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In today’s gospel, Jesus gives us the simplest possible parable about the coming of the kingdom – a kingdom with the hallmarks of justice, mercy and peace....
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We Australians hate queue jumpers. Everyone should wait their turn. Everyone should wait in order. It’s only fair. At the bread shop or the coffee shop, everyone knows to take their place. In the migration queue, we know there is a case for separate...
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Sr Rosemary Crumlin, a lifelong Sister of Mercy, has been remembered at a Mass in Parramatta for her “innate charm”, deep religious conviction and exceptional knowledge of art history and practice....
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Every now and again, it’s necessary to preach on a distressing topic. This is one of those weeks. In the darkness and shadows, let’s see light of a new dawn on the horizon and find hope in the scriptures....
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In today’s first reading the prophet Jeremiah laments that those who used to be his friends are now the very ones plotting his downfall. Why? Because he had the courage to proclaim the truth....
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In all three readings today, the people in dire straits are offered hope, and hope in abundance....
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Today we celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi – the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Each one of us remembers our first communion....
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I’ve spent the last couple of weeks in Poland. I gave a couple of university lectures and I witnessed the ongoing power and witness of Pope John Paul II whose life embodied the Polish challenge of faith and culture to the power of the state and foreign influences including...
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I’ve spent the last couple of weeks in Poland. I gave a couple of university lectures and I witnessed the ongoing power and witness of Pope John Paul II whose life embodied the Polish challenge of faith and culture to the power of the state and foreign influences including...
In today’s gospel, Jesus gives us the simplest possible parable about the coming of the kingdom – a kingdom with the hallmarks of justice, mercy and peace....
We Australians hate queue jumpers. Everyone should wait their turn. Everyone should wait in order. It’s only fair. At the bread shop or the coffee shop, everyone knows to take their place. In the migration queue, we know there is a case for separate...
Sr Rosemary Crumlin, a lifelong Sister of Mercy, has been remembered at a Mass in Parramatta for her “innate charm”, deep religious conviction and exceptional knowledge of art history and practice....
Every now and again, it’s necessary to preach on a distressing topic. This is one of those weeks. In the darkness and shadows, let’s see light of a new dawn on the horizon and find hope in the scriptures....
In all three readings today, the people in dire straits are offered hope, and hope in abundance....
Today we celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi – the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Each one of us remembers our first communion....
I’ve spent the last couple of weeks in Poland. I gave a couple of university lectures and I witnessed the ongoing power and witness of Pope John Paul II whose life embodied the Polish challenge of faith and culture to the power of the state and foreign influences including...
I’ve spent the last couple of weeks in Poland. I gave a couple of university lectures and I witnessed the ongoing power and witness of Pope John Paul II whose life embodied the Polish challenge of faith and culture to the power of the state and foreign influences including...