Today, the Church gives us the option of reflective silence after the Passion, which I think might be a good idea. So, I will just say a...

(Deacon Jim mentioned last week that) we have two candidates, Ellie and Tilly, who this year will celebrate the rites of initiation at...

We are blessed in this parish this year. We have two catechumens, Ellie and Tillie, who are experiencing the Rite of Christian Initiation...

As we know, Lent is a time of renewal. It is when we make a special effort to turn back to God and believe the Good News. It is when we...

We have mentioned before the close connection between Lent, Easter and the sacrament of baptism. Our opening prayer alludes to this, too....

Today is our last Sunday before Lent, and we have a wonderful set of readings to help us prepare for the upcoming season. The first...

Today in Australia is Word of God Sunday. This is a bit of a strange label, like calling a particular Sunday, Jesus Sunday. Every Sunday...

How could we put this gospel into  today's world? If Jesus was born today, one possibility is that Joseph would be a car mechanic with a...

There is a very interesting dynamic to the liturgy as we proceed through Advent. It is a bit like the promotional strategy to an epic...

One of the time-consuming parts of Christmas is wrapping presents. If you’re like me, it takes forever and still looks like a dog has...

At the risk of getting too personal, I’ll let you in on the fact that my age is getting closer to 70 than 60. Some of you may be similar....

I think we have mentioned before how Christmas traditionally was the end of the liturgical year. It was considered the end because the...

Perhaps one approach to this week’s readings is to look at the fundamental attitudes of the servants in the gospel parable. But I would...

Apparently Jesus based today’s parable around a typical marriage custom. The custom was that the bridegroom could should up whenever, and...

Our readings today reprise a very familiar theme. The person who wants to be centre of attention will soon be forgotten, while the person...