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      • A journey home: the grace of RCIA at Holy Spirit Parish

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      • A journey home: the grace of RCIA at Holy Spirit Parish

        Outlook Contributor
        14/04/2026
        For the first time in many years, the parish is witnessing a large number of people courageously responding to God’s invitation to enter more deeply into the life of the Church....
      • Why Ella was one of a record number of catechumens to join our Catholic family in 2026

        Antony Lawes
        20/03/2026
        She didn’t know it at the time but Ella Wilson’s path to becoming a Catholic began one night in 2025, on the side of the road, waiting for her broken-down car to be towed away....
      • Never mind the blarney: why St Patrick means so much to our Diocese

        Antony Lawes
        17/03/2026
          St Patrick’s Day might be a day to celebrate Irish culture, but it has an added significance in the Diocese of Parramatta, where our cathedral, two of our parish churches at Blacktown and Guildford, and several schools are named after the famous saint. And as the Diocese celebrates...
      • New group of seminarians from Timor-Leste set to become the first of many

        Antony Lawes
        16/03/2026
        The number of new seminarians in the Diocese has swelled considerably this year with the arrival of five aspiring priests from the tiny country of Timor-Leste. ...
      • A sacred intersection as many faiths break bread at annual Iftar Dinner in Parramatta

        Outlook Contributor
        11/03/2026
        The heart of Western Sydney beat with a singular rhythm of grace on the evening of 24 February, as the region’s many faiths came together to listen to others and celebrate what unites them.  ...
      • Answering the Call: 10 new seminarians welcomed to the Holy Spirit Seminary

        Outlook Contributor
        10/03/2026
        The Diocese of Parramatta marked a joyful beginning to the academic year at the Holy Spirit Seminary Commencement Mass held on 22 February 2026 at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta.  ...
      • St Josephine Bakhita: inspiring agents of change in the world

        Outlook Contributor
        23/02/2026
        On the Feast of St Josephine Bakhita, celebrated on 8 February, we are called to walk gently with those on the margins as we enter the season of Lent. ...
      • ‘In Sto Niño we are one’: Filipino Catholics celebrate feast of Christ child

        Outlook Contributor
        04/02/2026
        To mark the Feast of the Christ Child in January, the Filipino Catholic community of Western Sydney came together in joyous unity to honour Señor Santo Niño during the vibrant Sinulog festival. ...
      • 40 Years of Witnessing: Antioch in Plumpton

        Outlook Contributor
        24/12/2025
        Sounds of music, laughter and joy filled the church at Good Shepherd Parish, Plumpton, as they commemorated 40 years of the parish’s Antioch youth movement on Sunday 16 November...
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