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Pymble Catholic Parish

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25.01.2022 A woman dedicated to nursing the sick in their homes remains on track to becoming Australia's second saint. A special mass was held today, marking the centenary... of the death of Eileen O'Connor. www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS

10.01.2022 A Blessed Christmas To all !... The word was made flesh, He lived among us, And we saw his glory JOHN 1:14

09.01.2022 1st January Solemnity Mary, Mother of God Blessed New Year 2021 !!!

03.01.2022 The Baptism of the Lord Sunday

02.01.2022 Friends, my prayers are with the family of Emeritus Archbishop of Adelaide, Philip Wilson who died yesterday at the age of 70. Among my many memories of Archbis...hop Wilson, one is how paternal he was to the other bishops when he was President of the Bishops’ Conference. When I was a young bishop, and especially when I was organising the World Youth Day in Sydney in 2008, he would call out of the blue to ask how I was coping with all the pressure. Even pastors need a pastor! I remember his excitement that, as President of the Australian Bishops, he would be welcoming Pope Benedict to Australia. He did so with great aplomb. Pope Benedict has been very clear that the Sydney World Youth Day was one of the greatest joys of his papacy. Archbishop Wilson had a long struggle with poor health and, along with Cardinal Pell, was wrongly convicted in the wake of the child sexual abuse crisis. It seems to me that involuntarily but in a generous spirit, both men did penance and reparation on behalf of the whole Church for the crimes committed against young people. It is noteworthy that both men were the very ones who, along with Bishop Robinson, led the efforts for reform in this area in the Church in Australia. This year’s Plenary Council will in some sense be a memorial to Archbishop Wilson, as it was he who first pressed for one to be held in Australia a century after the last one. May he Rest In Peace.