Currently there is to be a plebiscite about whether the Commonwealth Parliament should deny in law that marriage between a man and a woman is a distinctive relationship needing a distinctive name.  The proposal is to apply the word ‘marriage’ also to relationships between same sex couples.  However, while Parliament has the power to pass such a law, it has no power to change the reality.

Brothers and Sisters in Christ

This letter is to ask every Catholic in the Bunbury Diocese to consider praying for our Christian brothers and sisters facing martyrdom at present around the world.  Pope St John Paul II referred to how more people were killed because of their faith in the last century than previous centuries.

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ

We have all been shocked and appalled by revelations over the last week to the Royal Commission Inquiry into the responses of Australian institutions to child sex abuse.  We have heard the horrific stories of historic crimes committed by a number of Christian Brothers against wards of the State in their care.

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ

We have all been shocked and appalled by revelations over the last week to the Royal Commission Inquiry into the responses of Australian institutions to child sex abuse.  We have heard the horrific stories of historic crimes committed by a number of Christian Brothers against wards of the State in their care.

ADVENT PASTORAL LETTER

How close is my personal relationship with Jesus?

ADVENT PASTORAL LETTER

How close is my personal relationship with Jesus?

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