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Serving God can be hard. For some, avoiding God is even harder. Sunday’s readings highlight two servants of the Lord from different eras. One runs away from his ministry as prophet, while the other sinks before his own identity. But when each one calls for help God listens. In...
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Lindsay Nakhoul is many things to many people. A daughter, aunt, friend, carer, catechist, retreat leader, women’s advocate, charity group organiser, colleague and more. She is also one to buck many societal trends by taking up the vocation to single life and minister to young women....
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After spending a week journeying through many sacred sites in France and Spain, our weary but excited travelers have now checked into their accommodation, collected their official WYD packs and started to mix with over 1.4 million registered pilgrims from over 151 countries....
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Homily for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 55:10-11: Psalm 65; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-9 16 July 2023 Today’s readings are full of life and promise. In the first reading from Isaiah, the rain comes down ‘watering the earth, making it yield and giving growth to provide...
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When Jesus said, “let the children come to me”, the reason was clear - “to such belongs the kingdom of Heaven” (Luke 18:16). As adults, we have a lot to learn from children – their pure faith, trust, innocence, vulnerability, desire to grow and constantly learn....
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Members of all faiths gathered in Parramatta to celebrate the 2023 Iftar dinner, co-hosted by the Diocese of Parramatta and the Columban Centre for Muslim-Christian Relations on 27 March....
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Bishop Vincent has blessed the new Australian Catholic University Library which contains a number of special Catholic collections....
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Holy Week services have begun in the Diocese of Parramatta with the beautiful Office of Tenebrae service held on Monday evening at St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta. ...
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Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent Ezekial 37:12-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 26 March 2023 In today’s gospel from John, we hear the story of the raising of Lazarus. The master story teller John is wanting us to draw comparisons with the ultimate resurrection of...