Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: it’s a joy to be here with you tonight as Most Rev. Anthony Randazzo is installed as Bishop of Broken Bay.
04
Nov
2019
HOMILIES AND STATEMENTS
03
Nov
2019
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HOMILY FOR MASS FOR ABORIGINAL CATHOLIC MINISTRY + FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
When was the last time you climbed a tree? For most of the children here it’s the most natural thing in the world, something you may regularly do just because the tree is there, or for the challenge of it, or in order to see further.
28
Oct
2019
HOMILY FOR MASS FOR TUESDAY 30TH WEEK ORDINARY TIME YEAR 1
Part of the genius of Christianity over the centuries has been its ability to take to itself a whole menagerie of ideas that come from outside it. In our own age the analytical philosophy, democratic politics, capitalist economics, Marxist analysis,
27
Oct
2019
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HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE 30TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME C
After the 2016 Rio Olympics, an image went viral of the American swimmer, Michael Phelps, and the one in the next lane, Chad le Clos. Phelps is focused solely on the finishing line, but le Clos is turned towards his arch-rival Phelps.
25
Oct
2019
“Listen to what the Spirit is saying”
It’s a strange and portentous book, the last one in the Bible, theApocalypse of St John or Book of Revelation. It opens as a letter from John, the beloved young friend of Jesus, who is all grown up now and writing to the seven Christian communities in what is Turkey today.
12
Oct
2019
“Conscience, Relativism and Truth: The Witness of Newman”
Tomorrow the Church will canonise a man whose life and work has been described by Pope Benedict XVI as ‘one great commentary on the question of conscience’, who was praised by St John Paul II
10
Oct
2019
Edict: Beatification and Canonisation of the Servant of God, Eileen O’Connor
In the name of the Archdiocese of Sydney, the Reverend Father Anthony L’Estrange Robbie, the duly appointed Postulator for the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Eileen Rosaline O ‘Connor
07
Oct
2019
Appointment Of Most Rev. Anthony Randazzo As New Bishop Of Broken Bay
I offer my sincere congratulations to Bishop Anthony Randazzo on his appointment by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Broken Bay
04
Oct
2019
HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI + OPENING OF THE IGNITE YOUTH CONFERENCE
The 13th century was a great one for saints. There were some exotics such as Isfrid of Ratzeburg, Artaldus of Savoy, Engelbert of Cologne, Adolf of Osnabrück,
29
Sep
2019
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HOMILY FOR MASS FOR 26TH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME YEAR C + INSTALLATION OF ACOLYTES
The Story of Dives and Lazarus from the Codex Aureus of Echternach (c.1035)Jesus can be cryptic. He speaks in parables, the point of which is often unclear.