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We are all called to be contemplative. Our planet needs it.
Our planet is in crisis. And while there are a number of important responses to pursue — economic, technological, political — Pope Francis has said, “The best antidote against this misuse of our...
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Fr Frank’s Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Year B
Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Year B Readings: Deuteronomy 4:32-34,39-40; Psalm 33, Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20 26 May 2024 Today is Trinity Sunday when we proclaim in the...
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ACBC: Reconciliation is an ongoing journey
The journey to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples is not easy, but the Catholic Church remains hopeful of healing. That is the message from Chair of the Bishops...
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A reflection for National Reconciliation Week
26 May is National Sorry Day 27 May – 3 June is National Reconciliation Week Last year, many of us celebrated Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week as signposts along a sunlit path to the...
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Culture and careers in focus at First Nations Student Forum
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students throughout Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) came together in the Blue Mountains for the inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Senior...
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Australian Aboriginal Mass or the Mass of the Land of the Holy Spirit: A long...
After over 50 years, bishops supported officially celebrating the “Aboriginal Mass,” encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities to enrich church liturgy with their cultures, marking...
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Food, clean water and clothing prioritised for PNG landslide affected...
Following a massive landslide on 24 May 2024 in the Enga Province of the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, an initial rapid assessment report from the United Nations (UN) has revealed extensive losses...
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Pay rise welcome but more needs to be done to address poverty
More than 2.6 million Australians have been granted a pay rise through this week’s decision by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to raise the nation’s minimum wage. The approved increase of 3.75 per...
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Experts provide insights to Diocesan staff for Laudato Si’ Week
Laudato Si’ Week is an annual celebration in Australia from 16 to 24 May that marks the anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ – Care for Our Common Home. This year’s 2024 theme, “Seeds...
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Pope’s June prayer intention: ‘For those fleeing their own countries’
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of June 2024, and invites everyone to pray for people who flee their home countries. Pope Francis’ monthly prayer intention this June is for...
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The wealth of wisdom of Indigenous Peoples for Reconciliation
In the Jesuit parish of Holy Family Mt Druitt, NSW Australia, the Baabayn Aboriginal Corporation has its home. It has become a place for reconciliation in action in Western Sydney, a place I love to...
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Where is the dignity in choosing death?
The recent passage of legislation in NSW legalising voluntary assisted dying (VAD), or euthanasia, should be a wake-up call for all Catholics and people of faith to guard against what Pope Francis...
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So many people are hungry
The world is in the midst of a global hunger crisis – the largest in recent history. According to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP): more than 780 million people worldwide suffer chronic...
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Students commemorate Indigenous veterans
Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) students, staff and members of the Jarara Cultural Centre gathered around Hyde Park’s Pool of Reflection for the 2024 Indigenous Veterans Commemoration...
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A reflection for Refugee Week
20 June is the United Nations’ World Refugee Day June 16- 22 is National Refugee Week When we think of refugees, it is easy to be overwhelmed by numbers and bad news. 9 million people, more than a...
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A reflection for Pope Francis’ prayer intention for June
Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for June: For those fleeing their own countries – Let us pray that migrants fleeing from war or hunger, forced to undertake journeys fraught with danger and violence,...
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Finding Freedom: Diocesan Refugee Week Table Talk at Marayong
On Sunday 16 June 2024, 50 people from across the Diocese of Parramatta gathered for a Table Talk at St Andrew the Apostle Parish in Marayong to celebrate Refugee Week (16 – 22 June). It was an...
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World Refugee Day: the search for (a better) life
On World Refugee Day we are reminded of the plight of some many of our brothers and sisters around the world, who risk their lives to seek refuge and often find hostility instead. Every year...
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Fr Frank’s Homily for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Homily for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Readings: Job 38:1,8-11; Psalm 106(107):23-26, 28-32; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Mark 4:35-41 23 June 2024 In today’s gospel from Mark, Jesus makes...
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Pope Francis: An encounter with a migrant is an encounter with Christ
In his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, celebrated annually in September, Pope Francis invites us to see migrations as a sign of the times and as a symbol of the Church’s...
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