The mission to preach repentance. The mission to preach the Good News. How do we fulfil this command of Christ? Our readings today seem...

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

The last few weeks we have looked in different ways at how it is so easy to get our relationship with God round the wrong way. That is:...

It is interesting to read this week’s gospel with last week’s readings. We might remember that last week, we had Job as our first reading...

What’s going on in our gospel today? What are the disciples trying to do? Clearly the disciples feared for their safety. They would have...

I have mentioned a number of times before the advice a friend gave me on reading Jesus’s parables: look for what doesn’t make sense....

A few years ago, back when foreign travel was possible, Vicki and I visited India. One Sunday we were in Goa, which has a strong Catholic...

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...

Today, we celebrate the Ascension. The Ascension is the revelation of humanity’s destiny. This is what humans were created for. Total...

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...

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...