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May the fruits of our Christmas eucharist be more than enough for us to share. May we take the light of the newborn Christ child to shine in the darkest recesses of our world. ...
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Fr Frank Brennan's Homily for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
31 August 2025...
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Today we thank God for those who heeded the call from the other side of the world so those gathered from every language and nation might come and see the Lord’s glory coming from the east and the west and from the north and the south to recline at...
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This week we have marked the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki while at the same time witnessing Israel’s preparation to take over the whole of Gaza and Russia’s intransigence in negotiating peace in Ukraine. The prospect of peace seems illusory in these places....
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This week we have marked the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki while at the same time witnessing Israel’s preparation to take over the whole of Gaza and Russia’s intransigence in negotiating peace in Ukraine. The prospect of peace seems illusory in these places....
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‘Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!’ We are all so used to this declaration in the Book of Ecclesiastes. We are all very used to great displays of vanity in our federal parliament. But every now and again, there is a moment when...
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In his homily for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday, Fr Frank Brennan SJ urges Australians to face the truth of the past with honesty and walk together toward reconciliation and hope....
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Today we celebrate the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Pope Leo will bestow the pallium, a woollen band, over the chasuble of each new archbishop in attendance this day in Rome. The pallium is a symbol of the archbishop’s authority over his province. At his own mass of installation...
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On this feast of the Ascension, we hear both the conclusion of Luke’s gospel and the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles. Written by the same author, these two passages provide us with the link between the two books. It’s the moment when the apostles are asked, ‘Why...
May the fruits of our Christmas eucharist be more than enough for us to share. May we take the light of the newborn Christ child to shine in the darkest recesses of our world. ...
Fr Frank Brennan's Homily for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 31 August 2025...
Today we thank God for those who heeded the call from the other side of the world so those gathered from every language and nation might come and see the Lord’s glory coming from the east and the west and from the north and the south to recline at...
This week we have marked the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki while at the same time witnessing Israel’s preparation to take over the whole of Gaza and Russia’s intransigence in negotiating peace in Ukraine. The prospect of peace seems illusory in these places....
This week we have marked the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki while at the same time witnessing Israel’s preparation to take over the whole of Gaza and Russia’s intransigence in negotiating peace in Ukraine. The prospect of peace seems illusory in these places....
‘Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!’ We are all so used to this declaration in the Book of Ecclesiastes. We are all very used to great displays of vanity in our federal parliament. But every now and again, there is a moment when...
In his homily for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday, Fr Frank Brennan SJ urges Australians to face the truth of the past with honesty and walk together toward reconciliation and hope....
Today we celebrate the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Pope Leo will bestow the pallium, a woollen band, over the chasuble of each new archbishop in attendance this day in Rome. The pallium is a symbol of the archbishop’s authority over his province. At his own mass of installation...
On this feast of the Ascension, we hear both the conclusion of Luke’s gospel and the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles. Written by the same author, these two passages provide us with the link between the two books. It’s the moment when the apostles are asked, ‘Why...