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Last Sunday, 50 people from across the Diocese of Parramatta gathered to hear and discuss inspiring stories from people who have come to Australia as refugees. ...
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We may be able to do little to relieve their suffering. To pray for them, however, keeps them in our hearts, minds and conversations, and perhaps may also flow into the policies of our government....
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Refugee Week is a time to turn our eyes to the myriad lights that shine in refugees’ eyes, to the candles of their generosity of spirit in the face of so much rejection, and to the pools of light surrounding their families....
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On Harmony Day (21 March), over 50 people from across the Diocese of Parramatta gathered for a Harmony Week Table Talk, which celebrated the multicultural diversity in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains and to highlight the personal stories and cultural gifts that many refugees contribute to this diversity....
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Residents from western Sydney gathered last month to celebrate the contribution that migrants and refugees make to the wider community, and to offer prayers for their wellbeing and support. ...
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Bishop Vincent’s Address to the 2023 Diocesan celebration of World Day for Migrants and Refugees at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Seven Hills. 16 September 2023 Dear friends, I would like to pay my respect and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which this meeting...
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Jesus’ story has always slightly jarred with me. It was one thing for the landowner to be generous, giving everyone a denarius no matter how long they had worked. But why rub salt in the wound of those who had worked all day and pay the latecomers first so...
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The story of the first Easter accommodates such doubt. It does not promise that followers of Jesus will succeed in their attempts to change their society. It promises that if they follow Jesus ultimately they and the world will share Christ’s victory....
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Bishop Vincent's address to the Australian Refugee Action Network's (ARAN) Palm Sunday National Day of Action 'Justice for Refugees Permanent Protection for All Refugees'
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
2 April 2023...
Last Sunday, 50 people from across the Diocese of Parramatta gathered to hear and discuss inspiring stories from people who have come to Australia as refugees. ...
We may be able to do little to relieve their suffering. To pray for them, however, keeps them in our hearts, minds and conversations, and perhaps may also flow into the policies of our government....
Refugee Week is a time to turn our eyes to the myriad lights that shine in refugees’ eyes, to the candles of their generosity of spirit in the face of so much rejection, and to the pools of light surrounding their families....
On Harmony Day (21 March), over 50 people from across the Diocese of Parramatta gathered for a Harmony Week Table Talk, which celebrated the multicultural diversity in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains and to highlight the personal stories and cultural gifts that many refugees contribute to this diversity....
Residents from western Sydney gathered last month to celebrate the contribution that migrants and refugees make to the wider community, and to offer prayers for their wellbeing and support. ...
Bishop Vincent’s Address to the 2023 Diocesan celebration of World Day for Migrants and Refugees at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Seven Hills. 16 September 2023 Dear friends, I would like to pay my respect and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which this meeting...
Jesus’ story has always slightly jarred with me. It was one thing for the landowner to be generous, giving everyone a denarius no matter how long they had worked. But why rub salt in the wound of those who had worked all day and pay the latecomers first so...
The story of the first Easter accommodates such doubt. It does not promise that followers of Jesus will succeed in their attempts to change their society. It promises that if they follow Jesus ultimately they and the world will share Christ’s victory....
Bishop Vincent's address to the Australian Refugee Action Network's (ARAN) Palm Sunday National Day of Action 'Justice for Refugees Permanent Protection for All Refugees' Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 2 April 2023...