Urban Evangelisation
In this SCENE 2012 workshop, Bishop Julian Porteous presents some practical ideas and examples of evangelisation in the city.
Author Archbishop Julian Porteous
Night of Mercy
On Friday 13 July, six separate icon processions moved through Sydney’s streets and converged at St Mary’s Cathedral for the SCENE 2012 Night of Mercy. Listen to Bishop Julian Porteous’ inspiring address.
A Year of Grace
SCENE 2012 has officially kicked off at St Mary’s Cathedral. Sydney’s Bishop Julian Porteous opened the Congress, themed “In Him”, with a talk on the Year of Grace.
The Church and Evangelisation
What is evangelisation? What did evangelisation look like to the early Church, and is this the same for us today? How are we to evangelise in an indifferent or hostile society? Bishop Julian answers these questions and more!
Q&A with Bishop Julian: Episode 25
Virtue: It’s the foundation of any good Christian character, and has been explored and revered by many cultures throughout human history. But what are the virtues, and how do we build them? The answers may not be easy or popular!
Pastoral Letter on Marriage
Bishop Julian Porteous presents in his homily at St Mary’s Cathedral the pastoral letter “Marriage: One Man and One Woman in a Covenant of Love and Life”, by the bishops of the Archdiocese of Sydney.
Walk With Christ 2012
On a cold and very wet Winter’s day in Sydney, the streets were filled with Catholics singing in procession behind the Blessed Sacrament for the annual Walk With Christ Corpus Christi procession. But what is the Feast about, and what drove over 5000 people to brave the elements in the Sydney CBD?
Q&A with Bishop Julian: Episode 24
“I’m spiritual, but not religious.” This has become a catch-cry in a post-modern age by those who wish to distance themselves from “organised religion”, yet still wish to maintain a sense of the spiritual. Does it make sense, and what is our response to it?