelization Address 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 […]
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Apr
2015
Do not be afraid: It is I
“Do not be afraid: It is I” Address at Vocation Discernment Retreat Seminary 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 […]
15
Apr
2015
Mass of Admission to Candidacy
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…
12
Apr
2015
Low (Divine Mercy) Sunday
They were sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, neighbours and friends. They were mostly students, with hopes and dreams and so much unrealized potential.
11
Apr
2015
Consecrated Life in the Year for Consecrated Life
Welcome dear brothers and sisters in consecrated life to this year’s special Mass to celebrate the Year for Consecrated Life.
08
Apr
2015
Funeral of Fr Brendan Shiel
Welcome to the Funeral Mass for our beloved Fr Brendan Shiel, a priest of Jesus Christ for almost 66 years and a loyal servant in the Lord’s vineyard
04
Apr
2015
The Lord of Time is Prince of Peace – Homily for the Mass of the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night
“On the third day He rose again”: so we profess the faith of the Church in words that go back to her earliest days (1Cor 15:4; Acts 10:40)…
03
Apr
2015
The Silence of God – Good Friday Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
God is silent. Bowing His head, He “gives up the ghost” (Jn 18:1-19:42). If you’ve ever witnessed a person dying, you know the rattling struggle for air, then the last exhaling of breath, and then peace and quiet at last.
02
Apr
2015
Chrism Mass
Welcome to this year’s Chrism Mass. It is my first opportunity to celebrate this Mass with you as Archbishop and I count it a very real privilege…
02
Apr
2015
Mass of the Last Supper
Tonight’s Mass of the Last Supper marks the beginning of the Sacred Triduum, a three-day-long, more or less continuous Liturgy commemorating the saving events of Christ’s Passion, Death and Resurrection.
30
Mar
2015
The Ministry of Health and Aged Care
The Ministry of Health and Aged Care: A Vital Role for the Church Catholic Health Australia Governance Conference, Effective Governance and Leadership for Mission, Crowne Plaza, Coogee Beach, 30 March 2015 My thanks to Catholic Health Australia for inviting me to offer some brief remarks this morning on “The Ministry of Health and Aged Care: […]
30
Mar
2015
Opening Mass at CHA Governance Conference “Effective Governance and Leadership for Mission”
Welcome to this morning’s Mass as we ask God to inspire this Catholic Health Australia Governance Conference on Effective Governance and Leadership for Mission.