Blessing of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop & Pentecost Sunday at St Thomas’ Church It was a busy and joyful Pentecost Sunday at St Thomas’ Church, as parishioners gathered to celebrate one of the most important feasts in the Church’s liturgical year. The celebration brought together members of the parish and school community in a spirit of prayer, thanksgiving, and fellowship. The day began with the blessing of the statue of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, generously donated by a parishioner...

During the holiest week of the Liturgical Year, from the Triumphant Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem, through His Passion, and culminating in the joy of His Resurrection, the faithful parishioners and visitors of the Catholic Parish of Lower North Shore gathered in great numbers across it's three churches: St Philip Neri’s Church (Northbridge), St Leonard’s Church (Naremburn), and St Thomas’ Church (Willoughby). It was truly a joyous and uplifting sight to see the churches filled with the...

Reflections on the 2025 LETS Immersion Trip – Alex Gorman The flight from Darwin to Dili in Timor-Leste is surprisingly short-75 minutes and yet it is a world away from Australia in so many ways. The first thing you notice flying over the country is how mountainous the terrain is. I wonder how the population travels, communicates, connects, makes a living and accesses health and education- I know not very well. And yet I am aware that this mountainous country has also provided protection...