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Cathedral to host multi-faith service for climate justice
Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta and Chair of the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service, has signed an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese advocating...
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Church and Indigenous Peoples join forces for the Earth
We are in Brisbane, the capital of the State of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia with about 2.5 million inhabitants. Here, amidst the beauty of nature and the wounds of the...
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A religious sister in Myanmar: ‘Remaining with my people’
This is my first experience in a foreign country, one which in these last years has suffered through the Covid pandemic and the military coup of 1 February 2021, which in May resulted in the outbreak...
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That no one is left and forgotten
Raimie Caramancion attended the Diocese of Parramatta celebration of the 108th Vatican’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees, held at Mary Queen of the Family Parish Blacktown, and shares her...
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ACU awards honorary doctorate to Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann AM
Aboriginal elder, educator and artist Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann has received a Doctor of the University (Honoris Causa) from Australian Catholic University. The honorary doctorate recognises...
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Minister a strong voice at Transforming with the Spirit Conference
Proudly hosted by Catholic Schools NSW together with Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, 550 educators from across Australia have gathered in Leura for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
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Mount Druitt NAIDOC Week celebrations ‘a step towards Reconciliation’
The local Mount Druitt community have got up, stood up and showed up in support of their indigenous brothers and sisters at Catholic Care’s NAIDOC Week celebrations. Held on the grounds of Holy...
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Fr Frank’s Homily – 16 October 2022
Fr Frank Brennan’s Homily for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Readings: Exodus 17:8-13; Psalm 120(121); 2 Timothy 3:14 – 4:2; Luke 18:1-8 16 October 2022 In today’s gospel, Jesus tells the...
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Cardinal Parolin: Nuclear weapons threaten human existence
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, reiterates the moral imperative to eliminate nuclear weapons, and calls on all parties to respond to the nuclear threat with a collective and...
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Younger generations leading the way in opening their arms and hearts
Last month we celebrated Migrant and Refugee Sunday, an invitation to reflect on the situation faced by millions of people around the world, and how we all can make a difference in welcoming them...
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Parish Profile: The Good Shepherd Parish, Plumpton
The Good Shepherd is a parish hearing the cry of the earth and cry of the poor and whose parishioners are taking action in response. Patricia (Trish) Pacleb has been a parishioner of The Good...
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No back to school fun for child labourers
It’s that special time of the year for kids in many countries as they start heading back to school. And for those who have discovered the fun of learning, school is an adventure! But for millions of...
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A reflection for National Anti-Poverty Week
16-22 October is National Anti-Poverty Week This year, National Anti-Poverty Week has become personal. It is not something that faces others far away from us but looms in an uncertain future as a...
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Transforming with the Spirit
On the Leura ridge where their traditional lands meet, Gundungurra community member David King and Darug Elder Uncle Chris Tobin together welcomed more than 500 delegates to the Aboriginal and Torres...
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Catholic Mission celebrating World Mission Sunday with missionaries around...
World Mission Sunday will be celebrated around the world on October 23, and it is a call to all of us that we have a role to play in the great work of Mission. Catholic Mission and its international...
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Slavery and its Aftermath
Jews, Christians and Muslims confront racism and inequality Over three decades ago, I lived in a Jesuit house in Ghana overlooking the Atlantic and the fishing port of Moree. From that house, I could...
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Queensland Students lead on ecological justice at Catholic Earthcare Youth...
Catholic Earthcare Australia, a program of Caritas Australia, held a youth summit on 13 September in Far North Queensland, to bring together young people in Australian schools to promote a...
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A reflection for World Disarmament Week
24-30 October is the United Nations’ World Disarmament Week World Disarmament Week always seems to be a losing cause. That is especially so this year when we have been preoccupied with the Russian...
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Powerful reflections from Aunty Miriam Rose inspire Catholic educators
Proudly hosted by Catholic Schools NSW together with Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, 550 educators from across Australia recently gathered in Leura for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
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Religious sister writes new book on experiences of ‘valid’ refugees
While Australians know about people who arrive by boat and Nauru and Manus Island detention centres, the experience of people who apply for refugee status after they have arrived in Australia with...
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