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For decades, the plight of Papuan people has been ignored by the Church hierarchy and international community....
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In a world grappling with unprecedented levels of displacement, Sr Brigid Arthur CSB AO stands as a beacon of hope and a guide for action. The long-time advocate for those seeking asylum and refuge in Australia offers a compelling message: there are concrete ways to extend support and solidarity...
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The Church remembers Christ’s suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus in a spiritual and sacramental way during Holy Week and the Easter Triduum, but some people actually experience the Passion in a tangible and personal way in their very lives. Among them are members of the immigrant and refugee...
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More than 180 students from 10 Catholic schools across the Diocese of Parramatta stepped into solidarity this Lent by taking part in Caritas Australia’s The Big Water Walk, a powerful initiative raising awareness and funds for communities in need of clean water. ...
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Trying to awaken the conscience of the world to reject the “culture of death” which creates “structures of sin,” St. Pope John Paul II wrote in Evangelium Vitae, “How can we fail to consider the violence against life done to millions of human beings, especially children, who are forced...
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Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent 29 March 2025 Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 34; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Listen at https://soundcloud.com/frank-brennan-6/homily-30-3-25 Today’s gospel presents us with two segments from Chapter 15 of Luke’s gospel. The first segment is just three verses which introduce the theme of...
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There was a blessed and eerie feeling to our Ash Wednesday celebration in Brisbane this year. As I said to the congregation, there is nothing like a pending tropical cyclone to reinforce those words ‘Remember you are dust, and unto dust you will return’,...
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Join us for a luncheon with Dr Susan Connelly RSJ on the ACBC’s Social Justice Statement 2024-25 “Truth and Peace: A Gospel Word in a Violent World” on 15 March at 12.30pm....
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The cry for justice comes naturally to all human beings. Children protest that ‘it isn’t fair’. Adults ask their torturers, ‘Why do you hurt me?’ Justice has to do with relationships....
For decades, the plight of Papuan people has been ignored by the Church hierarchy and international community....
In a world grappling with unprecedented levels of displacement, Sr Brigid Arthur CSB AO stands as a beacon of hope and a guide for action. The long-time advocate for those seeking asylum and refuge in Australia offers a compelling message: there are concrete ways to extend support and solidarity...
The Church remembers Christ’s suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus in a spiritual and sacramental way during Holy Week and the Easter Triduum, but some people actually experience the Passion in a tangible and personal way in their very lives. Among them are members of the immigrant and refugee...
More than 180 students from 10 Catholic schools across the Diocese of Parramatta stepped into solidarity this Lent by taking part in Caritas Australia’s The Big Water Walk, a powerful initiative raising awareness and funds for communities in need of clean water. ...
Trying to awaken the conscience of the world to reject the “culture of death” which creates “structures of sin,” St. Pope John Paul II wrote in Evangelium Vitae, “How can we fail to consider the violence against life done to millions of human beings, especially children, who are forced...
Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent 29 March 2025 Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 34; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Listen at https://soundcloud.com/frank-brennan-6/homily-30-3-25 Today’s gospel presents us with two segments from Chapter 15 of Luke’s gospel. The first segment is just three verses which introduce the theme of...
There was a blessed and eerie feeling to our Ash Wednesday celebration in Brisbane this year. As I said to the congregation, there is nothing like a pending tropical cyclone to reinforce those words ‘Remember you are dust, and unto dust you will return’,...
Join us for a luncheon with Dr Susan Connelly RSJ on the ACBC’s Social Justice Statement 2024-25 “Truth and Peace: A Gospel Word in a Violent World” on 15 March at 12.30pm....
The cry for justice comes naturally to all human beings. Children protest that ‘it isn’t fair’. Adults ask their torturers, ‘Why do you hurt me?’ Justice has to do with relationships....