By Marilyn Rodrigues – May 29, 2020 Research shows new openness to sharing of faith in 2020 Australians have turned to prayer during the coronavirus pandemic, with many wanting to spend more time growing their faith once restrictions are lifted, according to a new study. McCrindle Research said that about a third of Australians increased their prayer […]
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By Debbie Cramsie – September 9, 2020 Roberto Keryakos had his life all mapped out, a career in teaching, a wife, and lots of kids … or so he thought. As a former student of Sydney Catholic Schools, the self-confessed “cheeky kid” with a voice like an angel was deliberating between a career as an
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11 February 2020 “Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened,and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28) Dear brothers and sisters, 1. Jesus’ words, “Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28) point to the mysterious path of grace that is revealed to the simple
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By Marilyn Rodrigues -February 1, 2020 | Reading Time: 4 minutes Catholics from across Sydney gathered to welcome the relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux and her parents Sts Zélie and Louis Martin to St Mary’s Cathedral on 1 February. At the expected arrival time of 4.30pm two WN Bull hearses pulled up to the cathedral steps which were lined
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By Peter Rosengren -August 3, 2019 On a cold, bright late Winter morning today Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP filed into St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney accompanied by 138 priests; by the time he processed out, that number had grown to 145. As Sydneysiders strolled through Hyde Park’s leafy, picturesque grounds just across the road, and with
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