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Fr John Hogan knew he wanted to be a priest at the age of 12 when he joined the junior seminary near to where he grew up in Yorkshire, in the UK. Now, with 43 years as a priest under his belt, he has just taken the reins of...
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On Saturday the 15 March 2025, close to 300 young people participated in LIFTED Sports Day. Despite the intense heat on the day, parishes and communities from all over Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains came together to compete in a round robin tournament of touch footy, volleyball, basketball...
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Thanks to a new partnership she’s facilitated between Catholic Care and the Older Women’s Network Blue Mountains, the Springwood community drop-in centre is now a place of hope for women aged 55 and over, who are sadly facing homelessness. ...
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More than 55 women gathered at the Shrine of the Holy Innocents in Kellyville, for an At the Well Gathering – an evening of prayer, dinner and heartfelt conversation. In partnership with a local women’s ministry, ‘Women of St Clare’, this gathering offered something increasingly rare: a space where...
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The Iftar dinner, held during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, coincided with Lent this year, allowing both Christian and Muslim attendees to reflect together....
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The International Day of Conscience is expansive in its aims. Many actions commended by its organisers involve going out to teach and to work with others and so to help build peace within communities and between nations....
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The turning of the first sod for the new parish building at St Luke’s Catholic Parish in Marsden Park marks the start of an exciting project for the growing Catholic community in Sydney’s northwest....
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A simple conversation at church can inspire intergenerational connection....
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Leading advocacy group, Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue (WSLHD), has dubbed Sydney’s west as "Australia’s gourmet gateway” thanks to its award-winning restaurants, multicultural festivals and fresh food markets – all on the doorstep of Sydney’s first 24/7 international airport. ...