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Source: Catholic Outlook, September 2016 By Greg Whitby, Executive Director of Schools, Diocese of Parramatta As the print edition of this issue of Catholic Outlook goes to press, all eyes have been on the world’s best athletes in Rio de Janeiro. In the lead-up to the Olympics, we heard...
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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 1: Reading signs of the times Friends, What a difference the Holy Spirit can make! When Pope Emeritus Benedict...
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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 Friends, What a difference the Holy Spirit can make! When Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI announced his resignation in early 2013,...
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Source: Catholic Outlook, August 2016 By Greg Whitby When we think about contemporary models of schooling, Vocational Education Training (VET) is not typically one of the first things that comes to people’s minds. In fact, it has been suggested that VET is no longer relevant in a knowledge age,...
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Source: Catholic Outlook, August 2016 By Elizabeth McFarlane The life of a deacon is a life serving on the edge. Christian charitable service, for which the diaconate principally exists, extends well beyond the walls of the church to the marginalised and vulnerable. Deacon George Bryan, who was ordained to...
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Source: Catholic Outlook, August 2016 By Elizabeth McFarlane Looking as if it was about to collapse, the small chapel in East Timor leaned to one side. There were a few plastic seats with a laminated image of Jesus Christ on the wall and a little wooden cross handmade out...
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Clergy Day was celebrated on the Feast Day of Saint John Vianney on 4 August in the Diocese of Parramatta. The day brought priests from across the Diocese together to unite in fellowship and celebrate Mass together. View photos from the day here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/parracatholic/albums/72157671158073002 ...
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Source: Catholic Outlook, August 2016 Fr Andrew Bass is the Parish Priest of two parishes – Holy Trinity at Granville and Holy Family at East Granville. He said the support and friendship of parishioners in these vibrant faith communities sustains him in his ministry of pastoral care. “In caring for two parishes I...
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Catholic Outlook, Greg Whitby, July 2016 Many parents are fearful of their children becoming active online. We’ve all heard the horror stories in the news. Yet many parents and grandparents are actually the first to develop an online presence for their youngsters. By some estimates, the average parent posts...
Source: Catholic Outlook, September 2016 By Greg Whitby, Executive Director of Schools, Diocese of Parramatta As the print edition of this issue of Catholic Outlook goes to press, all eyes have been on the world’s best athletes in Rio de Janeiro. In the lead-up to the Olympics, we heard...
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 1: Reading signs of the times Friends, What a difference the Holy Spirit can make! When Pope Emeritus Benedict...
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 Friends, What a difference the Holy Spirit can make! When Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI announced his resignation in early 2013,...
Source: Catholic Outlook, August 2016 By Greg Whitby When we think about contemporary models of schooling, Vocational Education Training (VET) is not typically one of the first things that comes to people’s minds. In fact, it has been suggested that VET is no longer relevant in a knowledge age,...
Source: Catholic Outlook, August 2016 By Elizabeth McFarlane The life of a deacon is a life serving on the edge. Christian charitable service, for which the diaconate principally exists, extends well beyond the walls of the church to the marginalised and vulnerable. Deacon George Bryan, who was ordained to...
Source: Catholic Outlook, August 2016 By Elizabeth McFarlane Looking as if it was about to collapse, the small chapel in East Timor leaned to one side. There were a few plastic seats with a laminated image of Jesus Christ on the wall and a little wooden cross handmade out...
Clergy Day was celebrated on the Feast Day of Saint John Vianney on 4 August in the Diocese of Parramatta. The day brought priests from across the Diocese together to unite in fellowship and celebrate Mass together. View photos from the day here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/parracatholic/albums/72157671158073002 ...
Source: Catholic Outlook, August 2016 Fr Andrew Bass is the Parish Priest of two parishes – Holy Trinity at Granville and Holy Family at East Granville. He said the support and friendship of parishioners in these vibrant faith communities sustains him in his ministry of pastoral care. “In caring for two parishes I...
Catholic Outlook, Greg Whitby, July 2016 Many parents are fearful of their children becoming active online. We’ve all heard the horror stories in the news. Yet many parents and grandparents are actually the first to develop an online presence for their youngsters. By some estimates, the average parent posts...