“Let us take a walk on the first lane of the bridge, the one leading from the institutional church to the L.G.B.T. community, and reflect on “respect, compassion and sensitivity.”
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International Women’s Day
Recently I led a women’s spirituality retreat. What spurred me on to do that was twofold: an abiding interest in women and their ‘being’ and a memory/ recognition that surprised me. I saw a purchase I had made a few years ago when searching my bookshelves, ‘How
New Parish Council
A new Parish Council – renewing governance in our parish We invite you to review the attachments that follow to better understand why the need to renew the Council and the process for renewing it. Please click on link below. A new Parish Council February 2-17 Final. There is
Refreshing and insightful comments on the St Canice experience from a UNSW student from China
St Canice’s is a vibrant community in an edgy and tough part of inner Sydney sharing our faith, hope and love, especially with the poor, lonely and marginalised. It is very refreshing and insightful to read the comments about exposure to life in the St Canice parish through the
MESSAGE FROM ARCHBISHOP ANTHONY FISHER OP, SYDNEY
MESSAGE FROM ARCHBISHOP ANTHONY FISHER OP, SYDNEY February 16, 2017 My dear friends, This week the Royal Commission into Institutionalised Responses to Child Sexual Abuse released details of the money paid to survivors of sexual abuse by the Church in Australia. In the case of the Archdiocese of Sydney, between 1980
“19 different future scenarios for our parish to explore”
Students in the St Canice’s studio were asked to consider ways to ensure a more friendly and equitable future for the parish, while exploring the role the built environment might play in a time of rapid urban change in Sydney. Click here to read an informative article, ‘Architecture for the
Royal Commission Findings
As we march through the coming weeks with the revelations of the findings of the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in the Church, this article by John Menadue can be very useful. Catholic Archbishops to front Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Posted on 06/02/2017 by
Renewal Exhibition – What does the future hold for the modern Church?
Background In 2016 a group of 19 students in the final year of their Masters of Architecture from the University of New South Wales focused on the challenges facing St Canice’s Parish. The studio considered the wider issues facing the church and explored the role that the built environment might
Women’s Retreat – 17/18/19 February 2017
You are invited to attend the Women’s Retreat at Canisius, 102 Mona Vale Rd, Pymble NSW 2073 on 17/18/19 February 2017. Please contact Canisius Centre of Ignatian Spirituality on Phone: (02) 9488 4539 to make your reservation. Praying like a woman: Women’s spirituality A couple of years ago I bought
Mary’s ’Yes’ to her God
We need to dream… bigger…. And bigger again. So we begin again, a fresh new year, and remember our desires for the year ahead, the promises and wishes that inhabit our hearts. As Christians /Catholics we have just beheld the nativity scenes, the story of Jesus, the wonder