From the church bulletin, 21 August 2005:
We are happy to report that the health of Fr Gerry continues to improve and he will soon be discharged from hospital. No doubt it will take him some time before he is completely restored to health. Please continue to remember him in your prayers.
From the church bulletin, 7 August 2005:
Fr. Dennis will be away to accompany the youth of the Archdiocese of Sydney for the World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, from 7th of August to 25th. Please remember us in your prayers.
St Vincent’s parish priest, Gerry Prindiville, is seriously ill in Calvary Hospital Canberra. It is believed that he has had a pulmonary embolism (blood clot on the lung). On the afternoon of Wednesday 27 July his assistant Dennis Sudla rang from Canberra to say that Prindiville had had a “seizure” and his condition was stable. While Sudla was assuring the community that Prindiville was on the mend, he was returned to intensive care earlier this week after suffering a relapse.
The Archdiocese may be assured that the St Vincent’s community joins with the … Continue reading
Last Saturday (23 July), the Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service – built on land adjacent to the Church – opened its gates to provide a space for a 6pm Community Mass celebrated by Fr Frank Brennan SJ AO. Frank is also a lawyer, and the Director of Uniya, the Jesuit Social Justice Centre in Sydney.
At least 25 community members shared in a wonderfully tension-free Eucharist on a site almost as significant as St Vincent’s itself. 
Frank entrusted to the Community the hand woven stole he acquired recently in Jerusalem and … Continue reading
The following letter appears in the latest issue of The Tablet. A copy was provided by Michael Hirst, Foreign News Editor.
The community of St Vincent de Paul Redfern, Sydney welcomes the opportunity to comment on your recent article (18/6/5) on tensions created by the appointment of the Neocatecumenal Way to St Vincents.
In relation to the night in question, the allegation of misbehaviour by the priest, contained in your article remains accepted by the community. The table/organ stool was irreparably damaged. The community wishes it to be known that the calling of the police by … Continue reading
Speaking the truth in love Eph 4:15 13 June 2006
Rev Peter Maher
NEWTOWN NSW 2042
Dear Peter,
I refer to your letter of 9 June 2006. I did try twice on the Tuesday to ring you and the phone rang out without going to any answering machine.
You say that many Redfern parishioners have written many letters to me about the situation there over the past two years: in fact only one parishioner has done so, Sr Marnie Kennedy. You say that a group of people “have been begging a bishop … Continue reading
25 June 2005
Father John Ford
Leichhardt N.S.W. 2040
Australia
Bishop Fisher
Thank you for your reply to my letter of 7 June. I regret that it was made public before you received it. I had thought that four days would have been enough time. I am sorry that I am not able to accede to your request that your reply not be made public. Firstly, because a number of persons have asked if you have replied and I feel under an obligation to the same and secondly, I do not think we have anything to … Continue reading
Speaking the truth in love Eph 4:15 13 June 2006
Dear Father Ford,
I refer to your letter of 7 June 2006. Though your letter was published far and wide through the email before I received it, I would ask you to keep my response to yourself.
Thank-you for recounting your own extraordinary pastoral history and, more importantly, for the contribution it represents to the life of God’s people for half a century now.
You say in your letter that you were ‘absolutely astounded’ that I wrote to the Parish of St Vincent de Paul, … Continue reading
ReGAIN – Religious Groups Awareness International Network
Set up to inform and educate the public regarding the true nature of policies and practices of the LEGION OF CHRIST – a seemingly bona fide Catholic Religious Congregation – the REGNUM CHRISTI Movement, their SCHOOLS and all their WORKS.
ReGAIN’s mission is to outreach, unite and support those touched or adversely affected by this group.
Their website (http://www.regainnetwork.org/) is full of familiar stories.
Thanks to Jack C. for the link.
Message just received from the Good Shepherd parish in Kelmscott Western Australia
From: Clive Maher
Sent: Sunday, 26 June 2005 7:40 PM
Subject: KELMSCOTT NEWS
Greetings
Hot Off The Press …….
Our beloved Parish Priest Fr Melvin has just announced that he has been transferred to Helsinki as of the middle of NEXT MONTH.
Persistence Pays!!
God Bless
Clive and the Mosquitoes.