13+ hour, 22+ min ago   (136+ words) Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv DD STL, Bishop of Parramatta Homily for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Embracing forgiveness and reconciliation in times of division As people of faith, we are called to resist this…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (268+ words) Operational proposals to be submitted to the Pope A press release issued by the General Secretariat of the Synod said, Pope Leo XIV has directed that the Final Reports be made public in order to share with the entire People…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (330+ words) A response to Jean D’Cunha, “Making Synodality work: The laity’s role in daily practice“ Dr D’Cunha is right that clericalism is a wound, that it has cost the Church credibility it may not recover in my lifetime, and that several…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (278+ words) Vatican body develops concept of ‘ecological sin’ in spiritual salvo on the environment Catholic Outlook Vatican body develops concept of ‘ecological sin’ in spiritual salvo on the environment In a sprawling document articulating the duty of Christians to care for…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (580+ words) The safety, wellbeing and dignity of children and vulnerable adults will again be in the spotlight during this year’s National Child Protection Week (6-12 September) and Safeguarding Sunday (13 September). In the Diocese of Parramatta, safeguarding underpins all that we do, so…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (344+ words) Pope Leo XIV met on Wednesday with several Lutheran Bishops from Norway as they make a pilgrimage to Rome. In his address, the Pope invited the Bishops to visit the various holy sites associated with the early Christians and martyrs,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (318+ words) Our human desire for God, with the Augustine scholar James K.A. Smith catholicoutlook.org Our human desire for God, with the Augustine scholar James K.A. Smith The complete line, from Augustine’s Confessions, reads: “You have made us for yourself and our hearts…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (485+ words) Addressing pilgrims gathered in Castel Gandolfo for the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo reflected on the day’s Gospel account of the foreign woman who sought Jesus’ help for her tormented daughter. He began by recalling the previous day’s Solemnity of the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (438+ words) On the Feast of the Transfiguration, Aug. 6, Pope Leo XIV stood in Assisi before thousands of young Europeans gathered for the “Go! Franciscan Youth Meeting” and spoke with the clarity of a bell: “Not a world to defend, but to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (897+ words) On Saturday, 15 August, parishioners at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church Springwood joined Catholics throughout the world in celebrating the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The feast brought the Springwood community together in a joyful expression of…...