Richard McMahon

  • Working together: we know what we mean, don’t we?

    It is one of the catchphrases of any sporting team, community or organisation: “We all need to work together!” Our Church often employs the word collaboration, but what are we talking about? Loughlan Sofield ST and Carroll Juliano SHCJ have offered much wisdom on this topic, and are recognised...
  • How are we planning to be a light for the world in 2016?

    The pastoral planning wraparound cover on the February 2016 issue of our diocesan magazine, Catholic Outlook, features an explorer venturing through a cave, perhaps in the Blue Mountains. A new year can seem a little like venturing into a dark cave, unsure of where we are heading, and if...
  • Can You Spot Yourself at the Manger?

    Somewhere behind the decorations box and the special presents bought early and stored carefully away for Christmas (which we will no doubt be unable to locate in time), lurk the figures from the nativity scene. There they perch, maybe appearing a little chipped and worn, maybe a little dusty,...
  • Living our mission to serve

    Richard McMahon, Deputy Chair of the Australian Catholic Council for Lay Pastoral Ministry, recently chatted with Aoife Connors at ACBC Communications about his work as a pastoral associate and his role on the Council. How did you get involved in lay pastoral ministry? Are there challenges to getting involved? In the mid...
  • How do we grow our faith and share our faith?

    When I share with my friends my new job title, I am often greeted with a quizzical expression. The world of pastoral planning can be perceived as far removed from everyday life. However, as a husband, father, soccer coach and parish youth group leader, and having worked both in...
  • How may I serve you in living God’s mission of love?

    I am delighted to begin my journey with you in your service of God and our shared mission (having commenced 28 September 2015). I am married with four children, and served for over 25 years in parishes as a pastoral associate, adult faith coordinator and most recently as Director of Parish...
  • New Director has Faith In Our Future

    The Diocese of Parramatta has appointed Mr Richard McMahon as the new Director of Pastoral Planning and Implementation. Richard comes to the Diocese of Parramatta from the Diocese of Wollongong where he has spent the past ten years, most recently as Director of Parish Services. Prior to that, Richard...