- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneJust recently I did a media interview and the interviewer made one of those tired old claims that are often made and that is that the Catholic Church never changes. ...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneFor some time I lived in the middle-east, many years ago before I ever came to Brisbane. Living in that world I learnt what a solemn, indeed urgent, obligation hospitality...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIn the Gospel story that we have just heard Jesus does two things. The first thing he does is he walks through a locked door, which is not a bad...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIn the gospel we have just heard there is something that is very odd. Jesus, we are told, withdrew from them and was carried up to heaven, but then we...
- Author: Archdiocese of Brisbane"When Judas had gone..." These are the words that frame the words of Christ that we have heard. "When Judas had gone..." He had left the supper table, closed the...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIn the story that we've just heard there is a lot of confusion as there is in all the Easter Gospel stories. When they arrive at the tomb and meet...
- Author: Archdiocese of Brisbane
Homily at Mass celebrating 50 years of Catholic Relgious Australia, Queensland (CRA-Qld)
10 Mar 2013As the deacon began to read the unforgettable story you've just heard I bet you were probably saying it's the prodigal son. And of course that is the name it... - Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneMy predecessor, Archbishop James Duhig, had his heart set upon building a Cathedral other than this one. He wanted to build a massive Cathedral that would have been the Cathedral...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIn the middle of the night, we gather to celebrate the birth of the child, our child. And rightly so, because the child is always born in the darkness, even...
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Homily at Mass celebrating the Unification of the two Australian Provinces of the Marist Brothers
08 Dec 2012It is tempting to think that Saint Marcellin Champagnat would be astonished at the growth of the Institute he founded as the Little Brothers of Mary in 1817. But that...
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Author: Archdiocese of Brisbane