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As part of a new formation opportunity for our Diocesan seminarians, each took on the role of a medieval mystic from the 12th-14th centuries, learning about the challenges they faced and their prayer lives....
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Maybe part of our baptismal call is a call to discernment – a call that is not a once and done process, but rather a continual evaluation and seeking of how God is acting in our lives and how we can be the best disciple, sharing our faith through...
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In an age when fewer couples are choosing to marry and the institution of marriage is increasingly being seen as just a legal document, one young priest in the Diocese of Parramatta is teaching couples to see the “divine nature” of the sacrament and the importance of their ongoing...
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Fr Menard Gaspi reflects on his first year of priesthood – a year marked by grace, learning and deep encounters with God’s people. ...
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As we mark National Vocations Awareness Week (3–10 August), Fr Galbert Albino shares what draws him to his ministry as Vocations Director in the Diocese or Parramatta, and Parish Administrator at Holy Cross Parish Granville. ...
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Beauty is an essential dimension of those who, like the Christian and even more the priest, are called to bear witness to the invisible; they can do so only because they are conquered by the mystery that fascinates....
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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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Renowned authority on the vocation of deacons, Deacon Bill Ditewig, a former US naval officer and academic, will be speaking at the Bede Heather Centre in Blacktown for a special session for deacons on 15 March 2025. ...
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Finally, Pope Francis focuses on the call to the young person and how it should be seen and received in Church communities. He does not touch on a larger question - often taken for granted - whether priesthood and religious life as we understand them should have as prominent...