Two-Minute Homily by Fr Neville Yun for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "In that brokenness though, Jesus still loves us and desires for us to be whole once...

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Two-Minute Homily by Fr Mario Debattista OFM for the Twenty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "Discipleship is to desire Jesus above all others and so, to inevitably experience the cost...

As a Father's Day special, we interviewed Matthew Ames, father of four, who lost his limbs due to an illness back in 2012. Listen to his story, his inspiration he's...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Isidore Enyinnaya for the Twenty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "We visit heaven at every Mass, where we celebrate, dine and wine with God, the Angels...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Stephen Bliss OFM for the Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "To enter through the narrow gate is to follow Jesus, to love what Jesus loved,...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Gary Stone for the Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "Convert your experiences of distress, to lessons that help you give consolation to others."

Full podcast available here: Welcome to the final episode of our seven part series: The Parables Podcasts. Archbishop Mark Coleridge gives his insights and reflections on the parables of Jesus....

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Stanley Orji for the Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "Bring nothing: for everything is grace; and whatever gift you receive give away: for everything is...

Today is the feast of St Mary of the Cross, and there was a wonderful Mass at the Cathedral of St Stephen to celebrate. Here is a snippet of the...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Marty Larsen for the Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "The biggest blockage in people’s lives, is that we are not prepared to give things up...

Full podcast available here: Welcome to the six episode of our fortnightly series: The Parables Podcasts. Archbishop Mark Coleridge gives his insights and reflections on the parables of Jesus. In...

During this Catholic Education Week, Donna interviews two teachers on their thoughts and experiences of working in Catholic schools.

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Brendan Gormley for the Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "...rather because God sees, in a way that we do not, how prayer is shaping us...

Full podcast available here: Welcome to the fifth episode of our fortnightly series: The Parables Podcasts. Archbishop Mark Coleridge gives his insights and reflections on the parables of Jesus. In...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Damien Everitt for the Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "In these encounters we are not only treating one another’s wounds, no matter what they may...

NAIDOC Week runs from Sunday July 7 till Sunday July 14. This week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week begins with...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Bryan Roe for the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "A kingdom where God fully reigns in our hearts and in our minds, transforming us into...

Full podcast available here: Welcome to the fourth episode of our fortnightly series: The Parables Podcasts. Archbishop Mark Coleridge gives his insights and reflections on the parables of Jesus. In...

Our latest episode of 'Keeping The Faith' with Donna Lynch is here. Tune in as she chats with the 'money-man' Noel Whittaker.

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Lucius Edomobi for the Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "In other words, neither care of self, care for the dead, nor care of one's family...

Two-minute Homily by Fr Josekutty Vadakkel CMI for the Feast of Corpus Christi 2019. "Just as Jesus nourishes us with his Body and Blood in the Eucharist, we are here...

Full podcast available here: Welcome to the third episode of our fortnightly series: The Parables Podcasts. Archbishop Mark Coleridge gives his insights and reflections on the parables of Jesus. In...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr John Conway for the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity 2019. "By the encounter with that same Spirit in our lives we can be open to...

When Queensland was in its infancy there was some thought given that Ipswich might become the state capital. The beautiful St Mary's Church at Ipswich certainly would not have been...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Peter Devenish-Meares for the Pentecost Sunday 2019. "We truly are in the land of the Holy Spirit and every caring act declaring the crucial message of...

Full podcast available here: Welcome to the second episode of our fortnightly series: The Parables Podcasts. Archbishop Mark Coleridge gives his insights and reflections on the parables of Jesus. In...

June 5 is World Environment Day. The Archdiocese's own Laudato Si' working group is taking the Pope's call to action on the environment to heart, developing plans and resources to...

The highlights of a wonderful night for Fr Joshua Whitehead, Fr Brendan Gormley and the Archdiocese. On Friday 31st May 2019, Fr Joshua Whitehead and Fr Brendan Gormley were ordained...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Bob Harwood for the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2019. "The power of resurrection, implanted in each of us at our Baptism, lifts us to a level...

On Friday night two young men complete their brief role as transitional deacons and are ordained as priests. For Brendan Gormley (currently at Jubilee Catholic Parish Brisbane) and Josh Whitehead...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Paul Eloagu for the Sixth Sunday of Easter 2019. "We must quieten our minds and hearts and be attentive; so that we can listen to the...

Full podcast available here: Welcome to our new fortnightly series: The Parables Podcasts. Archbishop Mark Coleridge gives his insights and reflections on the parables of Jesus. In this first episode,...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Stephen Byrnes for the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2019. "Such are the power of Jesus' words in today's Gospel: 'Love one another just as I have...

Happy Mother's Day! In our latest instalment of Keeping the Faith, Donna interviews Rebecca Tweedy, mother of three children. In July last year, her youngest son, Conor, sustained a catastrophic...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Terry Nueva for the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2019. "The true shepherd leads the sheep to green pastures and running streams, and guards them from all...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Mike Jones for the Third Sunday of Easter 2019. "Like the disciples, we need to look around and focus on the resurrected Jesus. I wonder if...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Sharp for Divine Mercy Sunday 2019. "Our wounds are the means by which the love of God can reach into our souls, with the healing...

In our latest installment of Keeping the Faith, Donna interviews Harvey Lister about his life and faith.

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...

Two-Minute Homily by Bishop Ken Howell for Easter Sunday 2019. "Today, and every day, we are to see Christ's resurrection as a bridge that takes us from the side of...

"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!

"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...

"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...

"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...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Frank Jones for Palm Sunday 2019. "We keep our eyes focused on Him this week. The truth is that God, in Jesus, never takes His eyes...

