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  • Bishop Vincent distributes ashes to parishioners on Ash Wednesday at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta. Image: Alphonsus Fok/Diocese of Parramatta.
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  • Sudanese and South Sudanese community honours St Josephine Bakhita at St Patrick's Church Blacktown, 2024. Image: Alphonsus Fok/Diocese of Parramatta.
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        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. ...
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        From finding housing and schools to offering friendship and hope, volunteers from seven parishes across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains are quietly transforming the lives of newly arrived refugee families.  ...
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        Antony Lawes
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        Outlook Contributor
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        Scriptures this Sunday provide us with a valuable lesson of finding hope in despair, discovering strength in vulnerability and discerning God’s way in the unexpected. ...
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        Outlook Contributor
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        Be The Witness – The Musical, an inspiring initiative of Mary, Queen of the Family Parish Blacktown, is gaining momentum at the parish and beyond, as vocal auditions and chorus rehearsals kick off, marking an important milestone in bringing uplifting experience to life. ...
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        Outlook Contributor
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        16 January 2026 marks the Feast of St Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Sri Lanka and Kanara (India). On this day, we honour his life and witness – a life of courage and missionary zeal that sustained the Catholic Church amid persecution. ...
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