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.
Pastoral Letters
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 […]
Am I prepared?
Death is one of the certainties of life. Jesus taught that we must always be prepared for our deaths [Matthew 25:13]: … because you do not know either the day or the hour The experience […]
Are We Experiencing God’s Mercy?
The mercy of God can be a nice idea that leaves us with warm feelings. However, to be more than an idea, we need actually to be having experiences of God’s mercy. For the Old […]
Royal Commission Hearing #50
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I write to you as the final hearing involving the Catholic Church at the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse commences on February 6, 2017. For the victims and […]
Let the Eucharist Change Us
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ In April last year, Pope John Paul II launched a world-wide renewal of Catholic belief and practices in the Eucharist. He published an Encyclical letter to all Catholics, Ecclesia […]
Let Us Protect Parents’ Rights
I write to you again about the protection of our young people from internet porn intruding into their homes against their parents’ wishes. Currently, there is a battle between the Commonwealth Government and most pornographic […]