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"Having been through four countries in the past month, with longer stays in two, several things have struck me as I return home," The Very Rev'd Dr Peter Catt (pictured with son Josh in Canada in May 2024)
Reflections

"In politics the tail often wags the dog"

“Canadians are incredibly gracious drivers. Even those who drive the most ridiculously large utes stop on a dime to let people cross the road — even in places where there is no pedestrian crossing. Italian traffic looks to be incredibly chaotic. It in fact operates under two very important rules that are obeyed to the letter: 1. Go as fast as you can. 2. Do not hit anybody,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt

Reflections

“And a Good Friday Was Had by All”

“A few years ago I walked a set of The Stations of the Cross that had been erected in a farm paddock in the Hunter Valley. The day on which we walked it was hot, dry and dusty. Many of the participants were quite elderly; some were very unsteady on their feet…one of the participants stumbled and fell,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt

Dates & Seasons

Embracing a new beginning

“Ash Wednesday and the Season of Lent present opportunities for us to make the same sort of return. They offer us the opportunity for reflection, sifting and renewal; they are constructed so as to offer us the opportunity to embrace new beginnings,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt

Video

Archbishop Jeremy Greaves' Installation liturgy

Watch the liturgy for the Installation of Archbishop Jeremy Greaves at St John’s Cathedral on 16 December 2023, including the smoking ceremony, welcome and “interrogation”,  Installation in the cathedra, the Archbishop’s first sermon, readings and prayers