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Planning the right move for your future
Received your ATAR but still undecided on a university degree catered to your needs? Students can still apply to study at the University of...
Aussie Sisters guided beatification of martyred South African teacher Benedict Daswa
A group of Australian nuns has helped set a hard working family man on the path to sainthood in South Africa. Benedict Daswa, a...
Sydney’s first adoration chapel opens
Sydney’s first perpetual Adoration chapel was opened at St Joachim’s in Lidcombe on 8 December, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary and...
The search for inner peace
Achieving peace on earth appears to be a rather daunting task given the climate of terror linked to recent events in various parts of...
Get Pell: the facts behind the Royal Commission headlines
In this past week, we heard news that Cardinal George Pell’s testimony before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse would...
The way of mercy: a pastoral letter
As your bishop, I want to alert you to the good news that our beloved Pope Francis has proclaimed an Extraordinary Jubilee Year of...
What are the corporal works of mercy?
Dear Father, Now that the Jubilee Year of Mercy has begun, can you please remind me what the works of mercy are, and how...
Entering ‘the door of God’s great mercy’
The young Barney Casey thought he might have a vocation but poverty meant he had to go to work to support his family. He...
Don’t forget to say grace this Christmas
The Archbishop of Sydney is encouraging families to return to the tradition of saying grace this Christmas.
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP this week distributed an...
Your WYD duty: Archbishop’s letter to past pilgrims
Archbishop Fisher has called on Sydney pilgrims who attended World Youth Day to spread word of the event
Dear former pilgrim,
I send you my warmest greetings.
It...
Six tips for better photos this Christmas
It’s that time of year – everyone is in a festive mood, there are decorations and lights up, mouth-watering feasts are being cooked and...
God the Father of Mercies
A pastoral letter to God’s people of the diocese of Bathurst.
Earlier this year, at midday on Saturday, 20 June, the Angelus bells rang out...
