Proclaim 2016 Conference - Friday 2 Sep - Homily - Bishop Nicholas Hudson
The principal celebrant for this Mass at Our Lady of Dolours, Chatswood, was Bishop Nicholas Hudson, auxiliary bishop of Westminster. The readings were taken from Friday Week 22 Ordinary Time Year II...
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How real are the Hour of Grace promises?
The Hour of Grace is from 12noon till 1pm on 8 December each year, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Mother of God. The promise that goes with this Hour of Grace which begins with...
View ArticleProclaim 2016 Conference - Friday 2 Sep - Workshop 3F - Sacramental Preparation
Workshop 3F – Renewing Sacramental Preparation: Engaging our parents and children in the life of faith.This workshop was led by Marguerite Martin, Pastoral Associate at St Vincent's parish, Ashfield...
View ArticleProclaim 2016 Conference - Friday 2 Sep - Workshop 4E - Models of Parish
Workshop 4E – Who do we think we are? Models of Parish that help or hinder our mission.This workshop was led by Lorraine McCarthy, co-ordinator for Alpha in a Catholic Context, and a spiritual director...
View ArticleIt is Summer Camp time: Get the most out of it
In this hemisphere, at this time of year, lots of young people are off to faith based Summer Camps or Summer Schools for a week or two. For a good many of them this will be their first such experience....
View ArticleSt Anicetus, Pope and Martyr
It is traditional at Summer School for the sharing groups to be called by a Saint's name and placed under their patronage. Who did my son get? St Anicetus. You've never heard of him either, have...
View ArticleHomily for the Closing Mass at Paterson Summer School 2017
The Summer School for Evangelisation (#sse17 #sse17pat) takes place for a week in January, one is held in Bathurst, others in Melbourne and Perth, and one in Paterson NSW (actually Tocal, a few kms...
View ArticleProclaim 2016 Conference - Saturday 3 Sep - Homily - Cardinal Donald Wuerl
The principal celebrant for this Mass at Our Lady of Dolours, Chatswood, was Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington. The readings were mostly taken from Saturday Week 22 Ordinary Time Year II,...
View ArticleSpiritual but not religious
Over the Christmas and school holiday season many of us had conversations with friends and family who call themselves spiritual but not religious. What do they mean by this? How can we get through to...
View ArticleProclaim 2016 Conference - Saturday 3 Sep - Keynote - Bishop Nicholas Hudson
Before the keynote address began, conference participants were introduced to the new National Director for the National Centre for Evangelisation, a new entity bringing together the former Catholic...
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A bishop's perspective on the work of the Holy Spirit and the charismatic...
This talk was given by Archbishop Christopher Prowse at Seven Hills, NSW on Saturday 18 February 2017, the 50th anniversary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. #ccrgoldenjubilee2017 (As usual, this is...
View ArticleDeep is calling on deep...Are you prepared for what God wants to do?
The 18th of February 2017 was the 50th anniversary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. #ccrgoldenjubilee2017 : It is what happened when students from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh came together...
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A history of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal
The 50th anniversary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) was celebrated on Saturday 18 February 2017, and all of 2017 is considered to be a year of jubilee. #ccrgoldrenjubilee2017 should help you...
View ArticleProclaim 2016 Conference - Saturday 3 Sep - Workshop 5G - Parishes...
Workshop 5G – Who do you say I am? Parishes proclaiming Jesus Christ: Opportunities and Challenges.This workshop was led by Shane Dwyer, the new director for the National Centre for Evangelisation. The...
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Let us Pray 2017
This Pentecost, 4 Jun 2017, is going to be an extraordinary one. Read the long version of why here. The short version is that this year marks 100 years since Fatima, 50 years since the start of the...
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Archbishop Prowse - Homily - 19 Feb 2017
Homily by Archbishop Christopher Prowse at Our Lady of Lourdes, Seven Hills, Sunday 19 February 2017. This Mass was the final event of a weekend-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the...
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Novena of Prayer prior to Pentecost
As we look to this momentous Pentecost, #ccrgoldenjubilee2017 can we do better than pray prayers to the Holy Spirit inspired by the very person God chose to remind the Church of the power and action of...
View ArticleProclaim 2016 Conference - Saturday 3 September - Discussion Panel
The final session of Proclaim 2016 was a plenary one, with a Discussion Panel made up of many of the keynote speakers and workshop presenters. The Discussion Panel consisted of:Fr David Ranson, Parish...
View ArticleA Rant and a Plea, or three
Some of you may recall that I took the plunge last year and began an Instagram account so that I could follow our young people through their World Youth Day Krakow adventures. This was in addition to...
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Prophetic Intercession
This is a transcription of the workshop held in Rome on 1 June 2017 with this topic as part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal #ccrgoldenjubilee2017 The...
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