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We are on the eve of the new year and Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be the Jubilee Year. Encouraging us to use this milestone occasion to work towards a new world where peace and justice reign, he spoke of "a jubilee for our Mother Earth, disfigured by...
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We have gathered to celebrate one of most important feasts in our Christian calendar. Amidst all the things that we do: shopping, exchanging gifts, decorating our homes, spending time with our loved ones, hosting lunches and dinners etc.. there is a need for us to reclaim the spirit of...
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Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv DD STL, Bishop of Parramatta Homily for Christmas Night Readings: Isaiah 9:1-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20 EMBRACING THE SELF-EMPTYING GOD THE EMMANUEL MANIFESTS Dear brothers and sisters, “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light”. Even as...
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We live in a world where strength is often measured in terms of huge forces, big numbers, power to dominate others etc… Joseph Stalin was once cautioned by Winston Churchill to give weight to the Pope’s opinion in world affairs. The communist leader was at the height of his...
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Bishop Vincent's Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Advent 2024
Called to a life and spirituality of companionship and empowerment...
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Advent is a time of reflection, a kind of spiritual wilderness in which John lived and Jesus himself was led by the Spirit of God at the beginning of his public ministry. It is a time of extricating oneself from the unnecessary trappings of life and focussing on that...
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Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Homily for the Opening of the November Plenary of Bishops, organised by the ACBC....
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The kingdom vision of Jesus guides us as we endeavour to be a collective witness against the politics of fear and the economy of exclusion. May we enact this vision individually and as a Body of Christ by lives built on love, pivoted to justice and animated by mercy....
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The Word of God today speaks to us about the God of surprises. It challenges us to broaden our minds, widen our horizons, enlarge our hearts and stretch our capacity to love. We need to be alert and open to God’s saving grace even in the most unlikely places...
We are on the eve of the new year and Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be the Jubilee Year. Encouraging us to use this milestone occasion to work towards a new world where peace and justice reign, he spoke of "a jubilee for our Mother Earth, disfigured by...
We have gathered to celebrate one of most important feasts in our Christian calendar. Amidst all the things that we do: shopping, exchanging gifts, decorating our homes, spending time with our loved ones, hosting lunches and dinners etc.. there is a need for us to reclaim the spirit of...
Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv DD STL, Bishop of Parramatta Homily for Christmas Night Readings: Isaiah 9:1-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20 EMBRACING THE SELF-EMPTYING GOD THE EMMANUEL MANIFESTS Dear brothers and sisters, “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light”. Even as...
We live in a world where strength is often measured in terms of huge forces, big numbers, power to dominate others etc… Joseph Stalin was once cautioned by Winston Churchill to give weight to the Pope’s opinion in world affairs. The communist leader was at the height of his...
Bishop Vincent's Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Advent 2024 Called to a life and spirituality of companionship and empowerment...
Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Homily for the Opening of the November Plenary of Bishops, organised by the ACBC....
The kingdom vision of Jesus guides us as we endeavour to be a collective witness against the politics of fear and the economy of exclusion. May we enact this vision individually and as a Body of Christ by lives built on love, pivoted to justice and animated by mercy....
The Word of God today speaks to us about the God of surprises. It challenges us to broaden our minds, widen our horizons, enlarge our hearts and stretch our capacity to love. We need to be alert and open to God’s saving grace even in the most unlikely places...