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      • Book review: Saint Augustine on Listening, Humility and Unity: The Augustinian Root of Pope Leo XIV, by Fr Joseph Lam

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      • 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?...
      • Catholic Care’s Mamre homestead a place of rest for First Nations artefacts

        Belinda Gadd
        30/01/2026
        Catholic Care’s Mamre homestead in Orchard Hills became a place of reburial and rest for Aboriginal artefacts uncovered during an archaeological dig by Transport for NSW ahead of roadworks along Mamre Road. ...
      • New resource encourages transformation for Our Common Home

        Outlook Contributor
        28/01/2026
        A new group resource focusing on ecological conversion and integral ecology offers a personal and relational transformative journey for those seeking spiritual enrichment...
      • School kids take charge of new school prayer using a synodal process

        Anita Sulentic
        08/12/2025
        St Monica's Primary School, North Parramatta, have refreshed their school prayer, undertaking a synodal process of listening, writing and reflection to engage as much of the school community as possible....
      • Schools commit to advancing reconciliation 

        Outlook Contributor
        07/10/2025
        A Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is a strategic commitment made to support reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. It offers a framework for building respectful partnerships, embedding cultural knowledge, and generating opportunities that promote a culturally safe and welcoming environment.  ...
      • Catholic Care memorial service remembers lost loved ones 

        Outlook Contributor
        18/09/2025
        Catholic Care Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains recently partnered with White Lady Funerals, hosted a memorial service at Mamre House and Farm, Orchard Hills, bringing together nearly 20 families and friends who have lost a loved one, including those lost to suicide. ...
      • Artwork exhibited as part of the Kids Voices Art Competition. Image: Alphonsus Fok/Diocese of Parramatta.

        New Child Safe Resources Hub available for National Child Protection Week 

        Belinda Gadd
        09/09/2025
        This National Child Protection Week (7–13 September 2025), the Diocese of Parramatta is reaffirming its commitment to care, safety, and healing within the Church. As part of this commitment, the Diocese has launched a new Child Safe Resources Hub and appointed a Healing and Support Counsellor to provide additional...
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