December 16, 2022
By Archbishop Julian Porteous The word ‘cathedral’ comes from the Latin word, ‘cathedra’ which translates as ‘seat’. A cathedral is…
December 15, 2022
By Archbishop Julian Porteous Christmas carols have long been a feature of our celebration of Christmas. We think of “Silent…
November 9, 2022
Christianity, along with Judaism and Islam, are sometimes referred to as “religions of the book”. In other words, the tenets…
October 11, 2022
Pope St John Paul II, in his 1995 encyclical letter, The Gospel of Life, (Evangelium Vitae) raised his concern that…
September 13, 2022
We are living through a period in which the Christian beliefs about marriage, sexuality and gender, which have undergirded and…
August 10, 2022
By Archbishop Julian Porteous A cathedral is the mother church of a diocese. St Mary’s Cathedral Hobart, having to be…
July 13, 2022
By Archbishop Julian Porteous The recent decision of the US Supreme Court in Dobbs vs Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which…
June 10, 2022
By Archbishop Julian Porteous The Feast of the Sacred Heart is celebrated on the Friday after the Feast of Corpus…
My brothers and sisters in Christ, The Fifth Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Australia will commence in Sydney…
May 11, 2022
By Archbishop Julian Porteous When we stop and think, we all realise that our Catholic faith is something precious; it…
