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St Mary's
May 22, 20213 min read
Homily for the Feast of the Ascension, Year B, 2021
Today, we celebrate the Ascension. The Ascension is the revelation of humanity’s destiny. This is what humans were created for. Total...
St Mary's
May 9, 20214 min read
Homily for the 6th Sunday of Lent Yr B, 2021
Our gospel talks about joy. Jesus tells us that he wants his joy to be in us and our joy to be complete. We should think about joy. What...
St Mary's
May 1, 20213 min read
Parish Update on Archdiocesan Planning
As mentioned last Sunday, this week the Archbishop, the Vicar-General and various of their offices briefed the clergy on information...
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 24, 20213 min read
Message to the Parishes of St Mary’s (St Kilda East) and St Colman’s (Balaclava)
This Wednesday there will be no parish Mass because Archbishop Peter has asked all clergy to attend a meeting. I think this meeting...
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...
St Mary's
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.
St Mary's
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...
St Mary's
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...
St Mary's
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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