- 1. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Wednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time
- (Reflections)
- ... Sorrows, and today’s Gospel Reading (Jn 19:25-27) is the telling of perhaps the most sorrowful and poignant moments of Mary’s life; the death of her son (Jesus) on the Cross. Standing by the cross of ...
- Created on 16 September 2021
- 2. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Wednesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Feast – The Birth (Nativity) of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- (Reflections)
- ... of Jesus (Theotokos). It is perhaps in this title (role) we find her most approachable, either as the sons or daughters of mothers, or as mothers ourselves. And so today we celebrate the birthday of this ...
- Created on 06 September 2021
- 3. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Monday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
- (Reflections)
- ... but the unfettered giving over to God of those things pressing most deeply on us. · How is it, if at all, that I really understand God to be my refuge? What do I need to pray for so that I can let ...
- Created on 05 September 2021
- 4. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St Monica
- (Reflections)
- ... and Augustine was baptized a Catholic by St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan in 387 c.e., and was ordained a priest in 391. Four years later he became Bishop of Hippo. Augustine was to become one of the most ...
- Created on 26 August 2021
- 5. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Friday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time
- (Reflections)
- ... of Religious Education, I tried (mostly with a great lack of success and against some strong opposition) to encourage staff to use the ‘readings of the day’ or prayers from the ‘Mass of the day’ for the ...
- Created on 09 August 2021
- 6. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Monday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time
- (Reflections)
- ... live to enter. Deuteronomy is without much of the escape and journey narrative of the Book of Exodus, and can be read almost in the light Moses thinking to himself: “What are things I must say (again) ...
- Created on 09 August 2021
- 7. Reflections by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Wednesday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time
- (Reflections)
- ... – almost in the form of moving pictures – that very belief coming to fulfillment: ‘The God of Israel is approached by Gentiles through Jesus the Jew’.[1] This circumstance helps us understand the verbal ...
- Created on 31 July 2021
- 8. Reflection by Fr Anthony Crook RAN | Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
- (Reflections)
- ... drew near to people of Israel, and did so most fully and uniquely in the person of Jesus, alerting us to the closeness of our God, our First Reading today reminds us not to reduce this closeness simply ...
- Created on 22 July 2021
- 9. Staff Directory
- (Contact the Parish Office Staff)
- ... 42 110500 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Web: www.lumenchristi.org.au Office hours: Monday to Friday (9:00am–1:00pm) CLERGY STAFF Most Rev Brian G Mascord DD Bishop of Wollongong/Parish Priest Phone (02) ...
- Created on 12 August 2019
- 10. Pastoral letter from Bishop Brian Mascord on the sentencing of Cardinal Pell
- (News & Media)
- ... Cardinal George Pell was given a six-year custodial sentence relating to five charges of child sexual abuse. Uppermost in my mind is the concern for those who have been abused. Recovery from such trauma ...
- Created on 14 March 2019
- 11. Prayers to Our Lady
- (Year of Mercy)
- ... mercy, our light, our sweetness, and our hope. To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, ...
- Created on 19 December 2015
- 12. What is the Year of Mercy ?
- (Year of Mercy)
- Pope Francis says, "We need constantly to contemplate the mystery of mercy. It is a wellspring of joy, serenity, and peace. Our salvation depends on it. Mercy: the word reveals the very mystery of the Most ...
- Created on 18 December 2015
- 13. Saint Vincent De Paul Society
- (In the Parish)
- Each of our three parishes has an active Saint Vincent De Paul Society. Meeting the needs of the neediest of our local communities is foremost in the outreach of SVdP members. Our conferences are always ...
- Created on 28 October 2015
- 14. Parish Logo
- (Our Parish)
- ... is one of the most sacred and enduring elements in Christianity. Made of beeswax to represent the purity of Christ, the candle’s wick signifies Christ’s humanity, and the flame His Divine Nature. The first ...
- Created on 27 October 2015
- 15. Office of the Bishop
- (Parish)
- ... Bishop Most Rev Peter Ingham 4222 2400 Personal Assistant to the Bishop Mrs Lorraine Tobin 4222 2402 Chancellor and Diocesan Executive Officer Mr William Walker 4222 2414 ...
- Created on 18 September 2015
- 16. Cathedral and Co-Cathedral - A living Church at the Heart of the Diocese
- (Our Parish)
- ... as teacher, sanctifier, and pastor of his Church shines forth most clearly in a liturgy that he celebrates with his people."1 The Cathedral becomes the centre of many Diocesan liturgical celebrations ...
- Created on 18 September 2015
- 17. Holy Communion – The Eucharist
- (Sacraments)
- ... bodies, hearts and minds to receiving this most wonderful gift that Jesus left us at His Last Supper before His crucifixion. Each time we receive the Eucharist we are doing what Jesus asked of us: do this ...
- Created on 17 September 2015
- 18. The Two Become One - Weddings
- (Sacraments)
- Thank you for considering a wedding in one of our four churches. The following information will help you to organize your very important day. The church service is the most important part of your wedding ...
- Created on 17 September 2015
- 19. RCIA - The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults
- (Sacraments)
- In the Catholic Tradition most people are baptized into the Catholic Church as infants. However, for some people, Baptism or Reception into the Church may come later in life. Most Christian Churches ...
- Created on 17 September 2015