Planning Together in Christ's Love for the Diocese of Wollongong

My Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Every Advent we prepare for the coming of Jesus. Preparing for and celebrating the coming of our Saviour reminds us that we are called to live for a new future, a...

Your Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, the Presidents-Delegate, the General Relator, General Secretary, Archbishop Eterovic, my Brothers and Sisters of this Synod,

As the current President of the Federation of the Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO), I bring greetings and good...

Being Catholic in Asia
I was invited by the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC) to attend their IX Plenary Assembly held at the Pius XII Catholic Centre, Manila, Philippines, in August 2009 because I am the current President of the Federation of Catholic Bishops...

“Love Beyond Borders” was an Art Exhibition at Mount Street, North Sydney I opened earlier this month to celebrate the Centenary of the death of Blessed Mary MacKillop, whose love was truly “beyond borders”.  It made me very conscious that artists are ingenious creators of beauty –...

They knock politely. You answer and find well-groomed, friendly faces. They inquire about your religious beliefs, and nod earnestly as you explain. But then... though it seems a warm, sincere conversation, the attack begins. They are the strangers at your door, peddling their own interpretation...

Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)

In nineteenth century France, the railway station at Lyons had not one but two booking offices. The...

As a member of the Bishops' Commission for Mission and Faith Formation, with responsibility for Media, I attended a seminar in Rome (9-13 March 2009) sponsored by the Pope's Council for Social Communications. It was for Bishops who have responsibilities for media through the National Conference...

Second Sunday of May: 10 May 2009

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• 1 Blessing of Polding Statue at St Mary's College, Wollongong
• 3 World Day of Prayer for Vocations
  
• 4-6 National Catholic Media Congress, Sydney
  

Anzac Day is our solemn Memorial to honour our Navy, Army and Air Force service personnel who have paid the supreme sacrifice of their lives in the battle to free us from the enemies of our country and to protect the democratic values for which we stand.

Increasingly Anzac pilgrims are...

To the Roman Missal's title "Second Sunday of Easter", Pope John Paul II added a sub-title - "or Divine Mercy Sunday". The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments affirms that this subtitle does not alter the liturgical texts assigned to that Sunday.

In my membership of the Bishops' Commission for Mission and Faith Formation I have responsibility for Media. I have been asked to attend a seminar in Rome for Bishops who have such responsibilities in the national Conference of Bishops.

The seminar is sponsored by the Pontifical...

Remembering victims of the Victorian Bushfires and the Queensland floods

My dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
As a nation we are still coming to terms with the immense tragedy of the Victorian bushfires and the Queensland floods. I know you join with me in...

Date of Easter

The earliest date that Easter can possibly fall on is 22 March. This occurs roughly once every two centuries. The Jewish calendar is lunar; the Julian calendar is solar; the Church's calendar is a holy marriage of both. This means saints' feasts are fixed to the yearly...

Peter Ingham
By the Grace of God and the Apostolic See
Bishop of Wollongong

LENTEN PENANCE

The Church's Canon Law reaffirms our obligation to do penance. The special times of penance are all Fridays throughout the year, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and the season of...

St John the Baptist prepared for the coming of the Lord by "preaching a baptism of repentance". Jesus Christ began his ministry on earth calling on people to repent: "Repent and believe the Gospel." (Mk 1:15)
Repentance means we reject sin, so as to turn back to the Lord. We seek...

The climbing death toll plus television and newspaper pictures of the havoc wreaked by the Victorian bushfires have shocked our nation and beyond.

On behalf of the Diocese of Wollongong, I pray for those who have died and extend my deepest condolences to all who have lost family...