On 6 July, Maggie Cranney of St Joseph’s Church Como/Oyster Bay for 40 years will be presented with a Dempsey medal by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at St Mary’s Cathedral in recognition of her distinguished services to the church in the archdiocese. Photo: Supplied. By Tony Cranney We are told there are only three things […]
The Urdu-Hindi community celebrated the one-year anniversary of their inaugural Mass. Photo: Supplied/Elliot. The Urdu-Hindi community celebrated the one-year anniversary of their inaugural Mass, performed in their native language, early this month, capping a remarkable year of community and formational growth. On June 1, more than 100 attendees celebrated Mass, with all readings, including the […]
All Saints Catholic Parish hosted Australia’s biggest morning Tea. Photo: Alex Woolnough Parishioners and dignitaries flocked to All Saints Catholic Parish in Liverpool to help raise crucial funds for cancer research as part of the Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. On a chilly Friday morning, around 200 attendees gathered in the Parish Hall at […]
Jubilate Deo choir singing for the Jubilate Deo Mass. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 The outlook for an inspiring choral experience on the feast of St Anthony of Padua at St Mary’s Cathedral last week was hardly auspicious. It was, after all, Friday the 13th. Uniformed school children filled the pews—all of them—right […]
ST ANTHONY OF PADUA CATHOLIC CHURCH, AUSTRAL, 15 JUNE 2025 Some years ago, a friend of mine was discussing the Holy Trinity with his Jehovah’s Witness sister and others who were strongly opposed to this Catholic doctrine. His interlocuters insisted that Catholics don’t really believe in the Trinity, because whenever someone asks about it, they […]
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, MEMORIAL OF ST ANTHONY OF PADUA, 13 JUNE 2025 Human beings have been described as ‘rational animals’, ‘joking animals’, ‘linguistic animals’ and ‘religious animals’. But we are also ‘musical animals’, with compositions more diverse and complex than any bird, cricket or whale. We use music to express, entertain, educate, connect, heal. […]
Jesus ascending to heaven. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. This is the edited text for the Homily for Mass of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Year C St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, 1 June 2025. There are many stories from the Middle Ages about court jesters teaching their masters a thing or two. In one, […]
The Mifsud Family. Photo: Suplied. There was a time when mother of nine, Yvonne Muller’s would bring her youngest, Tione, then aged one, to the Walk with Christ Procession to join a modest crowd of maybe 500 Catholics to walk to the cathedral. It wasn’t just a seemingly lonely experience but a fearful one. “The […]
THE BASILICA OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, WASHINGTON D.C. FEAST OF ST BONIFACE, JUNE 5, 2025 Unparalleled in wisdom about our origins, lives and destinies, about the perennial battle between good and evil, and about the possibility of redemption… I am speaking, of course, not of the Bible or the Summa but […]
Catholics across the Archdiocese of Sydney are being called to take an active role in shaping the future of their church through the upcoming Sydney Synod 2026. A new video featuring Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP, Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Meagher, and voices from diverse communities within the archdiocese, offers a clear and heartfelt invitation to participate […]
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