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Corpus Christi is one of the most cherished feasts in our Christian calendar. When I was a child preparing for First Communion, it was the most exciting experience to dress your Sunday's best and walk behind the priest carrying the monstrance....
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As Safe Parishes Week draws to a close in the Diocese of Parramatta, parishes are continuing to cultivate a culture of safeguarding, opening up their work to external auditors. ...
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At the Jean Pierre Olie Psychiatric Hospital in Malabo, Pope Leo highlights the call of all hospitals, especially ones with a Christian mission, to be a civilization of love “where a person is welcomed as they are and respected in their frailty.”...
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More than 50 schools from across Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) gathered to launch Project Compassion 2026, marking the beginning of Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten appeal with a shared commitment to stand in solidarity with communities experiencing poverty around the world. ...
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Only by living that vision fully as the Body of Christ, can we become a lighthouse for the world....
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Across the Diocese of Parramatta, small groups of parishioners gather quietly in meeting rooms, church offices, and homes to serve. These parish-based groups, known as St Vincent de Paul Society conferences, are the heartbeat of Vinnies’ mission at a local level – bringing Christ’s love to people in...
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Padre Pio was the saint who was deeply trained in the crucible of suffering. We recall how he experienced not only physical pain of great intensity, but also the spiritual suffering of being misunderstood and misjudged by others. But he constantly accepted all his sufferings with serenity and...
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Let us pray that we may become catalysts for global action in the way that Pope Francis has so prophetically challenged us. The world we live in is on a trajectory that needs to be courageously corrected, if we are to flourish into the future....
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In a world in which people prioritise personal well-being, security and wealth over the care of the vulnerable, we are called to negotiate the hard road of what Pope Francis calls human fraternity, compassion and communion. Those hard choices often go against the popular culture as well as the...