Catholic Education

  • Br Patrick Howlett FMS honoured with Doctor of Education

    Br Patrick Howlett FMS was honoured for his commitment to and advancement of Catholic education in New South Wales, at The University of Notre Dame‘s Sydney Campus Graduation Ceremony on 14 March 2017. A pioneer of Catholic education in the Marist tradition for more than 50 years, Br Patrick...
  • Ash Wednesday at St Patrick’s Cathedral

    By Jordan Grantham, Catholic Outlook St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta had Ash Wednesday Masses at 6.45am, 12.30pm and 7.30pm on 1 March 2017. Here are photographs from the 12.30pm Mass, celebrated by Very Rev Fr Robert Bossini, Dean of the Cathedral Parish of St Patrick’s, Parramatta. The Mass was attended...
  • Bishop Vincent Long’s Diary

    Sunday 18 December 2016 Celebrates Holy Mass of the Fourth Sunday of Advent at St Madeleine Sophie Barat Parish, Kenthurst, at 10.00am. Thursday 22 December 2016 Celebrates Holy Mass on the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood of Rev Fr Claude Borg MSSP at St...
  • Child’s play is serious business for 2017 Br John Taylor Fellow

    The importance of play in developing a child’s learning ability is the subject of the 2017 Brother John Taylor Fellowship, a $25,000 research prize given by Catholic Education Commission NSW (CECNSW). On Monday 12 January 2017, CECNSW deputy chairman Peter Turner presented the prestigious annual fellowship to Kim Moroney,...
  • Students create A Place at the Table

    By Sr Louise McKeogh FMA, Catholic Outlook, November 2016 St Patrick’s Cathedral hall in Parramatta was filled with the sounds of 100 excited Year 9 student leaders on 12 October 2016, all seeking to learn more about creating a place at the table, this year’s Social Justice Statement from...
  • The Bishop’s homily

    Homily given by Most Rev Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta Holy Mass of the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, with the 50th Anniversary of Catherine McAuley Westmead at the Morley Centre, Sunday 6 November 2016. Dear friends, We gather here to mark this significant milestone...
  • Ann D Clark Lecture Part 5: Conclusion

    Pope Francis and the challenge of being church today Ann D Clark Lecture delivered by Most Rev Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, Evan Theatre, Penrith Panthers, 18 August 2016 Part 5: Conclusion In summary, I believe we are living in a time of grace and hope precisely because this...
  • Ann D Clark Lecture Part 4: The challenge to go to the margins

    Pope Francis and the challenge of being church today Ann D Clark Lecture delivered by Most Rev Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, Evan Theatre, Penrith Panthers, 18 August 2016   Part 4: The challenge to go to the margins Pope Francis constantly calls us to move beyond the security...
  • Ann D Clark Lecture Pt 3: The challenge to offer a hopeful vision

    Pope Francis and the challenge of being church today Ann D Clark Lecture delivered by Most Rev Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, Evan Theatre, Penrith Panthers, 18 August 2016 Part 3: The challenge to offer a hopeful vision I believe that one of the critical challenges for the church...