When the Migrant Jubilee Cross arrived in Penrith on 5 January 2026, following the Feast of the Epiphany, it carried the prayers, memories, and hopes of migrant communities from across Australia, including those in the Diocese of Parramatta, one of the country’s most culturally diverse regions.  (Read More)

We live at a time of deep division and partisanship, a time when global political authority seems to be in short supply. It is surprising that the papacy has emerged as the only world institution with a net positive reputation. Following the lead of his predecessor Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV has continued to reach out to the poor and the suffering. He has been the voice for peace and the advocate for those on the receiving end of societal indifference. (Read More)

Those of us who are believers are indeed happy, content, or blessed because we are in relationship with our God who accompanies us every inch of the way whatever the ups and downs of that way.  (Read More)