March 15, 2016
As I sat in the Cathedral for Mass this weekend, I was struck by the readings and the place of the gift of faith in each of them.
March 08, 2016
Even though I write my message on a Sunday evening, some of you will be reading this on 8 March, International Women’s Day (IWD). This year’s theme is Pledge for Parity.
March 01, 2016
Today is the 1st of March, the change over from summer into autumn. Like our liturgical seasons, I greet these changes with some expectation.
February 23, 2016
On Saturday night, Fr Richard Shortall SJ was commissioned by Bishop Bill to be our Missionary of Mercy (MOM). Fr Richard had just travelled home to Australia from Rome where Pope Francis commissioned him, along with about 700 other priests, to be priests of mercy for anyone who might seek God’s love and mercy.
February 16, 2016
I believe that this Lenten season in the Year of Mercy is truly a time for self-examination, self-reflection, reconciliation, penance, forgiveness and healing. We all err in thought, word, in what we have done and it what we have failed to do.
February 09, 2016
With the return of school, the year has really kicked off, and people are now in our diocesan offices and at the Cathedral during the day, night and on weekends.