The World: Address for Catholic Men’s Conference ‘Be Not Afraid: The World, the Flesh and the Devil’.

The Diocese of Sydney released an address by Michael Kenny for the upcoming Catholic men's conference, titled Be Not Afraid: The World, the Flesh and the Devil. The event is scheduled for September 19, 2026, at St Mary’s Cathedral Hall in Sydney.

The address examines the relationship between Christians and the world through the lens of the First Letter of St John and the teachings of St Augustine. Kenny notes that while God created the world, Scripture warns against loving worldly desires such as the lust of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life. The text references various New Testament passages, including writings from St James and St Paul, to discuss the tension between serving God and being conformed to the world.