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For the third Sunday in a row, we hear Jesus’ parables about the kingdom of heaven in Matthew Chapter 13. This Sunday we hear the two briefest parables: the labourer in the field who discovers a hidden treasure, and the pearl merchant who finds a pearl of great price....
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Marriage Preparation is a requirement for couples seeking to marry in the Catholic Church - an invitation to understand what the vows actually mean before they are spoken....
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It gives me great joy to celebrate this fiesta of St Joseph with you, the Filipino faithful by birth and by adoption. I am proud of the fact that we have perhaps the largest concentration of Australian Catholics of Filipino heritage in the country. If you were an eparchy,...
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For the Diocese of Parramatta, this Jubilee Year of Hope became an invitation to walk together as synodal people and a call to experience God’s mercy through sacramental repentance and spiritual renewal....
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Across the Diocese of Parramatta, small groups of parishioners gather quietly in meeting rooms, church offices, and homes to serve. These parish-based groups, known as St Vincent de Paul Society conferences, are the heartbeat of Vinnies’ mission at a local level – bringing Christ’s love to people in...
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The spirit of synodality has come alive for Year 5 students at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Baulkham Hills, who reflected on what it means to ‘walk together’ as Church – a journey that the people of God in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains are embracing...
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Bishop Vincent’s Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Living in vulnerability and trusting in God's transformative power
27 July 2025...
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The Word of God focuses on the mission of the Church as the expression of the living power of the risen Jesus. The Ascension marks a watershed moment for his disciples. There is no idle looking up at the sky as he is withdrawn from them. Rather, as the...
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Deep listening has become a familiar and valued practice across the Diocese of Parramatta, and at St Thomas Aquinas Parish, Springwood, it’s now taking even deeper root. As part of their efforts to shape a new Parish Pastoral Plan, the parish’s Pastoral Council and parish administrator, Fr Chris del Rosario,...
For the third Sunday in a row, we hear Jesus’ parables about the kingdom of heaven in Matthew Chapter 13. This Sunday we hear the two briefest parables: the labourer in the field who discovers a hidden treasure, and the pearl merchant who finds a pearl of great price....
Marriage Preparation is a requirement for couples seeking to marry in the Catholic Church - an invitation to understand what the vows actually mean before they are spoken....
It gives me great joy to celebrate this fiesta of St Joseph with you, the Filipino faithful by birth and by adoption. I am proud of the fact that we have perhaps the largest concentration of Australian Catholics of Filipino heritage in the country. If you were an eparchy,...
For the Diocese of Parramatta, this Jubilee Year of Hope became an invitation to walk together as synodal people and a call to experience God’s mercy through sacramental repentance and spiritual renewal....
Across the Diocese of Parramatta, small groups of parishioners gather quietly in meeting rooms, church offices, and homes to serve. These parish-based groups, known as St Vincent de Paul Society conferences, are the heartbeat of Vinnies’ mission at a local level – bringing Christ’s love to people in...
The spirit of synodality has come alive for Year 5 students at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Baulkham Hills, who reflected on what it means to ‘walk together’ as Church – a journey that the people of God in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains are embracing...
Bishop Vincent’s Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Living in vulnerability and trusting in God's transformative power 27 July 2025...
The Word of God focuses on the mission of the Church as the expression of the living power of the risen Jesus. The Ascension marks a watershed moment for his disciples. There is no idle looking up at the sky as he is withdrawn from them. Rather, as the...
Deep listening has become a familiar and valued practice across the Diocese of Parramatta, and at St Thomas Aquinas Parish, Springwood, it’s now taking even deeper root. As part of their efforts to shape a new Parish Pastoral Plan, the parish’s Pastoral Council and parish administrator, Fr Chris del Rosario,...