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Archbishop Coleridge Anzac Day homily 2024
Warfare has changed dramatically in the span of time we remember on Anzac Day. Perhaps the greatest emblem of that change was the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima...
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Breaking the cycle of violence: Alaya's story
Almost a year after fleeing a life of violence and fear, Alaya* sits in her garden, watching her children play, and reflects on the dark years that preceded this moment......
Read MoreHomily at the Easter Vigil
A large stone was rolled across the entrance of the new rock-hewn tomb where Jesus was laid. It was the custom to seal a tomb of this kind, not only...
Read MoreHomily on Good Friday
In his letters, the Apostle Paul speaks of the two Adams - the first Adam of the beginning and the second Adam, Jesus, of the new beginning, the man of...
Read MoreHomily for the Mass of the Lord's Supper
In the story we tell tonight and through these Easter days, there's a lot of movement up and down, especially by Jesus. He goes up to Jerusalem for the Passover;...
Read MoreHomily at the Chrism Mass
The Cathedral of St Stephen This evening we are drawn deep into the mystic triad of the Mediterranean world - the grain, the grape and the olive. The grain and...
Read MoreAustralia Day Message
Australia Day is marked in different ways by the different peoples who form the rich tapestry of this nation lying beneath the Southern Cross. For some it is a moment...
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Making a lasting impact through Icons at Holy Spirit Seminary
For those who haven't visited Holy Spirit Seminary, the Oratory is the sacred place where the community begins most days with Morning Prayer, Meditation, and Mass. It is also a......
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As much as our priests look forward to retirement, it is hard for them to do: Father Wrex's new beginning
What's the first thing you do when you get home after a day out? For Father Frank Jones, Chair of The Priests Foundation, it's sitting down with Gita, his trusty......
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