Bishop Pat Power offered these words at the funeral of Professor John Molony (pictured) on 21 Sept 2018 at St Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Aranda, ACT. The 1989 Synod of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn was the first diocesan synod in Australia since the Second Vatican Council. It was convoked out of the […]
Archbishop Emeritus Leonard Faulkner was buried on 14 May 2018 at St Francs Xavier Cathedral, Adelaide. Fr Maurice Shinnick offered this reflection on the occasion. When he returned to Adelaide as a young priest following his ordination in Rome in1950, Father Leonard Faulkner was appointed as assistant priest to Monsignor William Russell, in the newly […]
Fr Denis Patrick Foley, born 18 July 1939 and ordained 21 July 1962, died on 10 October 2018. This homily was given by Fr Terry Bell at the funeral on 17 October 2018. Yesterday, it was necessary and fitting that the Vigil Mass for Fr Denis was celebrated at the site of the Shrine of […]
Fr Brian Lucas, Director of Catholic Mission, reflects on the life of missionary bishop Wenceslao Padilla of Mongolia. The Most Reverend Wenceslao Padilla C.I.C.M., the Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, died on 25th September 2018 at age 68 of a heart attack.
Fr Michael McEntee, Parish Priest, Mentone and Parkdale East, Victoria, reflects on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee. I have reflected a lot in recent weeks about the Golden Jubilee of priestly ordination that I am celebrating with you this weekend.
