As mentioned last Sunday, this week the Archbishop, the Vicar-General and various of their offices briefed the clergy on information...

This Wednesday there will be no parish Mass because Archbishop Peter has asked all clergy to attend a meeting. I think this meeting...

This Sunday (1/11) we will be trying something new. We announced at the online Mass that in addition to the online Mass, we would be...

This week Pope Francis released his encyclical, Fratelli tutti: on fraternity and social friendship. Archbishop Comensoli has encouraged...

I am reminded of my time studying Italian in Siena, before I got thrown in the deep-end in Rome. (If you ever want to feel smarter...)

The big news this week is that we have appointed a new principal for St Mary’s Primary School for next year. Mrs Cathy Ferrari accepted...

You can see pictures of both the plaque and the window on the parish Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/stmarysstkildaeast

Last week, I mentioned that I had been made Director of Vocations in the Archdiocese. A few people have already told me that they have...

A couple of announcements this week. First, the bad news for you, and the good news for me. Archbishop Comensoli has appointed me as...

This is just a short note to update you on some changes to Mass attendance. As you would be aware...

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension on which we remember that, through Christ, humanity now sits at the right hand of the Father.

Dear Parishioners, you would be aware that the government has relaxed some of the regulations in relation to religious worship. However,...

The big news this week is that Mr Gerard Lewis has announced that he will be finishing his time as principal at St Mary’s School at...

One of the consequences of such a dramatic change in routine is a renewed focus on freedom and responsibility. Though routine is itself...

I read an article this week that compared our current situation to electronic trance music. One of the easy jokes in respect of trance...

Happy Easter again everyone! We have come to the end of the Easter Octave in which every day is Easter Sunday. On Easter Sunday, I got...

Happy Easter! Jesus is risen! This is the perennial Good News. It is the only thing we really need. Human life is not in vain...

What a weird Holy Week we are about to have. No Palm Sunday procession. No Chrism Mass. Priests and people separated from each other...

In his most recent book The Decadent Society, the NY Times writer Ross Douthat describes the speed of modern life as deceptive. The flash...

What a fittng feast for the situation in which we find ourselves. We who are struggling to come to terms with what is going on around us...