Peter Kearney’s Good Morning Good People!

Come and celebrate St Francis’ Feast Day (Oct 4)

St. Joseph’s Church Newtown – September 27th

ST. FRANCIS of ASSISI
A Journey in Song

A pilgrimage of the heart through the life of St. Francis of Assisi.

Fr. Phillipe Yates OFM England

COME ON THE JOURNEY

This unique concert weaves song, music & narration to tell the life of St. Francis of Assisi—an extraordinary and inspiring man. Australian Capuchin-Franciscan priest Fr. Francis Merlino wrote of ‘Good Morning Good People’: “This … Continue reading

Danny Gilbert launches book

Here is the text of Danny Gilbert’s address for the launch of Ed Campion’s new book – Ted Kennedy Priest of Redfern


Danny Gilbert at the microphone, David Lovell and Ed Campion seated

I am honoured and pleased to launch Father Ed Campion’s book about Ted Kennedy.

As I thought about this task, I realised how impossible it was to just talk about the book. I simply had no choice but to add bits here and there about my own life with Ted. … Continue reading

Eileen

Much loved community matriarch Eileen Burke died last Saturday, February 14, aged 96. An integral part of the Redfern community for so many years, she had been in hospital since last occupying her chair at St Vincent’s on Christmas Eve.

Eileen’s funeral will be held on Friday 20 February at St Vincent’s Church, beginning at 10.30am with “The Placing of Symbols” (on Eileen’s coffin) preceding the requiem mass to be celebrated by Fr John Ford.

What’s on

Morning Tea

Last Sunday of the month – join us after the 10am Mass for a chat over a cup of tea.

Sharing the Meal

Tuesdays and Fridays in the church – early lunch

Christian Meditation

Some quiet time out at the end of the week.
Fridays, 5pm – 6pm

Gospel Discussion Group

Come and share insights into the weekend’s readings with the group which has been going for 30-odd years.
Fridays 6pm – 7pm


Come back for Christmas

Adeste Fideles!

Dear All,

It is time to re-issue the call to come back to St Vincent’s.

Over the last five or six years, we at St Vincent’s have been challenged to reconsider our faith in unexpected ways ever since a gracious Cardinal recommended to an ailing Ted Kennedy that it might be time for him to retire, with an assurance that the fruits of three decades of priestly labour would be respected.

Redfern today remains the … Continue reading

Secret WYD at St Vincent’s

There have been some unannounced and unexplained activities in recent weeks that suggest the Neocats are preparing St Vincent’s for some kind of World Youth Day involvement, despite the parish clergy’s repeated refusals to discuss the matter.

For a start, parts of the church that have not been touched for years have suddenly been cleaned. The Church Mouse’s favourite haunts are now barely suitable for murine habitation. Furniture has been moved, a couple of old heaters (which will be sorely missed by the Friday evening meditation and discussion groups) and some of the Community’s liturgical artefects have disappeared, the choir … Continue reading

Annoying WYD pilgrims

Catholic teaching affirms freedom that may annoy pilgrims

Eureka Street – Frank Brennan
July 03, 2008


World Youth Day Amendment

The NSW Government’s controversial Amendment to the World Youth Day Act is a dreadful interference with civil liberties, and contrary to the spirit of Catholic Social Teaching on human rights.

As an Australian Catholic lawyer, I am saddened that the state has seen fit to curtail civil liberties further in this instance than they have for … Continue reading

Reconciliation Week 2008

The following speech was given by Professor Lowitja O’Donoghue at the Public Lecture and Prayers for Reconciliation at St Peter’s Anglican Cathedral, Adelaide on Tuesday 27th May 2008.

Thank you very much.

It is a great honour to be here tonight to kickstart Reconciliation Week for 2008.

I would like to thank, especially, the Very Reverend Dr Steven Ogden, Dean of St Peter’s Anglican Cathedral, for inviting me to present this lecture. I’m sorry he is unable to be here tonight.

I would also like to thank … Continue reading