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Smile, Jesus is at the Door
Many people come to our door at St. Francis Inn in Kensington, PA asking for all sorts of things: a cup of water, a snack, schedules for services we offer, a phone charge, socks, or someone to talk...
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Diocese third largest contributor to 2024 Project Compassion
The Diocese of Parramatta has been recognised by Caritas Australia for being the third largest contributor to its annual Lenten fundraiser Project Compassion. In 2024, parishes, schools, agencies...
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Community NAIDOC celebrations keeping Indigenous culture alive
The wider Western Sydney community has come out in force to join the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Indigenous people at...
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Help for those accompanying Catholics facing end-of-life decisions
Australia’s Catholic bishops have released a new document to guide priests, chaplains and pastoral workers who are asked to provide pastoral support to Catholics who are considering accessing the...
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Pope Francis: ‘The crisis of democracy – a wounded heart’
Reflecting on the 50th Italian Catholic Social Week theme “At the Heart of Democracy,” Pope Francis said to the 900 participants, “Let’s be honest – it is evident that democracy is not in good health...
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A reflection for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
6 August is the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord 6 August is Hiroshima Day The coincidence that the bombing of Hiroshima took place on the Feast of the Transfiguration is rich in symbolism....
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The Church of St Porphyrius in Gaza City remains after missile fails to explode.
Caritas Australia has received news from Gaza of an attack on a hall attached to The Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City. A potentially devastating incident was narrowly averted when a missile...
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Bishop Norton urges Catholics to bring God’s mission to the excluded
God’s mission for the Church walks two paths at once – the inbound road, towards the renewal of faith at the centre of our hearts and our communities, and the outbound road, bringing Jesus to the...
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A reflection for National Homelessness Week
5-11 August is National Homelessness Week Last year, the theme of National Homeless Week was ‘It’s Time to End Homelessness’. This year’s theme is ‘Homelessness Action Now’. The change to a curt...
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Inspiring young Jesuit priest serves migrants on US-Mexico border
On the day President Joe Biden flew into Brownsville, Texas, to deliver a speech at a border-patrol station, Father Brian Strassburger woke up in his twin bed in the city, got into a minivan, and...
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Fr Frank’s Homily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024
Homily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Readings: I Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 33(34):2-9; Ephesians 4:30 – 5:2; John 6:41-51 11 August 2024 For the third week in a row, we hear a gospel from...
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Slavery in the 21st century
Slavery ended in the 19th century, right? Wrong. It’s an easy enough mistake to make. After all, the end of America’s civil war and the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – both in 1865 –...
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Fr Frank’s Homily for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024
Homily for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Readings: Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 33, Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 Feast of Alberto Hurtado SJ 18 August 2024 In the Book of Proverbs, wisdom...
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Vatican reveals theme for 2025 World Day of Peace
“Forgive us our trespasses: grant us your peace” is the theme chosen by Pope Francis for the next “World Day of Peace,” held on January 1, 2025. “Only from a genuine conversion on all levels –...
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A reflection for Pope Francis’ prayer intention for August
Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for August: For political leaders – Let us pray that political leaders be at the service of their own people, working for integral human development and the common...
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Action required to achieve global peace
Australia’s Catholic bishops say peace is possible if people commit to speaking the truth and redouble efforts to end war. The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has released the Social Justice...
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Fr Frank’s Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024
Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Social Justice Sunday 25 August 2024 Readings: Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21; Ephesians 5:21-32; John 6:60-69 Listen...
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A reflection for Social Justice Sunday
25 August is Social Justice Sunday At the beginning of August, we look forward to the Catholic Bishops’ Statement on Social Justice to be released at the end of the month. This year there are sadly a...
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Death penalty fuels ‘poison’ of revenge in society, pope says
Capital punishment promotes a deadly attitude of revenge and denies the possibility of change in the lives of incarcerated people, Pope Francis said. “The death penalty is in no way the solution to...
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Summary of the 2024-2025 Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s Social...
The Australian Bishops Conference’s social justice statement for 2024-2025, “Truth and Peace: A Gospel Word in a Violent World,” addresses the urgent need for peace from a Gospel perspective. This...
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