November 08, 2016
Bishop Bill captured the spirit of the occasion when St John’s Chapel, formerly St John’s Cathedral, was dedicated before a large assembly on Sunday, 6 November. He said, “There are so many good things about this day, not least that we have a church full of singers!”
November 02, 2016
“It’s no use going back to yesterday,” wrote Lewis Carroll 150 years ago in Alice in Wonderland, “because I was a different person then.”
October 25, 2016
Guest speaker at the Springtime Dinner at St Therese’s, New Lambton, Gail O’Brien, describes herself as “a self-confessed seeker”.
October 05, 2016
Among many others, one of Pope Francis’ gifts to the Church and the world is the example he embodies of the wisdom, faith, energy and vitality of the elderly. Pope Francis will turn 80 just before Christmas, and we don’t see any slowing down or stepping back from travel or daily engagement with God’s people.
September 27, 2016
My contribution to this weekly message will be quite brief as I am presently on the Gold Coast assisting my daughter Angela and her husband Sam with their newly arrived baby, Spencer. Regular readers may recall that Angela and Sam lost their daughter Ada, at five months, to SIDS last Christmas.
September 23, 2016
As part of the observance of 150 years of diocesan life, a celebration of the contribution of 32 religious congregations was held at St Mary’s Campus, All Saints College, Maitland on 21 September.
