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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...
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On Tuesday evening, 28 February 2023, almost 1,000 people packed-out the Morley Centre in Westmead for a pre-election Assembly with NSW Treasurer Matt Kean (LP), Shadow Treasurer Daniel Mookhey (ALP) and Greens MP Jenny Leong. With the NSW State Election taking place on Saturday 25 March, the Sydney...
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Homily for the 1st Sunday of Lent Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Psalm 50; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 26 February 2023 Listen at https://soundcloud.com/frank-brennan-6/homily-26223 On Wednesday, we started our 40-day Lenten observance in preparation for Easter. The palms from last year’s Palm Sunday had been burnt. The ashes were blessed...
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A powerful coalition of national religious and ethno-religious organisations has sent a joint open letter to all federal parliamentarians today, calling on politicians to cooperate across political divides in support of the upcoming Voice referendum....
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Ahead of next week's Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO) gathering, Catholic Outlook spoke to Sister Carmel Pilcher RSJ from Lapstone in the Diocese of Parramatta, who is helping organise the event. ...