The Medieval Florentine poet, Dante Alighieri, authored the most famous poem in the history of Christendom, The Divine Comedy. When one of my Aussie-born seminarians in Parramatta …

Nov 09, 2015
Nov 09, 2015
The Medieval Florentine poet, Dante Alighieri, authored the most famous poem in the history of Christendom, The Divine Comedy. When one of my Aussie-born seminarians in Parramatta …
Nov 08, 2015
A photo of First Communion Day 1955 here at St Dominic’s shows pews filled of young girls in white bridal gowns and tulle veils, expectantly awaiting their bridegroom the Eucharistic Lord.
Nov 07, 2015
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul [and mind] and strength,” as John read to us from Deuteronomy today and as Jesus paraphrased, adding the cognate command to “love your neighbour as yourself” (Dt 6:4-6; Lk 10:27).
Nov 02, 2015
Hints of death surround us. Nature’s intimations range from autumn leaves at this time in the Northern hemisphere and wrinkles and grey hairs noticed in the mirror
Nov 01, 2015
Amongst the heroes of my childhood were priests, nuns and brothers belonging to various religious orders. They were heroic in the sense of doing more than average by way of giving themselves to God and others.
Nov 01, 2015
His name is most famously associated with the St Vincent de Paul Society. But St Vincent had never heard of the Vinnies – he was long dead when they were invented.
Oct 31, 2015
In this ANZAC centenary year there have been books, movies and TV series, musical compositions, interviews, readings from diaries, exhibitions of artefacts and, perhaps most powerfully, of photographs, all recording…
Oct 25, 2015
Welcome to today’s Solemn Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral. I am especially pleased to welcome several adult candidates for Confirmation. I acknowledge the pastors, sponsors, families and friends of our candidates.
Oct 18, 2015
Welcome all to this evening¡¦s Mass at St Mary¡¦s Cathedral. Tonight it is my privilege to install some seminarians to the Ministry of Lector and some seminarians and deacon candidates to the Ministry of Acolyte.
Oct 11, 2015
Welcome dear members and friends of the Vietnamese Catholic Community in Sydney to this closing Mass of this year’s Marian Festival…