Today with Christ and His people I offer the Sacrifice of the Mass for the victims of the recent siege in Martin Place and their families…
Dec 16, 2014
Homilies
Dec 16, 2014
Homily for Mass of Graduation, University of Notre Dame, Australia
Welcome to the University of Notre Dame Australia Graduation Mass for 2014.
Dec 12, 2014
Homily for Mass of Ordination of Deacons
Tonight I have the very special privilege of re-visiting the Diocese of Parramatta to ordain three new deacons: Wilfredo Limjap, Pio Yong Ho Jang and Thomas Thien Hien Bui.
Dec 08, 2014
Homily for Blessing and Opening of Australian Catholic University and St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical Skills Centre, St Vincent’s Clinical Teaching and Learning Centre, Darlinghurst, 8 December 2014
It was a funeral that stopped the nation. Last Wednesday all eyes were on the small town of Macksville on the North Coast, where thousands of mourners were attending the Catholic rites…
Dec 07, 2014
Homily to Mass for Second Sunday of Advent, Year B
The Bishops of Australia have called for a Day of Solidarity with the oppressed and martyred Christians of the Middle East today…
Dec 06, 2014
Homily for Mass for Institutes of Consecrated Life
Welcome dear fellow religious in this first week of the Year for Consecrated Life declared by our fellow-religious and Holy Father, Pope Francis…
Nov 30, 2014
Homily for the First Sunday of Advent with Investiture of Choristers, Year B
Welcome to today’s Solemn Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral, my first Sunday Mass as Archbishop, and the opening of our Advent season of preparation for Christmas…
Nov 29, 2014
Lourdes Day Mass with Order of Malta
Welcome to today’s special Lourdes Day Mass. I acknowledge the presence of Magistral Chaplains of the Order, Monsignors Doherty and Redden and Fr Nicholas Rynne…
Nov 12, 2014
Homily for the Mass of Installation of Most Rev. Anthony Fisher OP as Ninth Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney
Your Excellency Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Vatican Secretary for Relations with States; Your Grace Archbishop Denis Hart, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference; brother bishops, priests and deacons; fellow religious; Your Excellencies and Reverends, the representatives of other churches and major faiths; Your Excellency, General David Hurley, Governor of New South Wales; Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells […]