Catholic Outlook Magazine Lent & Easter Edition 2022

Do not let the devil tell you, as he tried to tell
Jesus, that the hard things of life are a sign that
the Father has abandoned you. It’s a lie. When
it’s darkest, God is closest.
Short & Sweet
Mother Hilda Scott OSB
reflection for Palm Sunday from
the Diocese of Wollongong’s
Remember Lenten program.
In Jesus, we worship a God who was not content to
look down upon us from some safe haven, light years
away. We follow a saviour who gets down, right down
on the same plain with those in the deepest pain, with
those who have nothing left.
Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv
Bishop of Parramatta.
Homily for 13 February 2022
Jesus Christ is being raised up on the cross before us,
and we are able to say that, not only did he give up his
life for those who actually stood at the foot of the cross
some 2,000 years ago, but we are able to say that this
is what Christ did for me—this is what Jesus is doing
for me during the celebration of Mass.
Fr Anthony Jukes
reflection for Palm Sunday from
the Diocese of Wollongong’s
Remember Lenten program.
Visiting the sick is an invitation that Christ addresses
to all his disciples. How many sick and elderly people
are living at home and waiting for a visit! The ministry of
consolation is a task for every baptised person, mindful
of the word of Jesus: “I was sick and you visited me.”
Pope Francis
30th World Day of the Sick
Though the types of modern-day slavery may
differ from that of Roman times, all slavery is itself
the exploitation of the weak and vulnerable. It is
the power of the strong over the weak.
Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv
Bishop of Parramatta.
Diocese of Parramatta’s
Modern Slavery Statement
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