Archive: Homilies
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May 17, 2013
No CommentsThe Ascension of the Lord | Cardinal George Pell’s Homily | 12 May, 2013
The Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:17-23; Lk 24:46-53 By + Cardinal George Pell Archbishop of Sydney 12 May 2013 Today is unusual not merely because Ascension Thursday, forty days after the Lord’s resurrection, is celebrated on this Sunday before the feast of Pentecost, but also because it is the only occasion when...
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Feb 12, 2013
No CommentsDiocese of Wilcannia Forbes
Media Release 13 February, 2013 President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Archbishop Denis Hart today received a letter from Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops, regarding the future of the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes. The Congregation has been considering various proposals relating to the Diocese including the possibility that some parishes might...
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Dec 20, 2012
No CommentsBishop Paul Bird – Christmas Message 2012
Charles Dickens is famous for his novels such as The Adventures of Oliver Twist and Great Expectations. He also wrote a little book called The Life of Our Lord. He wrote this especially for his own children and he used to read it to them every Christmas. The book begins with these words: “My dear...
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Dec 20, 2012
No CommentsBishop Robert McGuckin – Christmas Message 2012
Dear Brothers and Sisters This time of year brings about a change of pace in the day to day pattern of our lives. Schools are on holidays, there are work functions and many families look to a respite as they prepare for a break. For those who have lost a loved one during the year,...
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Dec 20, 2012
No CommentsArchbishop Timothy Costelloe – Christmas Message, 2012
This Christmas Message from Archbishop Costelloe was first published in the Record. In the Christmas story, when the angels appear to the shepherds to tell them of the birth of Christ the angel’s first words are “do not be afraid” (Luke 2:10). They are the same words with which the angel Gabriel greets Mary when...
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Dec 20, 2012
No CommentsMonsignor John Woods – Christmas Message 2012
Christmas is over too quickly. We spend days shopping, then exchange gifts, eat and drink before watching the Boxing Day Test or shop for a bargain or head to the coast or do whatever. Enjoyable, but is that it? To get perspective on the significance of Christmas, the Church bookends it with 4 weeks of...
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Dec 20, 2012
No CommentsArchbishop Denis Hart – Christmas Message 2012
At Christmas, in the person of Jesus, God comes to us. We not only recall an event two thousand years ago, which changed the course of human history and linked God and human beings in an embrace of love, every Christmas we know God is near. Jesus was born in a humble stable into a...
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Oct 10, 2012
No CommentsA Day Made Possible by Vatican II
By Devett O’Brien, Secretary-General of the International Young Christian Students reporting from the Synod in Rome Tomorrow will see massive celebrations in Rome and around the world to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Opening of the Second Vatican Council. As majestic as the celebrations may be, the events in the Synod in the last...
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Mar 23, 2012
No CommentsDeepest desires are found through God alone, says American priest
Finishing his tour of Australia in Canberra, American priest Fr Robert Barron presented to a huge crowd at Guinness and God on Tuesday night, an event akin to Spirituality in the Pub which draws young people from across the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn. Share and...
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Mar 23, 2012
No CommentsArchbishop Timothy Costelloe’s Homily at his Installation, 21 March, 2012
This is Archbishop Timothy Costelloe’s Homily which he gave at his Installation as Archbishop of Perth on 21 March, 2012 at St Mary’s Cathedral in Perth. Liturgical Reception and Solemn Mass – Homily A few moments ago Archbishop Hickey and Archbishop Lazzarotto led me to the Bishop’s chair, the Cathedra, from where I will preside...