Padre Pio relics

The cathedral will be welcoming back the relics of Padre Pio (St Pio of Pietrelcina) from 22 September to 26 September. We pray that this will be an occasion of ...

What is in the sound of a pipe organ?

August 24th, 2018 What is in the sound of a pipe organ? Well, let’s see - there’s lots of pipes, cabling, magnets, bellows and increasingly more and more electronic components...how about beyond ...

Commitment to safeguarding

These are my thoughts as a priest with pastoral responsibility; they have no other status. Reading the news reports of the horrific abuse which took place in Pennsylvania brought back to ...

Letter of Pope Francis to the People of God

The Holy Father has written a letter to the People of God on the sexual abuse crisis. You can read the letter here.

Heartfelt gestures for our heavenly Mother

August 16th, 2018 Just as we love and cherish our own mothers, and some of the most heartfelt gestures of love are given to our mothers, so I think some of ...

Cathedral gears up for sound of trumpets

16th August, 2018 The Cathedral Choir is gearing up for the next installment in the Concert Series 2018. Titled 'Sing with sound of trumpets' this concert takes place on Sunday 19th August ...

Liturgy and worship

I have been moved by the participation of the people in the Cathedral liturgies. At the heart of the life of the Cathedral community is the liturgy. Active participation is, after ...

Orchestras – what can they teach us?

Aug 5, 2018 As we started the prelude to our Orchestral Mass last Sunday and the orchestra played the opening strains of ‘Our Lady of the Southern Cross’ not only did ...

Orchestral Mass winds up for 2018

The 2018 Orchestral Mass has now wound up for the year with equipment and instruments been put away, new friendships being made and new experiences had. We have had some very ...

Orchestral Mass 2018 a resounding success

29 July, 2018 The Cathedral's annual Orchestral Mass took place this morning at the 11am Solemn Sung Mass. This year, our Orchestral Mass featured the largest orchestra assembled since this event's inception in ...