It’s worth seeing our opening prayer as the context for our readings today. This is usually the case on Sundays, but it seems especially...

Our first reading presents us with a vision of evil. Our first reading goes beyond wanton destruction, goes beyond the desire to watch...

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...

What do we want from Jesus? Is it simply a free feed, or to see a special effects show? Is it to be part of a mob, a crowd, where we tell...

At the invitation of their parish priests, 170 lay people attended a gathering at the Veneto Club, Bulleen, on May 22 to hear proposals...

Today we celebrate the great feast of Pentecost. In a special way this feast calls to mind the power and working of the Holy Spirit in...

As mentioned last Sunday, this week the Archbishop, the Vicar-General and various of their offices briefed the clergy on information...

I have a controversial statement to start with. Christians don’t have to drink wine.

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...

This Wednesday there will be no parish Mass because Archbishop Peter has asked all clergy to attend a meeting. I think this meeting...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...