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Pope Francis and the challenge of being church today Ann D Clark Lecture delivered by Most Rev Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, Evan Theatre, Penrith Panthers, 18 August 2016 Part 2: Launch into deeper waters I have a particular interest in the biblical experience of the exile. My personal...
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Posted on 26 August 2016 In this Year of Mercy, with many newly arrived migrants and refugees in Australia, we must enact a culture of encounter, welcome and acceptance in practical, personal and communal ways, says Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv. Speaking ahead of World Day of...
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The relics of St Mary MacKillop and Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata accompanied by a 3.7m high wooden Mercy Cross commenced their three-month journey through Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains on Monday 8 August. For all the images from the evening click here or scroll through the pictures below. The...
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Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv DD STL, Bishop of Parramatta Homily for the Solemnity of St Mary of the Cross with the beginning of the Way of Mercy, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta 08 August 2016 Dear friends, Today, together as a diocesan family, we launch the Way...
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MEDIA RELEASE 05082016 – Way of Mercy When: Starts Monday 8 August 2016 from 10am till noon Where: St Patrick’s Cathedral and Prince Alfred Square, Parramatta Pope Francis has called for a more merciful and inclusive church in “which we are all called to give consolation to each man...
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Posted on 7 July 2016 A joyous gathering of parish representatives from across the Diocese of Parramatta took place at St Patrick’s Cathedral precinct on Saturday 2 July to prepare for the Way of Mercy, a diocesan-wide initiative in the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Parishes and schools, religious congregations,...
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Posted on 30 June 2016 By Richard McMahon, Catholic Outlook, July 2016 Momentum is building for the Way of Mercy, involving the journey of the Mercy Cross and Relics around the Diocese of Parramatta from August through to November. We are grateful to everyone who has already engaged in...
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By Richard McMahon, Catholic Outlook, June 2016 The Cross continues to attract people of all ages and backgrounds, focusing us on the heart of our faith: the life, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. In this Year of Mercy, what better symbol to celebrate within our diocesan...
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Posted on 6 June 2016 PROCLAIM 2016 is a conference on the New Evangelisation organised and hosted on behalf of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference by the Diocese of Broken Bay from 1-3 September 2016. Early bird registrations are open until 27 June (three-day conference only). Building on conferences...
Pope Francis and the challenge of being church today Ann D Clark Lecture delivered by Most Rev Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, Evan Theatre, Penrith Panthers, 18 August 2016 Part 2: Launch into deeper waters I have a particular interest in the biblical experience of the exile. My personal...
Posted on 26 August 2016 In this Year of Mercy, with many newly arrived migrants and refugees in Australia, we must enact a culture of encounter, welcome and acceptance in practical, personal and communal ways, says Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv. Speaking ahead of World Day of...
The relics of St Mary MacKillop and Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata accompanied by a 3.7m high wooden Mercy Cross commenced their three-month journey through Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains on Monday 8 August. For all the images from the evening click here or scroll through the pictures below. The...
Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv DD STL, Bishop of Parramatta Homily for the Solemnity of St Mary of the Cross with the beginning of the Way of Mercy, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta 08 August 2016 Dear friends, Today, together as a diocesan family, we launch the Way...
MEDIA RELEASE 05082016 – Way of Mercy When: Starts Monday 8 August 2016 from 10am till noon Where: St Patrick’s Cathedral and Prince Alfred Square, Parramatta Pope Francis has called for a more merciful and inclusive church in “which we are all called to give consolation to each man...
Posted on 7 July 2016 A joyous gathering of parish representatives from across the Diocese of Parramatta took place at St Patrick’s Cathedral precinct on Saturday 2 July to prepare for the Way of Mercy, a diocesan-wide initiative in the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Parishes and schools, religious congregations,...
Posted on 30 June 2016 By Richard McMahon, Catholic Outlook, July 2016 Momentum is building for the Way of Mercy, involving the journey of the Mercy Cross and Relics around the Diocese of Parramatta from August through to November. We are grateful to everyone who has already engaged in...
By Richard McMahon, Catholic Outlook, June 2016 The Cross continues to attract people of all ages and backgrounds, focusing us on the heart of our faith: the life, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. In this Year of Mercy, what better symbol to celebrate within our diocesan...
Posted on 6 June 2016 PROCLAIM 2016 is a conference on the New Evangelisation organised and hosted on behalf of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference by the Diocese of Broken Bay from 1-3 September 2016. Early bird registrations are open until 27 June (three-day conference only). Building on conferences...