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        Antony Lawes
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        The success of the day was not just how many people showed up, but that culture was "being passed on through families", said Aunty Elaine Gordon....
      • Robert Fitzgerald AM appointed Chair of Diocese of Parramatta Safeguarding Council

        Anita Sulentic
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        The Diocese of Parramatta has appointed one of Australia's leaders in child protection and institutional governance, Robert Fitzgerald AM, as Chair of its Safeguarding Council.  ...
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        Communities around the world have raised more than AUD 2.3 million (€1.4 million) to support families recovering from the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela....
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        30/07/2026
        Mary MacKillop Place, together with the Sisters of Saint Joseph and Mary MacKillop Today, is inviting pilgrims, supporters and the wider community to celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop on Saturday, 8 August 2026....
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        Like the Kolo dance, synodality offers a means of socialization, but in the life of the church. Both require a shift from individual performance to collective harmony....
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        Anita Sulentic
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        In an interview with Andrew West of ABC Religion and Ethics, Christopher Lamb speaks about the importance of Pope Leo in an American context....
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        In a world searching for hope, a Western Sydney community of more than 130 volunteers unites to bring a message Sydney needs right now...
      • Fr Andrew Rooney’s Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

        Outlook Contributor
        28/07/2026
        In our Gospel today, we reach the end of our three-week meditation on St Matthew's chapter 13, the third of Christ's discourses on the "Kingdom parables". The first two of our parables today follow a similar pattern: something of value is found, its value surpasses all else they possess,...
      • Labourer in a field for the parable of the treasure in the field

        Fr Frank Brennan’s Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2026

        Gelina Montierro
        25/07/2026
        For the third Sunday in a row, we hear Jesus’ parables about the kingdom of heaven in Matthew Chapter 13.  This Sunday we hear the two briefest parables:  the labourer in the field who discovers a hidden treasure, and the pearl merchant who finds a pearl of great price....
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