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      • LIFTED GO inspires students to put faith into action for a more just society

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        The experience reinforced an important message from the day: social justice is not simply something to learn about, but something to be lived through everyday actions....
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        19/09/2026
        We Australians hate queue jumpers. Everyone should wait their turn. Everyone should wait in order. It’s only fair. At the bread shop or the coffee shop, everyone knows to take their place. In the migration queue, we know there is a case for separate...
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        First-class Relic of St Carlo Acutis to visit Parramatta Cathedral

        Antony Lawes
        17/09/2026
        A major relic of the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, St Carlo Acutis, will visit St Patrick’s Cathedral as part of a months-long tour of the country....
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        The gathering of Muslims and Christians enjoying food and conversation together was a foretaste of the Kingdom, when peoples from all nations will be gathered together in peace and harmony in God’s presence....
      • Deacon Paul Tran’s Homily for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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        14/09/2026
        We often hear the message of the Two Commandments of Love: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind; then love your neighbor as yourself" (Mt 22:37)...
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        Alfie Ramirez
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        The special day brought together parishioners, family, friends and a large gathering of Jesuit priests who travelled from across Australia to concelebrate the Mass....
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        11/09/2026
        As part of our commitment to Safeguarding, the Diocese recognises that the road to healing is a long one that requires dedicated resourcing and support. Lorena Portocarrero is the Diocese’s Healing and Support Counsellor. She sat with us to describe her work....
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        Anita Sulentic
        10/09/2026
        More than 200 people packed St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall, Parramatta, on 26 August to hear Gerard O’Connell and Elisabetta Piqué, both long-time Vatican journalists, deliver their public lecture, From Francis to Leo: An Insider’s Account of an Historic Papal Transition....
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