- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Fadi Salame for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "The essence of the Christian message is clear, prayer first, asking for the guidance of the...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneDuring NAIDOC Week we join Dr Mayrah Dreise, Brisbane Catholic Education Senior Manager of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education, to reflect on the connection between the First Nations community...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr William Aupito Iuliano for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "Although we might feel afraid, may we step forward in faith and realise it’s the...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneEach month, Pope Francis puts forward a prayer intention and asks Catholics around the world to join him in prayer. These monthly prayer intentions reflect the concerns of the Holy...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
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Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Reflections on 50 Years of Pastoral Service: Ep8 - Hallmarks of the Spirit
24 Jun 2024As we continue "Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Reflections on 50 Years of Pastoral Service" series, this week, Archbishop Mark was asked about what brings hope and joy for the future in... - Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Josh Whitehead for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "We have power to mediate God’s life and love to others who are struggling with the...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Jacob Kalu for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "If we feel that Jesus is sleeping, are we comfortable enough to wake Jesus and present...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
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Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Reflections on 50 Years of Pastoral Service: Ep7 - Always from Somewhere Else
18 Jun 2024As we continue "Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Reflections on 50 Years of Pastoral Service" series, this week, Archbishop Mark was asked what he would title a biography about his life, if... - Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
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Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Reflections on 50 Years of Pastoral Service: Ep6 - Faith, Humility, and Limits
12 Jun 2024As we continue "Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Reflections on 50 Years of Pastoral Service" series, this week, Archbishop Mark shared the key leadership qualities he has found essential during his time... - Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Anthony Mellor for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "The way Jesus tells it, faith is about openness to growth, openness to the unexpected, openness...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneOn Friday, June 7th, 2024, on the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Cathedral of St. Stephen was brimming with joy as hundreds gathered to witness Archbishop...
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Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Reflections on 50 Years of Pastoral Service: Ep5 - Signing a Blank Cheque
05 Jun 2024As we continue "Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Reflections on 50 Years of Pastoral Service" series, this week, Archbishop Mark focuses on his advice for young people discerning the priesthood. Reflecting on... - Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneEach month, Pope Francis puts forward a prayer intention and asks Catholics around the world to join him in prayer. These monthly prayer intentions reflect the concerns of the Holy...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Emmanuel Ayankudy for the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "The challenges we face in this world may seem overwhelming, but our hope and trust in...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneOn Friday, June 7th, 2024, we will witness the presbyteral ordination of two young priests, Michael My Van Tran and Bradley Davies, for the Archdiocese of Brisbane. This is a...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Farrelly for the Feast of Corpus Christi 2024 (The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ). "At Eucharist, in communion, we literally believe as we...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneOn Saturday, May 18, 2024, we joyfully celebrated Archbishop Mark Coleridge's golden jubilee of priestly ordination with a special Mass at the Cathedral of St Stephen in Brisbane. He was...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe celebrations for the 150th Anniversary of the opening and blessing of the Cathedral of St Stephen culminated with the 150th Anniversary Mass held on Friday, 17 May 2024. This...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThis National Volunteer Week 2024, we are delighted to have Margaret Mary sharing her joy and honour to serve God at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Parish for the past...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Morgan Batt for the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity 2024. "Jesus says, I promise to be with you to the end of time. What does...
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Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Reflections on 50 Years of Pastoral Service: Ep3 - The Great Awakening
21 May 2024As we continue "Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Reflections on 50 Years of Pastoral Service" series, this week, when asked if his relationship with God has changed over the course of his... - Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Jack Ho for Pentecost Sunday 2024. "Today, we pray that, already filled with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, we may go out to proclaim that...
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Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Reflections on 50 Years of Pastoral Service: Ep2 - Pastoral Mud on the Boots
16 May 2024As we continue "Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Reflections on 50 Years of Pastoral Service" series, reflecting on his early years in parish ministry, Archbishop Mark shares his journey as a young... - Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneWelcome to our special series where we invite you to join us in commemorating the remarkable journey of Archbishop Mark as he reflects on 50 years of dedicated pastoral service....
