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Bishop Vincent’s Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent 2025

The Word of God today encourages us in our mission to make present God's enduring love. It speaks of the invitation to resist the security of the status quo, to rise to a new level of consciousness and to be the force of leaven for the world. [Read More]

Fr Frank Brennan’s Homily: 5th Sunday of Lent 2025

Today’s gospel tells the story of Jesus with the woman who had been caught in adultery. Scripture scholars have had a field day with this story. Most are agreed that it does not really belong in John’s gospel. It is a later interpolation. But that need not trouble us. [Read More]

Bishop Vincent’s address at the Hope in Action Conference: Fellow pilgrims with God’s poor 

Today, we owe it to the prophetic spirit of our founders and forebears in catalysing humanity to greater justice, inclusion and emancipation. When we stand in solidarity with those without hope and act together, we can be channels of hope. In opening our eyes and hearts to the sufferings of our world, hope can be awakened, a hope that allows us to see things from the perspective of God.  [Read More]

Mt Schoenstatt: A Jubilee Shrine of Hope

The Schoenstatt Shrine in Mulgoa has been nominated as one such pilgrimage site within the Diocese of Parramatta. This special privilege invites us all to experience hope and spiritual renewal as we encounter God’s mercy and Mary’s transforming power of grace from the Shrine.  [Read More]