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Cardinal George Pell’s Requiem Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney (St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney Youtube) Cardinal George Pell’s requiem Mass Thousands of mourners packed Sydney’s ...
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Bamboozled, Disorientated, Confused
St. Hilary of Poitiers (310-367): Everything is lavished as a gift by the Father, from the origins of life up to the ability of enjoying ... Read More
Bi-Context
Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge observes, ‘A text without a context is a pretext.’ Brendan Byrne SJ, author of Lifting the Burden (2004), gives the bi-context of the Sermon on the Mount ... Read More
From That Moment
Our good friend George T. Montague alerts us to the key links in the Gospel of Matthew: Matthew 4:17 and Matthew 16:21 employ the phrase, ... Read More
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Michael Lee awarded an OAM: ‘So many others in education are worthy of that kind of pat on the back’
St Mary MacKillop College principal, Mr Michael Lee OAM, When Michael Lee walked in to teach his first class, armed with little more than enthusiasm, ... Read More
Requiem Mass scheduled for ‘outstanding priest’ Fr Neville Drinkwater OAM
Fr Neville Drinkwater OAM He was an outstanding priest, according to Archbishop Christopher Prowse, a much-loved parish priest, mentor, and friend. Fr Neville Drinkwater OAM ... Read More
Milestone celebrations for Cathedral and Archdiocese
View looking north from Franklin Street of the front and left side of a large church built of pale bricks. In the distance can be ... Read More
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Statement on the Death of Cardinal George Pell
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, President, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Archbishop Timothy Costelloe It was with great sadness that I learned of the unexpected death of ... Read More
Church renews focus on domestic and family violence
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s statement on domestic and family violence will be a focus of an online event next week to mark the International ... Read More
A prayer before each call
Caroline O’Shannassy: the Terrigal parishioner and Lifeline volunteer relies on the power of prayer to enable her to help others in their darkest moments. Photo: ... Read More
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Letter from Benedict XVI reveals the ‘central motive’ for his resignation, biographer says
According to papal biographer Peter Seewald, chronic insomnia ultimately led to Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to resign in ... Read More
World’s oldest person, Sister André, dies at 118
Sister André FRENCH nun Sister André, the world’s oldest person, has died in her retirement home in Toulon, ... Read More
Scenes from the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Archbishop Georg Gänswein (right), the longtime personal secretary for Benedict XVI, kneels to kiss the book of the ... Read More