| Aug 17, 2016 |
17 Sunday in Ordinary Time 24.07.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, If you have ever gone to the markets or travelled overseas and bargained over the price of a purchase, you’ll know what Abraham is doing in the first reading. Good merchant that he is, Abraham is ... (read on) |
| Aug 17, 2016 |
16 Sunday in Ordinary Time 17.07.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, This Sunday we find ourselves in Martha’s house, overhearing a little domestic tiff with her sister, Mary, and which Martha asks Jesus to adjudicate. Jesus’ response to Martha’s grievance is to say that there is a ... (read on) |
| Aug 17, 2016 |
15 Sunday in Ordinary Time 10.07.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, Through a kind and generous donation, we have installed a votive candle stand in the Marian side chapel. The stand is there for you to come and light a candle before or after Mass, or when ... (read on) |
| Jul 8, 2016 |
14 Sunday in Ordinary Time 03.07.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, Today is the annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday. The reflection for this Sunday was written by Bishop Joe Oudemann, Auxillary Bishop in Brisbane: It is a long standing tradition that the first ... (read on) |
| Jun 27, 2016 |
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 26.06.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, We are in the middle of the footy season, and it is much safer to talk about league than union. Wayne Bennett is a much better football coach than he is an author, but some years ... (read on) |
| Jun 24, 2016 |
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time 19.06.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, Last week, Pope Francis upgraded the annual liturgical celebration of St. Mary Magdalene to a feast day. Her feast day is July 22 and will now be celebrated with a similar status to the feasts of ... (read on) |
| Jun 24, 2016 |
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time 12.06.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, On Tuesday night, Archbishop Mark Coleridge confirmed 93 of our children. We congratulate them and their families and we will continue to accompany them as they prepare for First Communion next year. My thanks to all ... (read on) |
| Jun 24, 2016 |
10th Sunday in Ordinary Time 05.06.2016 |
Sisters and brothers, This Tuesday evening, 92 of our children will be Confirmed by Archbishop Coleridge. It is another step along the way to the completion of their Christian Initiation — a journey that began at the font as infants ... (read on) |
| Jun 24, 2016 |
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 29.05.2016 |
Sisters and brothers, The feast of the Body and Blood of Christ gets to the heart of things. Eucharist is the great gift and central mystery which makes and re-makes the Church. Fr. Ron Rolheiser, an expert in contemporary spirituality, ... (read on) |
| Jun 24, 2016 |
The Most Holy Trinity 22.05.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, Below is one of the better explanations of the Trinity that I have come across. One theologian explained the Trinity in terms of our human beings relationships: If you want to know what God is like, ... (read on) |
