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As a young girl growing up in Bondi just after the Second World War, there were two things that loomed large in Sr Ailsa Mackinnon’s life – her tight-knit Catholic family and the beach....
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A new Catholic Church has been built in Uganda with money donated by a parish in the Diocese of Parramatta – and a priest from the parish was there to help celebrate its blessing. ...
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This article is the first in our series on religious communities that minister in the Diocese of Parramatta. These communities – whether they are running a parish, or a school, or an aged care facility, or a youth centre – give our Diocese a richness of faith experience...
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The pioneering work of religious congregations who came to Parramatta in the early days of the colony – and who contributed to the area being known as the ‘cradle of Catholicism’ – has been recognised with the unveiling of a new heritage trail and website. Sponsored by the...
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Fr Chris del Rosario has always loved the way Catholic Mass was celebrated. But it wasn’t until he joined the seminary and started learning about the history and meaning behind the different parts of the Mass that he developed a real passion for liturgy. “Fr Peter Williams was...
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A leading safeguarding advocate from the Diocese of Parramatta is heading to Rome to take part in the annual International Safeguarding Conference (ISC) in June, which this year will have a strengths-based focus on the safety of women, “Women of Faith, Women of Strength”. Ballina Gee, a founding...
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Fr Alan Layt is savouring his final days of active ministry in the Parish of Rooty Hill before he starts his new season of life. The beloved Parish Priest of St Aidan’s Catholic Parish is retiring with a heavy but extremely grateful heart, after celebrating 29 years since...
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On 1 June, Fr Jack Elkazzi will step into the role of Administrator at St Thomas Aquinas Parish, Springwood, almost two and a half years after he was ordained a priest. His is one of a dozen new clerical appointments made by Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv in the...
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A Mass that brings together the many African Catholic communities in Sydney will be held in Parramatta on Sunday, 18 May. This Mass was first held at St Patrick’s Church in Blacktown in 2016 to commemorate Africa Day, after a group of African priests in the Diocese of Parramatta...
As a young girl growing up in Bondi just after the Second World War, there were two things that loomed large in Sr Ailsa Mackinnon’s life – her tight-knit Catholic family and the beach....
A new Catholic Church has been built in Uganda with money donated by a parish in the Diocese of Parramatta – and a priest from the parish was there to help celebrate its blessing. ...
This article is the first in our series on religious communities that minister in the Diocese of Parramatta. These communities – whether they are running a parish, or a school, or an aged care facility, or a youth centre – give our Diocese a richness of faith experience...
The pioneering work of religious congregations who came to Parramatta in the early days of the colony – and who contributed to the area being known as the ‘cradle of Catholicism’ – has been recognised with the unveiling of a new heritage trail and website. Sponsored by the...
Fr Chris del Rosario has always loved the way Catholic Mass was celebrated. But it wasn’t until he joined the seminary and started learning about the history and meaning behind the different parts of the Mass that he developed a real passion for liturgy. “Fr Peter Williams was...
A leading safeguarding advocate from the Diocese of Parramatta is heading to Rome to take part in the annual International Safeguarding Conference (ISC) in June, which this year will have a strengths-based focus on the safety of women, “Women of Faith, Women of Strength”. Ballina Gee, a founding...
Fr Alan Layt is savouring his final days of active ministry in the Parish of Rooty Hill before he starts his new season of life. The beloved Parish Priest of St Aidan’s Catholic Parish is retiring with a heavy but extremely grateful heart, after celebrating 29 years since...
On 1 June, Fr Jack Elkazzi will step into the role of Administrator at St Thomas Aquinas Parish, Springwood, almost two and a half years after he was ordained a priest. His is one of a dozen new clerical appointments made by Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv in the...
A Mass that brings together the many African Catholic communities in Sydney will be held in Parramatta on Sunday, 18 May. This Mass was first held at St Patrick’s Church in Blacktown in 2016 to commemorate Africa Day, after a group of African priests in the Diocese of Parramatta...