Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is a weekend for married couples, away from the distractions of everyday living.
An opportunity to take time out of busy schedules, to invest in your most precious asset . . . YOUR MARRIAGE!
This is a unique...
“Lift Up Your Hearts” National Liturgy Cnference (Wollongong, NSW, Wednesday 15 - Saturday 18 January 2014) - SAVE THE DATE!
Hosted by the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong and sponsored by the Australian Pastoral Musicians Network (APMN), this conference will explore and celebrate...
Faith in Action: Through the Jesuit Spirituality of Pope Francis
Saturday 1 June, 10-3:30pm, Xavier Centre Conference Rooms, 38 Harbour St Wollongong.
To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the commencement of the Second Vatican Council, a national conference will be held in Sydney. "The Great...
WORLD CONGRESS OF FAMILIES, Australian Technology Park Sydney, May 15-18, 2013 Theme: ‘Happy Families, Healthy Economy.’
The World Congress of Families...
Following on from last years...
Did you know that St Francis Xavier’s parish, Wollongong is 175 years young?
To celebrate this occasion as a great event in the history of the Catholic Church in the Illawarra the following dates have already been set as important events...
Bishop Julian will provide an understanding of the vital active role that all the people of God are called to have in the church.
“The church exists in order to evangelise” Pope Paul VI,...
Let us rediscover, dear brothers and sisters, the beauty of being baptized in the Holy Spirit; let us be aware again of our Baptism and our Confirmation, sources of grace that are always present.”
Pope Benedict XVI May 2008.
...St John the Evangelist Catholic Church presents “The Seven Last Words of Christ" a musical re-telling of Christ’s final moments on the Cross
by Theodore Dubois
2013 Fri 22 March...
After wonderful reviews last year, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Varroville is again inviting everyone this year to experience the Season of Lent in concert with beautiful sacred and classical music including Bach, Chopin, Rossini and much more.
This year's performers include...
CatholicCare are running some great Family Support programs to help parents and kids have a positive start to the year. Click below to download the Term One timetables including all the upcoming program details, dates and costs:
This year the Disability inclusion Mass will be celebrated at St Paul's Church,...
23 October 2012, 7pm-9pm
SPEAKER: Bishop Peter Comensoli
TOPIC: Faith & Grace: Do these amazing gifts have a use by date?
Check out the upcoming CatholicCare workshops
Take time out to consider God’s call for your life and what each of the vocations offer: single life, marriage, ordained ministry and consecrated life.
Guest Speaker: Peter Gilmore, involved in youth and young adult ministry, as...
As part of the Year of Grace, the Church in Australia has organised a pilgrimage of a relic of Saint Francis Xavier, a former patron saint of Australia during mission times. Saint Francis Xavier was a student of Ignatius of Loyola...
Dr Edward Feser PH.D live in the Diocese
“Scientism is the view that all real knowledge is scientific knowledge – that there is no rational, objective form of inquiry that is not a branch of science.” (Dr Ed Feser PH.D).
This view is particularly prevalent within the writings of the New Atheists and is...
On 26 May 2012, the Diocese is celebrating the many and varied gifts, talents and opportunities for people to participate in Christ’s mission and the life of the Church.
Sharing our gifts in Christ’s mission is at the heart of our Diocesan Pastoral Plan. Through Baptism, each of us is called to participate in bearing Christ’s love to the world.
On 26 May 2012, the Diocese is celebrating the many and varied gifts, talents and opportunities for...
Huge Catholic Expo in the Macarthur on Sat 26 May
The Catholic Diocese of Wollongong is opening up its doors at John Terry Catholic High School, Rosemeadow this Saturday in what promises to be a massive festival celebration of all the different ways the Church is involved in the life of the broader...