2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (385+ words) RCIA Seminars for parish coordinators: Final session on 5 August Get #Active4Vocations: Spur on Bishop Vincent and our Holy Spirit Seminarians Vespers of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop with Diocesan Awards: 7 August From stories to solidarity – A table talk on Homelessness:…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (636+ words) Young people across the Diocese of Parramatta are being invited to embark on a life-changing pilgrimage, with Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta encouraging them to join the diocesan journey to the 17th International World Youth Day in August…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1283+ words) Pope Leo XIV went on vacation to Castel Gandolfo, but the Church continues to make headlines or, even better, to capture the attention of astute observers. On July 14, New York Times columnist Ezra Klein published a 100-minute podcast interview with…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (730+ words) To better appraise the extent and gravity of what is going on in the Anglophone Cameroon, the historical background to the conflict will given, then a description of the jarring present realities of this seemingly overlooked crisis will be discussed,…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (692+ words) For more than a century, the Catholic community of Baulkham Hills has been shaped by faith, sacrifice and an enduring sense of belonging. Their story stretches back to 1848, when the original stone church of St Michael’s was built on land…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (604+ words) Her healing experience gives Mary personal authority. In this second movement, she is living evidence of Jesus’ capacity to free us. The woman that we meet in the Gospels knows there is a radical difference between life before Jesus and…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (279+ words) St Angela’s Primary Castle Hill marked a significant milestone on Tuesday 28 April with the official opening and blessing of its new buildings and facilities, presided over by Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv. The new learning spaces represent an exciting future…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (428+ words) On the surface, this would indeed seem to indicate that most people are not taking the road that leads to heaven but are taking the road that leads to hell. Are most of us going to hell? Is this what’s…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (635+ words) Catholic Outlook The Pope always speaks as a Shepherd Pope Paul VI explained this well in his address on October 4, 1965, to the United Nations General Assembly: “This gathering,” he said, “as you are all well aware, has a twofold nature:…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (283+ words) From supporting migrants and refugees, to giving local families and others a hand-up when times are tough, parishes, school communities and local agencies across the Diocese continue to live out the vision of the Diocese’s Pastoral Plan, fostering communities of…...