We’ve just said farewell to the Year of Jubilee 2025 and we have begun 2026, mostly untouched and unwritten. There is something sacred about this moment, not unlike the afterglow that lingers when the sun has set, that peculiar light that remains even after its source has disappeared below the horizon.
Fr Olek Stirrat was appointed Vocations director for the Adelaide Archdiocese in the latest round of clergy appointments announced by Archbishop Patrick O’Regan.
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As Christmas approaches, the familiar story of Mary and Joseph seeking shelter in Bethlehem takes on new meaning for those of us reflecting on how we live today. The innkeeper’s lack of space has long symbolised the world’s rejection of Christ, yet this Christmas season invites us to consider a more hopeful question: Do we have room in the inn of our hearts?
Archbishop Patrick O’Regan has written an open letter to the Jewish community, on behalf of the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide, extending his deepest sorrow and heartfelt solidarity in the wake of the tragic shooting in Bondi yesterday evening.
In the ordinary rhythm of daily life, cleaning is one of the most basic and necessary acts. We clean our homes, our tools, our bodies and the spaces where we live and work.
Across the Archdiocese of Adelaide, parishes united in September to mark Safeguarding Sunday 2025, embracing this year’s theme – Every Conversation Matters: Shifting Conversations to Action.
New lectionary
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