Previous Weeks |
| From school cadets to Army chaplain and now a Sydney parish 21 March, 2010 |
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Mons Greg Flynn has spent more than 30 years in Australian Army and Army Reserves chaplaincy. [More] |
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| Year for Priests 14 March, 2010 |
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From his childhood in the Netherlands to being dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, Fr Wim Hoekstra believes he has led a privileged life. [More] |
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| Year for Priests 28 February, 2010 |
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FATHER Pat Hurley believes the privilege of being a priest means becoming “a part of some very significant moments in people’s lives”. [More] |
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| Teacher, dean and parish priest 14 February, 2010 |
“There is certainly more of an interest in spirituality in western culture today than there was 20 years ago,” says Mons Neil Brown, parish priest of St Patrick’s, Bondi Beach. [More] |
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| Teacher, dean and parish priest 14 February, 2010 |
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“There is certainly more of an interest in spirituality in western culture today than there was 20 years ago,” says Mons Neil Brown, parish priest of St Patrick’s, Bondi Beach. [More] |
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| 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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