- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneWhen called to give an account of himself, faced with those who say "Who are you?," John the Baptist echoes the prophet Isaiah in describing himself as a voice crying...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneSome years ago I was cheeky enough to say to one of my brother Bishops that the Word of God at times was a question, to which he promptly replied...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThere are many stars in the bible. The greatest of them of course is the Lord Jesus himself, but this morning here in the Cathedral we meet three of the...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneSometimes it's said that the church doesn't have to be successful, the church has to be faithful. Now there is some truth in that but there is also a danger...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThey say that God has a sense of humour. It would seem to be so given that here today, as we celebrate long years of marriage, the figure which God...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneI'm not at all sure what a Fair Pay Commission would make of what we have just heard (in the Gospel). I suspect that they would at least understand the...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIn the Gospel story that we have just heard we meet the intriguing figure of Nicodemus. Now Nicodemus was really somebody. He was one of the leading Jews and belonged...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIn his teaching style Jesus of Nazareth was in many ways just like all the other rabbis. Yet there are certain points at which the teaching style of Jesus is...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneWay back in 1966 the German Jesuit Theologian Karl Rahner wrote a short piece about the priest of the future. What he wrote has turned out to be prophetic. It...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe disciples were cringing behind locked doors and they had good reason to do so. They had seen the Lord executed in the most brutal possible way and they had...
Homilies
Author: Archdiocese of Brisbane