31 March, 2026

Historic Images of Saint Mary's Cathedral Sydney

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Saint Mary's Cathedral from Hyde Park, 1930. Image : The Saint Bede Studio. This photograph was  taken in 1930 by an amateur photographe...
30 March, 2026

Go to the foot of the Cross

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If there is one thing more obvious than another in the vocation to which the Almighty has called us Christians, it is its absolute claim ove...
28 March, 2026

Looking through the Eyes of Faith : 1

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Thanks to the zeal of a previous generation of Church historians, a most important volume was published in 1977, to coincide with the centen...
25 March, 2026

NEW PORTRAIT OF ARCHBISHOP POLDING

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On this beautiful Feast of the Annunciation, we are pleased to release this new portrait of Archbishop Polding. This digital image has been ...
13 June, 2025

POPE LEO XIV

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 This prayer was approved for publication by the Bishop of Maitland & Newcastle. AMDG.
11 April, 2025

Portrait of Archbishop Polding

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  The Most Reverend John Bede Polding OSB 1794-1877 Vicar Apostolic of New Holland 1835 -1841 Archbishop of Sydney 1841 - 1877 Born in Liver...
17 December, 2023

A Pastoral Letter for Advent by Archbishop Polding : 1856

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The Holy Season of Advent, which commences this day, has been instituted to dispose the faithful to celebrate with proper sentiments the fea...
19 June, 2023

Looking through the eyes of Faith : 2 [re-posted]

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Over a period of years, we hope to publish on this blog extracts from Archbishop Polding's Pastoral Letters, as published in  The Eye o...
14 June, 2023

Looking through the eyes of Faith : 1 [reposted]

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The newly-consecrated Bishop Polding OSB in 1834. Image : State Library of NSW. Thanks to the zeal of a previous generation of Church h...