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The Jesuit Mission Bazaar is back!
On Saturday 10 September, thousands of people in Sydney will enter the gates of Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview for the return of the Jesuit Mission Bazaar. The Jesuit Mission Bazaar has been held...
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Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE CARE OF CREATION 1 September 2022 Dear brothers and sisters! “Listen to the voice of creation” is the theme and invitation...
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Cardinal Dolan on Curia Reform meeting: an opportunity to learn from those...
In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, calls Pope Francis’ meeting of the world’s Cardinals to study the Roman Curia reform ‘extraordinarily uplifting’;...
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A reflection for the beginning of the Season of Creation
1 September is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and the beginning of the ecumenical Season of Creation (1 September – 4 October) The Season of Creation is a month that brings together...
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Let’s not fail our biggest test
Responding to the ecological crisis is the new vocation of the entire Catholic Church Do you remember the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000? Did it make any difference in your life at the time? Has it...
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A reflection for National Child Protection Week
4 – 10 September is National Child Protection Week 11 September is the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s Safeguarding Sunday In Catholic Churches, Safeguarding Sunday occurs at the end of...
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A reflection for World Suicide Prevention Day
10 September is World Suicide Prevention Day For most of us, the years of COVID have had their share of doom and gloom. In such a climate, even small pieces of good news are welcome. One such report...
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Aboriginal leaders headline Catholic Education Conference in Leura
2021 Senior Australian of the Year Aunty Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Baumann and Minister for Indigenous Australians Hon Linda Burney MP will headline the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic...
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Blue Mountains students experience ‘good vibes’ at Mountains Live
Hundreds of Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta (CEDP) students from across the Blue Mountains and Western Sydney have come together to celebrate Mountains Live at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic...
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Prospering after prison
One of the key principles at Mercy Works is to walk with vulnerable people, to empower them to take responsibility for their lives and become their own agents of change. Sometimes change can be slow...
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Caritas Australia holds ‘Dinner with a Difference’ on global hunger crisis
Caritas Australia CEO, Kirsty Robertson, and international journalist and theologian Margaret Hebblethwaite invite the public to an online ‘Dinner with a Difference’ tonight, Wednesday 21 September,...
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Help build brighter futures for communities in Ethiopia this World Mission...
This October, Catholic Mission is celebrating World Mission Month, a month dedicated to the life-giving work of missionaries around the world. This year, Catholic Mission walks hand-in-hand with the...
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Spring awakens our care for refugees and our common home
September is a special time for social and environmental justice in the Catholic Church. Sebastian and James from the Mission Enhancement Team (MET) explain why. Each year, the Season of Creation and...
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Fr Frank’s Homily – 25 September 2022
Homily for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C and the Vatican’s 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees Readings: Amos 6:1, 4-7; Psalm 145(146):7-10; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31 25...
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Sustainable gardening harvests a strong community
The Season of Creation coincides with our Australian Spring weather. In Blacktown, a group of gardeners are sustainably growing their favourite vegetables and following the call to care for each...
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Pope Francis’ message for the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 108th WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 2022 25 September 2022 Building the Future with Migrants and Refugees “Here we have no lasting city, but we...
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A reflection for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees
25 September is the Vatican’s 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugee (Migrant and Refugee Sunday) Migrant and Refugee Sunday this year invites us ‘to build a better future together’. It adds the...
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Education Mass reunites Catholic schools across Western Sydney and the Blue...
After two years of being held virtually, the Education Mass and Mission Agency Expo reunited Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta (CEDP) representatives to connect in shared faith and translate...
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Solid ground – lights, art and spotlight
Empowering the everyday lives of the women of our Baabayn Mums & Bubs Group to grow into their potential and to contribute to an Aboriginal-led movement for better outcomes for First Nations...
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Bishop reflects on role ‘bystanders’ can play in domestic violence prevention
What role can “bystanders” play in the prevention of domestic and family violence? Bystanders are those men and women who are not perpetrators of domestic violence but who have good reason to think...
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