This evening, we gather in Easter joy to give thanks and to pray for our brother Luke, one of the three seminarians from our Holy Spirit, who after an 8-year-long process of study, discernment and formation are to be ordained to the order of deacons. (Read More)
Right throughout the Easter season, we use these words of the psalmist to give thanks and praise God for the supreme gift of his Son's resurrection. Easter means God has triumphed over the forces of darkness and evil. (Read More)
At Easter 175 years ago, the Jesuits took up residence on a property they named Sevenhill in the Clare Valley of South Australia. The name was a reference to the Seven Hills of Rome. (Read More)
The resurrection of Jesus from the dead has ushered in the dawn of a new era. The paschal rhythm shows us that suffering through love is the path towards the fullness of life. Facing fear, darkness and death itself is not the end but the beginning of the fullness of life. (Read More)
Tonight, with Christians around the world, we celebrate the joy of Christ's resurrection. We hold the lighted candle that is a symbol of God's victory over darkness. We sing Alleluia which is the song of praise for the wonder of the one who is the epitome of what we can be. (Read More)
Young people, students, teachers, families, clergy and religious walked over 23kms from 10pm on Friday evening in Blacktown, arriving in Parramatta at 7am, reflecting on Christ’s sacrifice on Good Friday and celebrating the joy in His Resurrection. At every stop, the pilgrims heard testimonies from young people who have said “yes” to God in their lives, alongside prayerful music and reenactments of the Stations of the Cross. (Read More)
There is no shortage of evil and wickedness in our world at this time. And it’s impacting even on us who inhabit an island nation continent. If only we could get rid of it. We know we won’t, but we know we have the capacity to extinguish the evil and wickedness in ourselves. (Read More)
For this was the hour of glory that Jesus had spoken about; this was the climax to the life of a humble Messiah who rode on a donkey, mingled with the social outcasts and washed the feet of others. He was not a conqueror through domination and violence but a suffering servant who lay down his life for the world. (Read More)
Pope Leo XIV offered Mass yesterday at the basilica near the site where St Augustine died nearly 1600 years ago, making a deeply personal pilgrimage in the saint’s footsteps in Algeria. Source: OSV News. (Read More)
Wagga Wagga Diocese has completed an audit of its safeguarding policies and procedures, as part of its ongoing commitment to building a strong safeguarding culture. Source: ACSL. (Read More)
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is being warned not to use the budget to deliver cost-of-living handouts to address inflation fuelled by the war in Iran, with the International Monetary Fund fearful the world could be pushed into a recession if hostilities do not end soon. Source: The Age. (Read More)
The St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria has appointed Charlie Spendlove as its group chief executive officer to lead the organisation through Victoria’s social emergency and housing crisis. (Read More)
As Sudan marks the third anniversary of a brutal and devastating conflict, Caritas Australia is urging Catholics to stand in prayer and solidarity with the millions of people whose lives have been torn apart by violence, hunger and displacement. (Read More)
The mission of the Church “is not its own survival, but the communication of the love with which God loves the world”. This was the message at the heart of Pope Leo XIV's letter to the cardinals for the Extraordinary Consistory, released yesterday. Source: Vatican News. (Read More)
South Korean Catholics have launched a project to create a Cross of Peace from barbed wire taken from the North Korean border to be presented at the 2027 World Youth Day in Seoul. Source: UCA News. (Read More)