Posts Tagged: Archbishop Wilson
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Dec 20, 2011
No CommentsFoundation Chapter and Eucharist heralds new era for Sisters of Mercy
MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday December 20, 2011 About 1,500 Sisters of Mercy, their friends, families and ministry colleagues gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney on Sunday, December 18, for the foundation Eucharist of the newly established Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG). This historic occasion, also attended by members...
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Dec 20, 2011
No CommentsHomily of Archbishop Philip Wilson at the Foundation Eucharist of the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and PNG
The Foundation Eucharist of the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney December 18, 2011 It is of great interest to me in reading about the history of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy to discover that it was never the intention of Venerable Catherine McAuley...
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Dec 20, 2011
No CommentsThe Sisters of Mercy of Australia and PNG, Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral
On the 12th of December, 2011, the Sisters of Mercy Australia and Papua New Guinea formed one joined Congregation, which will be known as the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea. The following clip is of highlights of the Mass which was celebrated at St Mary’s Cathedral by Cardinal...
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Dec 06, 2011
No CommentsPlenary Wrap-Up, November, 2011
PLENARY WRAP-UP, NOVEMBER, 2011 The following information pertains to the proceedings of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Plenary Meeting which took place from 22-25 November at Mary MacKillop Place. If you require any more information, please email...
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Nov 30, 2011
2 CommentsLetter for International Day for People with Disability – a letter from Bishop Terry Brady
Dear Friends in Christ, At our baptism, we are welcomed and commissioned to spread the Good News, to produce fruit that will last and to use our God-given gifts. We are all called to witness the life of Jesus Christ through our prayer, our offerings and how we share our gifts. It is through the...
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Nov 24, 2011
No CommentsNew Roman Missal officially launched by Australian Bishops
Media Release 24 November, 2011 The new English translation of the Roman Missal was officially launched today by the President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Archbishop Philip Wilson during the Bishops’ Plenary meeting in...
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Nov 20, 2011
No CommentsWhat is this “Year of Grace”?
By Fr Peter Brock You’ll have seen Archbishop Wilson’s Letter, on behalf of the Australian Bishops, announcing the Year of Grace [www.yearofgrace.catholic.com.au] The Bishops have chosen, as a sort of sub-heading, a phrase from Pope John Paul II’s Novo Millennio Ineunte: “starting afresh from Christ”. So that might be the four-word answer to the question....
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Oct 21, 2011
No CommentsAddress by President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference to the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI
Most Holy Father, From the Antipodes, from Terra Australis de Spiritu Sancto, we come as pilgrims ad limina apostolorum, to the Tombs of the Apostles. The old map on the third loggia of this Apostolic Palace has Australia marked simply as Terra Incognita. But our land is no longer unknown to you, and its “joys...