My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ

Pope Francis has called an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for October 2014. The theme of the Synod will be: Pastoral Challenges to the Family in the context of Evangelisation.

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Pastoral Care is a way of responding to the invitation of Jesus to "Love one another as I have loved you" (John 13:34).

The Pastoral Care Course and Community Visitors Training is an opportunity for people interested in visiting with people who are aged in nursing home or in their own...

An Address by Dr. John Falzon

Dr John Falzon is the National CEO of the St Vincent de Paul Society and author of ‘Language of the Unheard’. He has written and spoken widely on the structural causes of marginalisation and inequality in Australia. He is a published poet with...

“The light of faith is unique since it is capable of illuminating every aspect of human existence’ ‘In God’s gift of faith, we realise that a great love has been offered us.” (Pope Francis, Lumen Fidei, 4 & 7)

You are invited to join with a panel of speakers uncovering...

Come and spend some time with Jesus in the Gospel of Luke.
In the Gospel of Luke we meet Jesus, the compassion of God. This gospel contains the great stories of the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son and the Walk to Emmaus. Through reflection on this Gospel we come to a deeper understanding...

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In the lead-up to the Federal Election, the harsh asylum seeker policies from both the Government and the Opposition do not seem to be inspired by what should be central to any such policy: respect for the dignity and rights of every person; and the duty of care we should all have for our...

On Sunday 11 August 2013, the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong aired the first of its radio programs called The Journey on Pulse 94.1FM. The weekly program has grown out of Bishop Peter Ingham’s desire to present to a broad audience, the good news of the Christian faith. Bishop Ingham...

Fr Duane Fernandez, Assistant Priest in St Michael's Parish, Nowra, considers the question of same-sex Marriage.

1. The light of Faith: this is how the Church’s tradition speaks of...

Catholics are being urged to engage in the political process in the lead up to the coming federal election and to vote for the common good.

This week Australia’s Catholic bishops have written to the more than 1300 parishes across Australia to ask them to consider the bishops’ Vote...

Pentecost Sunday, marked the official end of the Year of Grace, an initiative of the Australian Catholic Bishops.

The National Planning Team for the Year of Grace is keen to identify, nurture...

Funeral Eulogy by Patricia Murray (Bishop William Murray's niece)
St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral Wollongong
Wednesday, 1 May 2013

If there was one word we could find to describe Uncle Bill it would be that...

St Mark proclaims the early kerygma or kernel of the Christian faith – Jesus, God-made-man, truly died for our salvation and rose from the dead.  Mark is writing a Gospel – in his own words “the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God”.  A Gospel is not your ordinary...

Bishop Peter Ingham was saddened to learn of the passing of Bishop William Edward Murrary, Emeritus Bishop of Wollongong, who died peacefully at 5.10pm on Sunday 21 April 2013 at the Little Sisters of the Poor Nursing Home, Randwick.

Bishop Peter spoke of Bishop William (Bill) as a...

On 17 April 1816, there was a massacre of Dharawal people near Appin. For over a decade now, the Winga Myamly (sit down and talk - Wiradjuri language) Reconciliation Group, which works towards Reconciliation by raising awareness of issues and promoting a partnership to bring about change for...