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      • Clergy from across the Diocese took time to connect, reflect, and support one another at the recent Clergy Conference. Image: Alphonsus Fok/Diocese of Parramatta.
      • Mt Druitt Parish celebrates 60 years of faith, family, and fraternity with First Nations peoples   

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      • Clergy from across the Diocese took time to connect, reflect, and support one another at the recent Clergy Conference. Image: Alphonsus Fok/Diocese of Parramatta.

        Supporting men this Men’s Health Week 

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      • Safe Parishes Week: five years of building communities of safety, trust and care 

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      • Safe Parishes Week: five years of building communities of safety, trust and care 

        Anita Sulentic
        01/06/2026
        This week the Diocese of Parramatta marks the fifth anniversary of Safe Parishes Week from 1 – 7 June 2026 where parishes, ministries and agencies celebrate and strengthen our shared commitment to safeguarding as an essential expression of the Church’s mission. ...
      • One year after Pope Francis’s death: What remains of his pontificate?

        Outlook Contributor
        15/05/2026
        Pope Francis' greatest quality is his humility, his approachable manner, and his tireless commitment to the poor, the weak and the marginalised....
      • The importance of canon law in the life of the Church

        Outlook Contributor
        12/05/2026
        The Latin Church’s Code contains 1,752 rules, or laws, which we call canons. Those bound by these canons are baptised Catholics....
      • The wounds that reveal love, and lead us closer to God

        Outlook Contributor
        16/04/2026
        Even the greatest doubters can become the greatest believers when they encounter the risen Lord....
      • Altar of the heart: a theological reflection on ministerial priesthood

        Outlook Contributor
        15/04/2026
        Every priest is called to make his own the words from the Letter to the Ephesians, where it says: "Pray for me, that when I open my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, the right words may be given me." ...
      • Embracing the Passion of the Lord with joy

        Outlook Contributor
        30/03/2026
        This Passion Sunday narrative encourages us to bear our own pains and sufferings for the love of God and humanity, so that we can also share the pains and sufferings of others as Jesus did for humanity....
      • I don’t follow the news anymore

        Antony Lawes
        18/03/2026
        With very heavy-duty things happening in the world, it can be tempting to say ‘I don’t follow the news anymore’. Certainly, for those with young children, a constant challenge of parenting is to decide what to expose them to or keep them from. You want your children growing appropriately...
      • ‘Will the bell ever ring again?’: New video recalls Cathedral fire 30 years on 

        Outlook Contributor
        16/02/2026
        Monsignor Boyle has shared his reflections in a new video interview released to mark the 30th anniversary of the St Patrick’s Cathedral fire....
      • Reflection on the Beatitudes of a Prison Chaplain

        Outlook Contributor
        05/02/2026
        As Jesus himself heads up the mountain, I wonder what prompted him to teach his disciples these beatitudes? What did he see in the crowds, in the people around him, in his disciples that led him to such teaching?...
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