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Pope Francis’s appeal regarding popular demonstrations and protests
Pope Francis addressed the “numerous popular manifestations of protest” throughout the world in remarks spoken after the Angelus on Sunday. Pope Francis turned his thoughts to those protesting in...
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Fr Frank’s Homily – 20 September 2020
Homily for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 144(145): 2-3, 8-9, 17-18; Philippians 1: 20-24, 27; Matthew 20:1-16 20 September 2020 In today’s gospel from...
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Book Review – The Time is Now: a Call to Uncommon Courage
Book Review: Joan Chittister OSB, The Time is Now: A Call to Uncommon Courage, Convergent Books, ISBN 9781984823410 In this new book, Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister calls on us to identify...
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Caritas Australia launches new Social and Ecological Justice Animators program
Caritas Australia, the Catholic Church’s international aid and development agency, has launched a new community engagement plan to communicate the good news of our church’s social and ecological...
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A reflection for International Day of Peace
21 September is the United Nations’ International Day of Peace The International Day of Peace is always timely. Unfortunately so. There is no end to wars and disputes between nations and between...
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News & Events Weekly Update
News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond Diocese of Parramatta Notices Diocese of Parramatta COVID-19 update Parishes across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains have...
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New drops this week on The Well
What’s New in The Well: At the Well Podcast Every month, join our hosts as they encourage young women in their pursuit for holiness in everyday life. This episode they speak of ‘dealing with a dark...
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Pacific climate voice in Vatican – ERC applauds Australian Embassy
Human rights organisation, the Edmund Rice Centre, has applauded statements made by Australia’s new Ambassador to the Vatican, Chiara Porro, who is supporting calls from Catholic leaders in Oceania...
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My Journey, Our Journey – Migrant & Refugee Sunday 2020
Like Jesus Christ, Forced to Flee Here the stories of our friends and our Bishop who have come to Australia as refugees or asylum seekers in this new video. On Migrant and Refugee Sunday, 27...
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Virtual sleepout to support locals facing homelessness and disadvantage
Locals will support locals doing it tough as part of the NSW Vinnies Community Sleepout taking place on Friday 23 October. Vinnies NSW announced on Wednesday 23 September that the Community Sleepout...
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Fr Frank’s Homily – 27 September 2020
Homily for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 27 September 2020 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees Today is the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Pope Francis has published a message...
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Pope Francis’ message for the 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 106th WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 2020 Like Jesus Christ, forced to flee. Welcoming, protecting, promoting and integrating internally displaced...
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Holy See says no one must be left behind after the pandemic
A statement issued by Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič urges rich nations to leave no one behind in their response to the crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Holy See, Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič...
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News & Events Weekly Update
News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond Diocese of Parramatta Notices Diocese of Parramatta COVID-19 update Parishes across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains have...
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The Voice of the People
Our Diocesan Pastoral Council, Deanery Pastoral Councils and Parish Pastoral Councils are significant bodies who seek to both represent and engage our communities in caring, Christ-centred and...
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Address for the 2020 World Day of Migrants and Refugees Webinar
A Time for Grace: Opening address2020 World Day of Migrants and Refugees Webinar27 September 2020 Dear friends, It is a great honour for me to open this forum as we explore ways of being a more...
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Year 12 student wins Caritas Australia award for artwork
Athena Route, a year 12 student at Mater Dei College in Perth, won the Caritas Australia Perpetual Trophy at the 2020 Angelico Exhibition for her artwork entitled “The Value of Intangible Memories”....
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Idyllic Samoa holds hidden struggles
When you imagine what it might be like in the Pacific Island of Samoa, no doubt there are images of a crystal blue ocean and palm trees dotting a pristine beach. In fact, this is true as Samoa is...
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Pope Francis’s pro-life values probably don’t match your political...
Though many have tried to paint Francis as a “liberal” pope—not least because of his deep embrace of the consistent ethic of life—in his 2017 homily for the feast of Pentecost, he explicitly calls...
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UN Day of Older Persons: The right to safety of older persons during COVID-19
It’s been 30 years since the UN International Day of Older Persons was first declared. This year, as you may imagine, one of the central themes of the day is increasing understanding of the impact of...
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