Homily for 27th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year B, 2021
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned an interview between the American Bishop Robert Barron and a Canadian psychologist, Jordan Peterson....
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Sep 28, 20214 min read
Homily for 26th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year B, 2021
This week’s gospel follows last week’s gospel, and we need to read them together. When we do read them together, they have something to...
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Sep 21, 20214 min read
25th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year B, 2021
Our first reading presents us with a vision of evil. Our first reading goes beyond wanton destruction, goes beyond the desire to watch...
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Sep 13, 20214 min read
Homily for 24th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year B, 2021
This week I have been thinking about the reorganisation of the Church in Melbourne. I was listening to a podcast on urbanization and the...
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Sep 11, 20215 min read
Homily for 23rd Sunday Ordinary Time, Year B, 2021
Today I would like to focus on two things that come out of the readings: first, the movement from fear to hope; second, the link between...
St Mary's
Aug 31, 20215 min read
Homily for 22nd Sunday Ordinary Time, Year B, 2021
In our first reading last week, we had Moses asking the people, who is your God? The Lord? Or the gods of the surrounding people? The...
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Aug 21, 20214 min read
21st Sunday Ordinary Time, Year B, 2021
This year is year B in our liturgical cycle and so we have readings from the gospel of Mark. But because the gospel of Mark is shorter...
St Mary's
Aug 14, 20214 min read
Homily for Solemnity of the Assumption of our Lady, 2021
Today, I would like to set some homework first. I’d like to encourage everyone today to read a certain poem out loud. That poem is called...
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Aug 9, 20215 min read
Homily for Solemnity of Mary of the Cross Mackillop, 2021
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop. We also bring to an end National Vocations Awareness Week; though, I...
St Mary's
May 1, 20213 min read
5th Sunday of Easter, Year B (Deacon Jim Curtain)
I have a controversial statement to start with. Christians don’t have to drink wine.
St Mary's
Apr 24, 20212 min read
Good Shepherd Sunday, Year B
Today we have with us Joseph Schaefer from the seminary. He was also with us during Holy week. He has come to speak to us for Good...
St Mary's
Apr 10, 20213 min read
Second Sunday of Easter, Year B
This reminds me of summer evening sunlight and a cool breeze. For some reason, the start of this gospel reminds me both of warmth and of...
St Mary's
Apr 3, 20212 min read
Easter Sunday, Year B (Dcn Jim Curtain)
Think of the boundaries and limits that we create for ourselves. The people we regard as being less than us, the people we look down on...
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Apr 2, 20212 min read
Easter Vigil, Year B (Fr Joe Caddy)
The women in the gospel confront an empty tomb a giant boulder has been rolled away—where there should be death there is life and THIS...
St Mary's
Apr 1, 20212 min read
Good Friday, Year B (Fr Joe Caddy)
As human beings we all have some longing to be admired and respected, that is fair enough and we mostly like to fit in with society.
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Mar 31, 20213 min read
Holy Thursday, Year B (Fr Joe Caddy)
During the long period of lockdown last year, I was browsing idly at paintings for sale on an art website. I was just flicking through...
St Mary's
Mar 20, 20214 min read
5th Sunday of Lent, Year B
One of the major breakthroughs in human history is Greek philosophy. Perhaps to a degree not found elsewhere, especially with Plato and...
St Mary's
Mar 13, 20214 min read
4th Sunday of Lent, Year B
In our gospel today, Jesus applies the story of Moses lifting up the bronze serpent. In that story, the chosen people reject God and God...
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Mar 6, 20212 min read
Third Sunday of Lent, Year B (Dcn Jim Curtain)
Our God, the God of Moses, the God we see in Jesus, liberates the poor, seeks justice for those on the margins - for widows and orphans...
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Feb 27, 20214 min read
Second Sunday of Lent, Year B
Our opening prayer talks about spiritual sight. Our first reading and our gospel share a theme of the beloved son. How does this relate...
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