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The peace of the Risen Christ be with you! In this Easter season of 2026, we are all living in very troubled, wounded times. With so much conflict, violence and entrenched hatred, we might even be tempted to occasionally lament: Where is our God?...
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Palm Sunday provides us with a true antidote to the reciprocal violence. It galvanises us to transformative action, for it gives us a glimpse of the victory of love over hatred and life over death. It was God's unconditional love in Jesus that brought about the victory of peace....
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It gives me great joy to celebrate this fiesta of St Joseph with you, the Filipino faithful by birth and by adoption. I am proud of the fact that we have perhaps the largest concentration of Australian Catholics of Filipino heritage in the country. If you were an eparchy,...
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Some of us might be familiar with a TV series called the Irish Peaky Blinders. It is about a fictional crime family operating in Birmingham just after World War 1. Peaky blinders refer to the sartorial elegance of the criminals but also their unusual method. They were known to...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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It is a very distressful and devastating time for many people on account of the escalating war in the Middle East. The other day, I came across a lady sitting by the statue of Our Lady in the Cathedral. She was sobbing uncontrollably. Upon inquiry, she told me that...
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How can one be secure with insecurity? It makes as much sense as Jesus' saying, "whoever loses his life for my sake will find it". Nevertheless, it contains a powerful Christian paradox and the kernel of the Gospel....
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Bishop Vincent with Vietnamese Catholics welcomed the Lunar New Year, known as Tết with a Solemn Mass celebrated at The Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Plumpton....