Tag: parish renewal
Daniel Ang: We are pilgrims of hope
Hope is only truly received when we adopt it and strive to live it
In news that may have slipped under the radar over the...
Daniel Ang: It’s been a year of grace
It’s been 12 months since the Archdiocese launched its plans for missionary renewal. Looking back over the past year, it’s clear that the faith...
Elizabeth Arblaster: Building the Tower of Babel or the House of...
We need to stop and prayerfully ask ourselves, ‘What actions will really lead to the renewal of our parishes?’
Sydney retreats offer a refocus on Christ
Under the Go Make Disciples Archdiocesan Mission Plan, retreats deliver time, guidance and opportunities to connect with the Lord
Sydney Catholics experiencing a retreat for...
St Mark’s parishioners ask the most powerful question
Plans to revamp Drummoyne parish are underway, underpinned by a deepening understanding of its identity and mission.
Church’s essential task is to teach prayer, Pope
Pontiff warns against group-think as a poor foundation for the Church's mission and reform.
Spotlight on belief at Bondi
Small but faith-filled congregation is planning to invite the suburb's youth, families and elderly
Sydney prays in preparation for ‘Go Make Disciples’
Sydney parishes and other Eucharistic communities are being invited to participate in a prayer campaign with a new prayer card
Sydney Director for Evangelisation: Jesus and the Alpha Program
Despite the rapid changes and shifts of modernity, a regenerative Divine energy lies at the core of the Church.
Fr Josh Miechels: Bringing parishes alive
Just recently, Pope Francis asked the parishes of the world to change.
He makes this clear in the very title of the Instruction he personally...
Vital role of parishes focus of new document
Parishes must exude "spiritual dynamic of evangelisation” or risk becoming self-referential and fossilised.
Parishes: Homes of Living Faith
From the second century, parishes – or paroikia in Greek – referred to local congregations of Christians who were “resident aliens” (not the intergalactic variety).