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Canon law professionals from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Kiribati, Guam, Australia and New Zealand participated in a special institute, for those who work in the Church’s tribunal ministry, at St Joseph’s Convent, Baulkham Hills from 15 May to 26 May 2017. The Institute of Tribunal Practice is a...
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From the Life, Marriage & Family Office The Shrine of the Holy Innocents at Kellyville provided a wonderful space for the families who attended the Family Sunday gathering on 23 October 2016 to explore the theme of ‘Family: An Oasis of Mercy’. With the aid of a Pilgrim Family...
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By Richard McMahon, Catholic Outlook, December 2016 Isn’t it wonderful how often after Jesus offers healing; he invites people to continue on their journey. “Pick up your mat and walk” or “Go, and sin no more.” The encounter with the God of Mercy is not an end in itself,...
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By Very Rev Paul Roberts EV, Catholic Outlook, December 2016 As Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv walked out through St Patrick’s Cathedral’s Jubilee of Mercy Holy Door for the final time on 13 November 2016, representatives of parish and school communities in the Diocese of Parramatta walked ahead of...
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A new Mercy-ing App has been developed to enable people to continue with daily inspiration and reflection to support the movement of contemplation and action in the everyday. The original app, prepared for the Year of Mercy, is now an integral part of the lives of thousands of people...
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By Sr Louise McKeogh FMA, Catholic Outlook, December 2016 Two gatherings at Australian Catholic University’s campuses at Strathfield on 10 November 2016 and North Sydney on 11 November 2016 were an opportunity to listen to and dialogue with Columban priest and eco-theologian Fr Sean McDonagh SSC. He spoke of caring for creation and bringing Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ (On Care for Our Common Home) to life within the...
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During the Year of Mercy, which will end on 20 November 2016, Pope Francis called for a more merciful and inclusive Church in “which we are all called to give consolation to each man and each woman of our time”. In response, the relics of our diocesan patron, St...
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Homily given by Most Rev Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta Holy Mass of Mary, Queen and Mother of Mercy, Year C, with the Mercy Cross and Relics at Mt Schoenstatt, Mulgoa, Saturday 5 November 2016. Dear friends in Christ, St Peter said to Jesus in a state...
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Bishop Vincent has today celebrated Mass for prisoners in John Morony Correctional Complex. In a moving Mass, which gathered around 50 prisoners and staff, Bishop Vincent read from the Gospel according to Matthew 25:31-46. “I was in prison and you came to visit me.” (Matthew 25:36) Today we remember all prisoners, including...
Canon law professionals from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Kiribati, Guam, Australia and New Zealand participated in a special institute, for those who work in the Church’s tribunal ministry, at St Joseph’s Convent, Baulkham Hills from 15 May to 26 May 2017. The Institute of Tribunal Practice is a...
From the Life, Marriage & Family Office The Shrine of the Holy Innocents at Kellyville provided a wonderful space for the families who attended the Family Sunday gathering on 23 October 2016 to explore the theme of ‘Family: An Oasis of Mercy’. With the aid of a Pilgrim Family...
By Richard McMahon, Catholic Outlook, December 2016 Isn’t it wonderful how often after Jesus offers healing; he invites people to continue on their journey. “Pick up your mat and walk” or “Go, and sin no more.” The encounter with the God of Mercy is not an end in itself,...
By Very Rev Paul Roberts EV, Catholic Outlook, December 2016 As Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv walked out through St Patrick’s Cathedral’s Jubilee of Mercy Holy Door for the final time on 13 November 2016, representatives of parish and school communities in the Diocese of Parramatta walked ahead of...
A new Mercy-ing App has been developed to enable people to continue with daily inspiration and reflection to support the movement of contemplation and action in the everyday. The original app, prepared for the Year of Mercy, is now an integral part of the lives of thousands of people...
By Sr Louise McKeogh FMA, Catholic Outlook, December 2016 Two gatherings at Australian Catholic University’s campuses at Strathfield on 10 November 2016 and North Sydney on 11 November 2016 were an opportunity to listen to and dialogue with Columban priest and eco-theologian Fr Sean McDonagh SSC. He spoke of caring for creation and bringing Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ (On Care for Our Common Home) to life within the...
During the Year of Mercy, which will end on 20 November 2016, Pope Francis called for a more merciful and inclusive Church in “which we are all called to give consolation to each man and each woman of our time”. In response, the relics of our diocesan patron, St...
Homily given by Most Rev Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta Holy Mass of Mary, Queen and Mother of Mercy, Year C, with the Mercy Cross and Relics at Mt Schoenstatt, Mulgoa, Saturday 5 November 2016. Dear friends in Christ, St Peter said to Jesus in a state...
Bishop Vincent has today celebrated Mass for prisoners in John Morony Correctional Complex. In a moving Mass, which gathered around 50 prisoners and staff, Bishop Vincent read from the Gospel according to Matthew 25:31-46. “I was in prison and you came to visit me.” (Matthew 25:36) Today we remember all prisoners, including...