Archdiocese of Brisbane

This homily was preached by Archbishop Mark Coleridge at the Mass for Anzac Day 2019 at The Cathedral of St Stephen The voices of women in war are little heard, but let one of them be heard here this morning. It’s the voice of Vera Brittain who during the Great War lost her fiancé Roland…

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Mark Coleridge has expressed shock at the attacks in Sri Lanka that have left many dead, including Catholics attending Easter celebrations. “Attacks such as this are always atrocious,” he said, “but especially when worshippers are the target and it’s the Resurrection they’re celebrating. “We don’t know who planned the…

Like the road to Emmaus, walk a while with people after Easter and you discover the most amazing things. If you have a spare moment today, spend some time with Heather Joseph – an absolute gem who has been serving all for the past quarter of a century.

Archbishop Mark Coleridge preached this homily at Easter Sunday Mass at The Cathedral of St Stephen, 21 April 2019 In recent days fire has been much on our minds and before our eyes – never more so than at this Easter time when we light the new fire, as we did last night. Fire is…

“But what they find, in the light of dawn, was something completely unexpected.” Happy Easter! The final video in our 2019 Holy Week series is here!

Archbishop Mark Coleridge preached this homily at The Mass of the Lord’s Supper, The Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane. Thursday, 18 April 2019 This evening we celebrate the first part of a great three-part Paschal liturgy: the Mass of the Lord’s Supper tonight, the Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion tomorrow and the Easter Vigil on…

“With false accusations against him and howls for blood from those who hated him, Jesus was sentenced to death as a criminal.” Our 2019 Holy Week video series continues with Good Friday. Mass times available here: Mass Times 2019

Australia’s Catholic bishops have called for respect and understanding in the federal election campaign, reminding Australians they all have a part to play in combating “crude tribalism” and promoting peaceful public debate. The comments are included in Politics in service of peace, a statement the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference released this morning. The name is…

“In spite of all this, he still choose to do the will of the Father, trusting in the strange and wonderful plan of God.” As the Easter Triduum begins this evening, our 2019 Holy Week video series continues with Holy Thursday. Mass times available here: Mass Times 2019

“The Messiah that God has promised wasn’t going to be what they expected …” Our 2019 Holy Week video series continues with Palm Sunday. Mass times available here: Mass Times 2019