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Fr Frank Brennan's Homily: 4th Sunday of Lent 2026. In our second reading from the Letter to the Ephesians today, we read: Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness; rather expose them, for it is shameful even to...
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As an important principle of Catholic Social Teaching, solidarity calls us to remember that we – all people and all nations – are children of the one God who is father of all, thus making us brothers and sisters....
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Pope Leo's first major text offers more than theology — it’s an indictment of corruption, inequality, and moral indifference....
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It is odd — or is it? — that Pope Leo begins his apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te with the story of the woman who poured costly oil on Jesus’ head (Matthew 26:8-9,11), only to be upbraided by one of the disciples who fretted, “Why this waste? For this ointment could have...
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Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) has become the first school-based education provider in New South Wales to formalise a partnership with the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW, building on years of collaboration to serve the most vulnerable in our community. ...
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When the new pope chose the name Leo XIV, it seemed clear that he would once again address the “new things” of our own era, which Leo XIII could not have anticipated....
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As pope, he has chosen the name Leo. This is the surest sign that he is a safe pair of hands acceptable to all sides in the ecclesiastical culture wars, while being committed to the vision of Pope Francis. He has taken the name after the great pope Leo...
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Through his writings, speeches, and initiatives, Pope Francis—who died April 21 at the age of 88—revitalized the church’s social teaching by giving it a unique character....
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By Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Catholic Outlook, December 2016 Thirty years ago, on 26 November 1986, St John Paul II visited the Diocese of Parramatta to address a large crowd of workers gathered at the Transfield factory in Powers Road, Seven Hills. This large engineering factory hosted 12,000...
Fr Frank Brennan's Homily: 4th Sunday of Lent 2026. In our second reading from the Letter to the Ephesians today, we read: Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness; rather expose them, for it is shameful even to...
As an important principle of Catholic Social Teaching, solidarity calls us to remember that we – all people and all nations – are children of the one God who is father of all, thus making us brothers and sisters....
Pope Leo's first major text offers more than theology — it’s an indictment of corruption, inequality, and moral indifference....
Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) has become the first school-based education provider in New South Wales to formalise a partnership with the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW, building on years of collaboration to serve the most vulnerable in our community. ...
When the new pope chose the name Leo XIV, it seemed clear that he would once again address the “new things” of our own era, which Leo XIII could not have anticipated....
As pope, he has chosen the name Leo. This is the surest sign that he is a safe pair of hands acceptable to all sides in the ecclesiastical culture wars, while being committed to the vision of Pope Francis. He has taken the name after the great pope Leo...
Through his writings, speeches, and initiatives, Pope Francis—who died April 21 at the age of 88—revitalized the church’s social teaching by giving it a unique character....
By Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Catholic Outlook, December 2016 Thirty years ago, on 26 November 1986, St John Paul II visited the Diocese of Parramatta to address a large crowd of workers gathered at the Transfield factory in Powers Road, Seven Hills. This large engineering factory hosted 12,000...