Venue: Xavier Conference Centre (adjacent to the cathedral)
Speaker: Matt Fradd
Topic: God, the Universe and Everything
Cost: Free
RSVP: January 27, 2025
Young adults of the Diocese of Wollongong, this is your moment! We’re inviting you to an unforgettable evening designed to challenge, inspire, and renew. At Summit Night, you’ll join a vibrant community seeking truth, building faith, and growing closer to Christ.
Event details
When: Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 6:30 PM – 9:15 PM Where: Xavier Conference Centre (adjacent to St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Wollongong) Who: For young adults aged 18+
What’s in store?
Wine and cheese reception: Begin the evening with great food, drink, and conversation. Connect with like-minded peers in a warm and welcoming environment.
✨ Guest speaker—Matt Fradd: Be inspired by Matt’s reflections on faith, truth, and living an authentic Catholic life as he discusses God, the Universe and Everything!. Eucharistic Adoration: The evening will culminate in a powerful time of silent prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. Experience the peace and transformative presence of Christ in Eucharistic Adoration.
Why you should come
This isn’t just an event—it’s an encounter. Whether you’re exploring the faith for the first time or deepening your journey with Christ, Summit Night offers a space for honest conversations, shared growth, and spiritual renewal. Bring your friends, your questions, and your open heart.
Support the mission
While this event is free, your generous donations will help cover costs and support future gatherings like this one. Every contribution makes a difference.
Registration is essential
Spots are limited, so secure your place today! Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to encounter Christ, deepen your faith, and be part of a thriving community. RSVP now at the following link:
We are delighted to welcome Matt Fradd, a renowned Catholic speaker, author, and apologist, to our Summit Night!
Matt is the creator and host of the acclaimed Pints With Aquinas podcast, where he explores the wisdom of St Thomas Aquinas and its relevance to modern life. He is also the author and co-author of several impactful books, including Does God Exist? A Socratic Dialogue on the Five Ways of Thomas Aquinas.
With undergraduate and graduate degrees in philosophy from Holy Apostles College and Seminary, which also honoured him with an honorary doctorate, Matt brings profound insight and clarity to discussions of faith, reason, and truth.
Residing in Florida with his wife, Cameron, and their four children, Matt has dedicated his life to helping others encounter the beauty and depth of the Catholic faith.
At Summit Night, Matt will deliver an inspiring talk on seeking truth through faith, inviting us to deepen our relationship with God, embrace the fullness of the Gospel, and live our faith with conviction and joy.
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Our diocesan logo is theologically rich and very succinct. As a hand, it depicts our mission as a diocese and as individuals within the diocese, of bearing (bringing, carrying) Christ’s love to one another and to the world around us. In this, we are the hand of Jesus Christ, and we are offering ourselves to him so that he might work through us.
We can be the bearers of his love only as a response to his call and in the strength of his grace. We are reminded of this in two ways—through the symbol of the dove (the Holy Spirit) also present in the logo, and by the incorporation of the cross that segments the logo. The presence of the cross is a reminder that bearing the love of Christ will inevitably cost us if we live it authentically. However, in the way that the Cross is the portent of redemption and life—an echo of the tree of life in the book of Genesis—so becoming bearers of the love of Christ will also bring us to life.
The four fingers of the hand also represent the four regions of our diocese. The first is bluerepresenting the beautiful water of the Shoalhaven. The second is a blue and green combination representing the waters and escarpment of the Illawarra. The third is greendepicting the hills and plains of the Macarthur. The fourth is dark green illustrating the forests of the Southern Highlands.