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Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Reflections on 50 Years of Pastoral Service: Ep1 - Life as a 68er
09 May 2024In the first episode of this series "Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Reflections on 50 Years of Pastoral Service", Archbishop Mark Coleridge reminisced on how in the late 1960s, amidst the societal... - Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Ihemelandu Uzuegbu for the The Ascension of the Lord 2024. "The Ascension of the Lord is not the departure of Jesus from us, rather it must...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Lucius Edomobi for the Sixth Sunday of Easter 2024. "When we become friends with Jesus, it changes the way we live. We begin to pray better,...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneEach month, Pope Francis puts forward a prayer intention and asks Catholics around the world to join him in prayer. These monthly prayer intentions reflect the concerns of the Holy...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr John Fowles for the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2024. "The Holy Spirit comes forth from the nature of Christ and into our nature through the sacraments...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Dcn Gary Stone for the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2024. "My lived experience is that the Spirit of ANZAC is founded on the Spirit of following Jesus...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Regimon Gervasis for the Third Sunday of Easter 2024. "Easter invites us to believe and witness the living God. We are sent forth to share the...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneEach month, Pope Francis puts forward a prayer intention and asks Catholics around the world to join him in prayer. These monthly prayer intentions reflect the concerns of the Holy...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Dcn Peter Devenish Meares for the Second Sunday of Easter 2024. "When lost, doubting and struggling, what would you have Jesus say to you today right where...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Archbishop Mark Coleridge for Easter Sunday 2024. "Easter is the moment when Jesus rises from the tomb against all the odds. But Easter is also about the...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIn the final episode of this series, Let's Talk About Lent, and As Easter is just around the corner, we are surrounded by images of Easter bunnies and chocolate Easter...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIn the sixth episode of this series, Let's Talk About Lent, and As Easter draws near, Fr Will and Sr Theresa Maria are excited to share their Easter family traditions,...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Peter Dillon for Palm Sunday (Passion Sunday) 2024. "Traditionally during Holy week, we focus on the sufferings of Jesus. Rather, it is holy because of the...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIn the fifth episode of this series, Let's Talk About Lent, and as we journey through the final weeks of Lent, Fr Will and Sr Theresa Maria invite us to...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Dcn Peter Pellicaan for the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2024. "Today we’re invited to examine what we love. Do we love God more than our own lives?"
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIn the fourth episode of this series, Let's Talk About Lent, we reflect on how Lent was never meant to be easy – and sometimes in our faith life, we...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Dcn Paul Jensen for the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2024. "We are invited to receive God’s gift of grace in Christ; to humbly open ourselves to God’s...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIn the third episode of this series, Let's Talk About Lent, Fr Will and Sr Theresa Maria explain why we need to give up something for Lent. Let's Talk About...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Frank Jones for the Third Sunday of Lent 2024. "There are really only two things we need to do in Lent. And that is prayer and love,...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIn the second episode of this series, Let's Talk About Lent, Fr Will and Sr Theresa Maria delve into how they prepare themselves for Lent and encourage us to come...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Sharp for the Second Sunday of Lent 2024. "At the beginning of Lent, let’s heed the call to look at our lives in a new...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneLent is a time of conversion and penance that the Catholic Church offers to believers to prepare for and live the Easter triduum — the mystery of the passion, death,...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Kevin Smith for the First Sunday of Lent 2024. "The little trouble I go to, that prayer I say to help me to forgive that person...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Dcn Chad Hargrave for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "The radical love and mercy of God will cross any barriers that we think separate us...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Anthony Mellor for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "If we want the best of life, then we must allow ourselves to be transformed by...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Boni Buahendri SVD for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "God’s authority in our life is important. It helps us to grow in faith, in...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Joseph Vu SVD for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "The theme of this Sunday’s Gospel is the nature of a calling or vocation. How...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Dcn Andrew O’Brien for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "When we come to the assembly to hear God’s Word, he does stoop down to us...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneEach month, Pope Francis puts forward a prayer intention and asks Catholics around the world to join him in prayer. These monthly prayer intentions reflect the concerns of the Holy...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Sharp for the Baptism of the Lord 2023. "In the waters of baptism our old way of life of sin is put to death. And...