A jubilee is a celebration. A Church jubilee is always a celebration of the blessings of God. A diocesan celebration is a celebration of God’s blessings, received through the ministry of Christ, in the parish […]
Pastoral Letters
Good Shepherd Sunday Statment – 2005
Today, we celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday. In today’s Gospel, we remember the words of Jesus [John 10:11-12]:
Santa Maria Mission Pilgrimage 2004
17 April 2004 We gather for this, the first of our diocesan Golden Jubilee liturgical events, on what is, for us, holy ground – the site of the first mission within the area of the […]
Lenten Pastoral Letter 2004 – Do they recognise us by our Love?
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ This is our Golden Jubilee Year as a diocese, established by Pope Pius XII in November 1954.
So your sister is gay…
In the current debate about the legal definition of marriage, questions have been raised about Catholic teaching on homosexuality. There seems to be considerable confusion.
The Australian Need for New Evangelisation
I am delighted to have this opportunity to speak to you, the religious education leaders within the Catholic school systems from all the dioceses across Australia. In doing so, I also acknowledge the formidable challenges […]
Christ and a growing rural addiction
Christ and a Growing Rural Addiction Most Rev Gerard J HolohanBishop of Bunbury29th September 2013 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ The Rural Financial Counselling Service reported recently that the number of rural people within […]
Marriage law needs to reflect reality
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
The Good Shepherd of Sunday 2004 – Let us pray for more priests
The image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd is an important one for our faith. It reminds us that, though he died for the whole human race, Jesus does not see us simply as a […]
Pastoral statement on the need to care for abused victims
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 […]