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Beginning the Journey of Lent: A Word from Archbishop Mark
9 February 2018Greetings to all of you as we look towards Lent and to Easter that lies beyond. Last December, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse handed down its final report, as you know. Like the Australian Government and many other...A letter on marriage
5 December 2017By Archbishop Mark Coleridge The postal survey on same-sex marriage is behind us, and now we await the legislation that will follow. That is largely beyond our control, but there are other things that are within our control; and we would do well to look...A letter on marriage
5 December 2017By Archbishop Mark Coleridge The postal survey on same-sex marriage is behind us, and now we await the legislation that will follow. That is largely beyond our control, but there are other things that are within our control; and we would do well to look...Towards the Marriage Vote
6 September 2017I've been told people are looking for guidance on same-sex marriage as we move towards the postal vote. That may be so, though I suspect that most people have already made up their mind on the issue and, if they're looking for anything, they're wanting...Towards the Marriage Vote
6 September 2017I've been told people are looking for guidance on same-sex marriage as we move towards the postal vote. That may be so, though I suspect that most people have already made up their mind on the issue and, if they're looking for anything, they're wanting...- On Ash Wednesday we heard the prophet's words: "Come back to me with all your heart, fasting, weeping, mourning" (Joel 2:12) - words which echo one of the key themes of Scripture, the theme of lament. Ancient Israel had to make sense of the blood, sweat...
- On Ash Wednesday we heard the prophet's words: "Come back to me with all your heart, fasting, weeping, mourning" (Joel 2:12) - words which echo one of the key themes of Scripture, the theme of lament. Ancient Israel had to make sense of the blood, sweat...
Archbishop Mark on the Royal Commission final hearing
25 February 2017After three gruelling weeks, the Royal Commission's final hearing into the Catholic Church has come to an end. The preparation for it was tough, and my own three appearances were challenging enough. Through it all I had a growing sense that, after four...Archbishop Mark on the Royal Commission final hearing
25 February 2017After three gruelling weeks, the Royal Commission's final hearing into the Catholic Church has come to an end. The preparation for it was tough, and my own three appearances were challenging enough. Through it all I had a growing sense that, after four...Archbishop's message ahead of Royal Commission final hearing
1 February 2017Archbishop Mark Coleridge has issued a message ahead of the final hearing into the Catholic Church at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Transcript: By now the Royal Commission into the institutional abuse of the...