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIf you're a regular follower of our two-minute homilies and reflections you would assume the ship always sails gracefully forward. But beneath the surface there's a whole lot happening, including...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Farrelly for the Feast of the Holy Family 2023. "This Holy Family wants us to wear well the clothes of kindness, humility, gentleness, patience. Forgiving...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneAs we make our final preparation to encounter the birth of Jesus, in this final episode of An Advent Story, Michele invites us to reflect on what a radical transformation...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Josh Whitehead for the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2023. "The beautiful reality of Christmas is that God is revealed in and through the “yes” of an...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIn the third episode of our series An Advent Story, and as the anticipation to celebrate the birth of our Lord builds up, this week's episode of "An Advent Story"...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Morgan Batt for the Third Sunday of Advent 2023. "All around Australia, the gum trees are losing their bark, why? So that they can begin new...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIn the second episode of our series An Advent Story, we learn about Jen’s family’s Christmas tradition of volunteering wholeheartedly with those living on the margins on Christmas Day. Serving...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Ihemelandu Uzuegbu for the Second Sunday of Advent 2023. "To become the people God wants us to be, we need to open our hearts to Jesus,...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneAdvent season is a time of preparation for the Solemnities of Christmas. It is a time of spiritual renewal, a chance to direct our hearts and minds to receive the...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Lucius Edomobi for the First Sunday of Advent 2023. "Let us not allow this special grace that Advent brings to pass us by."
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr John Fowles for the Feast of Christ the King 2023. "When we serve others, we serve Christ our King. In serving Christ in our neighbours, we draw...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Isaac Falzon for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Our life is a path of learning to wake up and be present to the now."
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Regimon Gervasis for the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Today the door of salvation is wide open in Christ. Anyone, anywhere, anytime can go in...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Saldie Resolado OSA for the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Humility is a willingness to share the gifts we have been given, not out of...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Jason Middleton for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "God is inviting us to share in the fullness of life, of purpose, and fulfilment in...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Peter Dillon for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "God is in control, not human beings. We don't need to try and manipulate God or...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Reflection by Elizabeth Harrington for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We too are invited to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. We just need to accept the invitation...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Gerard Lai for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "May we continue to look for ways to refine our lives and accept the voice of...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Dcn Peter Pellicaan for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We may call ourselves Catholic. We may say all the responses in the liturgy. But do...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Reflection by Paul Jensen for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Where in your life do you think things are unfair? Do you know the facts? Are you...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Leo Burke for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "I think it's true to say two of the hardest things to say in the world...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Sharp for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "True Christian love is not an emotion or a feeling. It is something we choose to...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Kevin Smith for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Unless we are united with Christ in this journey then suffering becomes even more meaningless and...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Tom Elich for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We can never know the mind of God, but we can stand in awe before the...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Dcn Chad Hargrave for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We must, as Isaiah says, “have a care for justice and act with integrity”, seeing the...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Anthony Mellor for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "This Sunday, we hear a tender, encouraging image to contemplate. When it all goes wrong and...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Minje Kim for the Feast of the Transfiguration 2023. "Can you feel the transfigured Jesus and his eagerness today to meet us, to give courage and...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Reflection by Colleen Tracey for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Having a sense of purpose gives us a spiritual compass to orient our lives and the treasure...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr John Echewodo for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "In life when things are not going as planned the human capacity to wait patiently without...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Dcn Andrew O'Brien for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We, the seeds, have been planted in the rich soil of the church. And if we...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneTwo-Minute Homily by Fr Joseph Kanatt MCBS for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We can experience in our daily life all kinds of burdens and hardships. At this...
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