Previous Weeks |
| A call that took years to be answered 17 January, 2010 |
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In the presbytery of St Thomas the Apostle, Willoughby, Father Peter Hendriks MSC takes a moment to reflect on the spiritual journey that brought him, at age 45, a little more than three months ago, to this church to be ordained as a Catholic priest. [More] |
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| ‘Surprise letter’ brought Fr Thomas here 6 December, 2009 |
Fr Thomas Kurunthanam last week celebrated his silver jubilee in his parish of Cronulla, marking 25 years since his ordination in Kerala, India. [More] |
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| Fr John at home in ‘my family’s parish’ 29 November, 2009 |
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“Marrickville has had a spiritual and cultural influence on my life,” says Fr John Pearce CP, now priest of the same parish in which he came into the world 59 years ago. [More] |
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| Irish heritage a great discovery, says ‘white haired monsignor’ 22 November, 2009 |
From his childhood at Lane Cove, Mons Tony Doherty has memories of a “white-haired monsignor on a steamy Sunday morning”, not realising he would one day fit that very description. [More] |
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| Parish posting was a homecoming for ‘Fr Bob the builder’ 15 November, 2009 |
Fr Bob Hayes saw his appointment to the parish of All Hallows, Five Dock, in 2002 as a homecoming. [More] |
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| Fr Lou – role model of a prayerful, caring priest 8 November, 2009 |
“I am a great believer in the strength of prayer. Every day I say the rosary for the people of the diocese and for the bishop and the Holy Father,” said Fr Lou Breslan, speaking from his home unit in the quiet surrounds of Rosary Village at Yennora. [More] |
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| Navy chaplain wanted life as a missionary 1 November, 2009 |
“Prayer life is part of Navy,” says Mons Brian Rayner, former principal Naval chaplain and current parish priest of Gymea. [More] |
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| Fr Joe’s vocation of service to his people 4 October, 2009 |
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“They give me the meaning of my existence as a priest,” Balmain parish priest Fr Joe Camilleri says of his parishioners. [More] |
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| Born and ordained in midst of wars 27 September, 2009 |
Fr Thomas Fennell was born on June 8, 1916, into a world torn apart by war, only to be ordained in 1942 in the midst of World War 2. [More] |
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| ‘Being a priest was for me ...’ 30 August, 2009 |
PRIEST’S PROFILE
Fr Gregory Kennedy
Parish priest of Lithgow, NSW [More] |
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| WYD voice holds hope for the young 23 August, 2009 |
WYD voice holds hope for the young [More] |
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| Fr Bill didn’t want to be a priest, but ... 16 August, 2009 |
After nearly 50 years of priesthood, Fr Bill Challenor admits he “never wanted to be a priest”. [More] |
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