On National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday, earlier this month, Broome Bishop Tim Norton SVD reflected on the Gospel passage, ‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.' (Matthew 11:28).
The context of the Gospel is Jesus is correcting people’s understanding of who he is and what his ministry is about. In the verses before today’s reading, the disciples of John asked him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we wait for another?” Jesus responds by showing that, in a changing world, the best way to bring about change is through acts of mercy—one act at a time.
The Good Shepherd Community Centre in Townsville has celebrated its 25th anniversary, with parishioners past and present giving thanks to God for a quarter century of shared faith and continued growth.
Parish Priest, Fr Joseph Reddy SVD said the anniversary Mass and morning tea was a time of gratitude for all that God has accomplished through the parish community since its beginnings in 2001.
In the coming week, from August 2-9, the Catholic Church in Australia is celebrating National Vocations Awareness Week.
A Vocation is first and foremost a gift from God. It guides us in how we respond to God’s love and live that out in our life. For many, God leads us to marriage and family life. For others, it may be single life, while some are called to the vocation of priesthood or Religious life.
Fr Truc Quoc Phan SVD has bid a fond farewell to the parishioners of Emerald Parish in Queensland’s Central Highlands to move to Sydney and take up the role of Mission Secretary for the SVD Australia Province.
Fr Truc has been Parish Priest of St Patrick’s Parish in Emerald and its surrounding communities for six years, with his farewell Masses across the vast rural district having seen him drive a total of 900km.
Greetings from Nemi, in Italy, where I am attending a workshop for 35 newly elected Provincial, Regional, and Mission (PRM) Superiors of the Society of the Divine Word.
So far, it has been an inspiring and invigorating gathering, under the theme of ‘Synodal Leadership in Service of Missio Dei’.
Not long ago, we celebrated Easter. During the Easter season, we reflected on the story of the Risen Christ appearing to his disciples. Jesus whom they encounter after the resurrection is not the same Jesus they spent time with during his life and ministry with them, but, is, rather, the Resurrected Jesus, the Risen Lord, The Christ.
Today the Church celebrates the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, one of the most basic tenets of our Christian belief and underlying principle of our faith.
On April 21, 2001, the Arnold Janssen Chapel in Marsfield, NSW was blessed and officially opened by Bishop Peter Ingham, then Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney.
Twenty-five years later, this milestone was celebrated by the community that gathered for Mass on April 26 this year, Good Shepherd Sunday, writes Pia Tenedero.
The SVD missionaries in Thailand and Myanmar are well-loved and appreciated by both the local bishops and the people, reported Fr Boni Buahendri SVD, after his first visit there as Provincial.
Fr Boni began his trip in Myanmar, before moving on to Bangkok and then the Diocese of Udon Thani in Thailand.
Catholics from Fiji and other Melanesian islands who are living and working on the west coast of the United States of America have been learning about synodality and ‘listening in the Spirit’, thanks to a visit from Fr Asaeli Rass SVD.
Fr Rass, who completed his term as Provincial of the AUS Province at the end of last year, has been visiting the US with the Archbishop of Suva, Peter Loy Chong.
