MCCABE HOUSE

McCabe House is named after Bishop Thomas McCabe and our patron saint is Mary Help of Christians.

Thomas McCabe was born in Northern NSW, 1902. He was ordained a priest in 1925. On the 15th November 1951, he was appointed as the first Bishop of the newly formed Wollongong Diocese. It was a mammoth task to establish the new diocese. For 22 years he worked to lay solid foundations for the rapidly growing diocese. The qualities of Mary 16 Help of Christians are reflected in the biblical images of Mary: willingness to say ‘yes’ to his mission, the mother of Jesus, the desire to help others.

These qualities of prayerfulness and service to the formation of faith-filled communities by both Mary Help of Christians and Bishop Thomas McCabe remind members of McCabe House to uphold the core values of Love, Forgiveness and Service.