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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...
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Wishing you a blessed Pentecost. On Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate the time after the Resurrection of Jesus when Jews from anywhere and everywhere were gathered together, able to understand each other, despite their national, cultural and linguistic differences....
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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...
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In today’s gospel, Jesus says: ‘Peace I bequeath to you, my own peace I give you, a peace the world cannot give, this is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.’ Scripture scholar Frank Moloney tells us: ‘Jesus’ gift of peace is “from...
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...
Wishing you a blessed Pentecost. On Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate the time after the Resurrection of Jesus when Jews from anywhere and everywhere were gathered together, able to understand each other, despite their national, cultural and linguistic differences....
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...
In today’s gospel, Jesus says: ‘Peace I bequeath to you, my own peace I give you, a peace the world cannot give, this is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.’ Scripture scholar Frank Moloney tells us: ‘Jesus’ gift of peace is “from...