Tag: Ordination
Generosity, unity and obedience
This weekend five men are being ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at St Mary’s Cathedral and who better to offer...
Fr Daniele Russo: Men who love deeply
Next Saturday morning (6 August) five young men will prostrate themselves on the richly mosaicked sanctuary of Saint Mary’s Cathedral.
The congregation begs God the...
Tears of Joy
On May 7 at Varroville in Sydney’s southwest, Br Adalbert made his solemn profession, promising to serve God as a Discalced Carmelite friar for...
Dr Philippa Martyr: Ordination a magic moment of connection
I was at an ordination to the diaconate recently, on the Sunday of Lent when we celebrate the Transfiguration. I find that any kind of ordination is usually very moving, but I really enjoyed this one.
Aussie joy in Rome for deacon
Sydney Archdiocese seminarian Bijoy Joseph was one of 21 men ordained a deacon in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome last week.
US Cardinal Wilton Gregory...
Peter Rosengren: Two gospels, one of them the Lord’s
A week ago, the Jesuit-operated Georgetown University in the US capitol of Washington pledged itself to raise A$128 million to benefit the descendants of...
Sydney Notre Dame chaplain Reginald Chua OP ordained in Perth
Perth’s Salesian archbishop welcomed those present, and noted after Mass that he has now ordained more Dominicans than Archbishop Fisher OP has ordained Salesians.
Bishop Richard Umbers: The hands of the Spirit
Laying of the Hands and the gifts of the Holy Spirit
Throughout both the Old and New Testaments, the laying on of hands is key...
New priests will spark a ‘spiritual pandemic’
Sydney's four newest priests have a special role during a time of uncertainty, says Archbishop.
New priest heaven sent
Roberto Keryakos had his life all mapped out, a career in teaching, a wife, and lots of kids … or so he thought.
As a...
Brothers in Arms
These siblings were ordained priests on the same day, but what drives two young men to give their lives over in service to God...
New bishops first consecrated under China-Vatican pact
The ordination of Bishop Anthony Yao Shun of Jining in China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region was the first episcopal ordination in the country following...
