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Holy Saturday is a day of rest, of silence. Even God—or especially God, it seems—was silent that day. ...
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Holy Thursday marks a liturgical threshold—a moment suspended between love and betrayal, intimacy and abandonment, service and sacrifice. This year, I crossed that threshold in an unexpected place: a prison chapel, where I accompanied Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, as he celebrated a Holy Thursday...
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Tenebrae might initially seem like a distant monastic rite – steeped in symbolism but removed from contemporary spiritual life. Yet within the walls of the Cathedral, its impact was immediate and profound, providing a deeply moving encounter with the Passion of Christ. ...
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While the other Evangelists mention women at a distance, it is John alone who notes that the women—Mary, his mother; her sister, Mary the wife of Clopas; and Mary from Magdala were standing near the cross, perhaps under the cross. And they were courageous, and they stood there because...
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Two thousand years ago, the beloved disciple standing near the Cross was John. But today, on Good Friday, as we gather to venerate the Cross, the beloved disciple standing near the Cross is you and me. We are now the beloved disciple, the one Jesus loves....
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A large crowd of palm-waving worshippers, including women wearing saris, thronged Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in Quakers Hill, in the Diocese of Parramatta, on Palm Sunday to commemorate Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem. ...
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The Church remembers Christ’s suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus in a spiritual and sacramental way during Holy Week and the Easter Triduum, but some people actually experience the Passion in a tangible and personal way in their very lives. Among them are members of the immigrant and refugee...
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As Easter approaches, we’re invited once again into a season of renewal – a time to pause, to reflect, and to reconnect with what matters most. For girls aged 11-18, the Girls Day Out at Mount Schoenstatt Shrine and Retreat Centre offers just that kind of space. ...
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On Saturday the 15 March 2025, close to 300 young people participated in LIFTED Sports Day. Despite the intense heat on the day, parishes and communities from all over Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains came together to compete in a round robin tournament of touch footy, volleyball, basketball...
Holy Saturday is a day of rest, of silence. Even God—or especially God, it seems—was silent that day. ...
Holy Thursday marks a liturgical threshold—a moment suspended between love and betrayal, intimacy and abandonment, service and sacrifice. This year, I crossed that threshold in an unexpected place: a prison chapel, where I accompanied Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, as he celebrated a Holy Thursday...
Tenebrae might initially seem like a distant monastic rite – steeped in symbolism but removed from contemporary spiritual life. Yet within the walls of the Cathedral, its impact was immediate and profound, providing a deeply moving encounter with the Passion of Christ. ...
While the other Evangelists mention women at a distance, it is John alone who notes that the women—Mary, his mother; her sister, Mary the wife of Clopas; and Mary from Magdala were standing near the cross, perhaps under the cross. And they were courageous, and they stood there because...
Two thousand years ago, the beloved disciple standing near the Cross was John. But today, on Good Friday, as we gather to venerate the Cross, the beloved disciple standing near the Cross is you and me. We are now the beloved disciple, the one Jesus loves....
A large crowd of palm-waving worshippers, including women wearing saris, thronged Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in Quakers Hill, in the Diocese of Parramatta, on Palm Sunday to commemorate Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem. ...
The Church remembers Christ’s suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus in a spiritual and sacramental way during Holy Week and the Easter Triduum, but some people actually experience the Passion in a tangible and personal way in their very lives. Among them are members of the immigrant and refugee...
As Easter approaches, we’re invited once again into a season of renewal – a time to pause, to reflect, and to reconnect with what matters most. For girls aged 11-18, the Girls Day Out at Mount Schoenstatt Shrine and Retreat Centre offers just that kind of space. ...
On Saturday the 15 March 2025, close to 300 young people participated in LIFTED Sports Day. Despite the intense heat on the day, parishes and communities from all over Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains came together to compete in a round robin tournament of touch footy, volleyball, basketball...