"All time is holy but we name one week Holy Week, because it takes us to the very heart of Gods gift to us." Our 2019 Holy Week video series...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Dominic Orih for the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2019. "...the voice of God, that speaks truth in our heart, will convict you … because God doesn't...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Trevor Trotter for the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2019. "The thing is that the way you feel about your son, is much the same as God,...

As we continue our journey through Lent, it can be helpful to remember how can respond in this season.

Two-Minute Homily by Fr John Chalmers for the Third Sunday of Lent 2019. "Surely, the manager of the vineyard knows that a fig tree in a vineyard doesn't produce fruit..."

Over 100 years ago, this iconic big red church was built upon a hilltop overlooking Brisbane's CBD. Designed by famed architect Robin S. Dods and modelled on the Albi Cathedral...

March 17th is usually the day St Patrick's Day is celebrated, but that's not always the case. This year it's on Monday the 18th of March...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Mark Franklin for the Second Sunday of Lent 2019. "The entire time the disciples were with Jesus, they were getting to know him better and what...

In this month's installment of Keeping the Faith, Donna interviews Peter McWhirter, director of Scotch & Soda and who has been heavily involved in the fashion industry for the past...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Jason Middleton for the First Sunday of Lent 2019. "Jesus knows the depths of temptation and its lure, while exhibiting the utter power to conquer it."

Welcome to the first Friday of the Lenten season.

Today is Ash Wednesday, where we receive ashes on our foreheads. It marks the beginning of Lent, a time of fasting and prayer over the next 40 days till Easter.

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Michael Grace for the Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "We are called to a Christ centered vision; to look upon the fault of the other...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr David King CP for the Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "He calls us to remember, ultimately we are all family under God. He asks us...

Archbishop Mark is in Rome as President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference to participate in the Pope's Summit on Child Protection. Taking part are Bishops and Leaders of religious...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Paul Chackanikunnel CMI for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "This means, those who rely fully on God as their safety and security, will enjoy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exNXH2YcB8Y The time to have your say on the future of the Australian Catholic Church is right now. We urge you to have your say on how the Catholic Church...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Farrelly for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "We forget that God constantly seeks our well-being, always encourages a selfless response."

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Pat Cassidy for the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "Certainly Jesus, in the Gospel, makes it clear that it is never going to be easy,...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr John Conway for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "It seems we all need a catch-cry for our lives. Something that can identify us as...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHeiG9foyuM Two-Minute Homily by Fr Thomas Zaranski for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "Doing whatever the Word tells us to do, ultimately leads us to everything that is,...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Neville Yun for the Baptism of the Lord 2019. "In a deeper way that immersion in the life of Christ happens when we think, speak and...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Wrex Woolnough for the Feast of the Epiphany of The Lord 2019. "So is this Christmas going to be for us just remembering the news or...

Over the Christmas season, we welcomed the Lights of Christmas at the Cathedral of St Stephen. Here are some small snippets of the show.  https://youtu.be/DW-5NKzvjKI https://youtu.be/H8RSkhwVuXs

https://youtu.be/DO6d3poBiPg Our homilists are very generous with their time and we do thank them for another great year. Here's a peek behind the scenes at some of the few grains...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Stephen Bliss OFM for the Feast of the Holy Family 2018. "This feast holds up the story of Mary and Joseph as the harried parents of...

  Two-Minute Homily by Fr Frank Jones for the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2018."More than ever today I need to hear the voice of the child within the womb, the...

https://youtu.be/3r3_DPUnlsI When someone has lived a good while and can say with all sincerity "All my memories are loving and wonderful" it's a sign of either a life well lived...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Stephen Byrnes for the Third Sunday of Advent 2018."John's proclamation ensures that the baptism he's offering is understood as an assault on the status quo…"

https://youtu.be/3jFBe9UfnzY "It was just 12 months ago today, with the release of the Final Report of the McClellan Royal Commission onto public record, that victims voices and stories were no...

These days there's a lot of death around both locally and internationally. Locally we are dealing with issues of the beginning of life and the end of life and again...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Chukwudi Chinaka for the Second Sunday of Advent 2018. "We cannot pretend that we do not know the awesomeness that comes with Christmas."

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Denis Scanlan for the First Sunday of Advent 2018. "So, as people of hope, we are the ones sent by Jesus to break down barriers and...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Peter Dillon for the Feast of Christ the King 2018. "Now while earthly rulers load heavy burdens on their subjects, here we have a king who,...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Dan Redhead for the Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "Jesus' sacrifice, is far more efficacious then all the combined Temple sacrifices ever offered, for the...

Ralph Devlin has led a remarkable life. He sits down with Donna Lynch to talk about life, faith and plenty more ...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Isidore Enyinnaya for the Thirty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "That does not mean we forgo planning and budgeting, but it means we trust God and...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr John Echewodo for the Thirty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "Jesus believes that love of God and love of neighbour are both inseparable. We cannot have...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Gary Stone for the Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "We need to have the courage to ask God for what we need, even if our...

A new shrine has been dedicated in The Cathedral of St Stephen for all victims and survivors of sexual abuse.

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Anthony Mellor for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "...It doesn't matter whether it is two thousand years ago or two months ago, this is...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Nigel Sequeira for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "There is something within us that has a longing for eternal life. What happens to us...

Two-minute Homily by Fr Odinaka Nwadike for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "Human beings are social by nature. Of ourselves we are incomplete. We need others to exist."

In the latest installment of Keeping the Faith, Donna interviews Broncos CEO, Paul White.

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Wrex Woolnough for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "And so we create divisions not just in our world, but among ourselves as Christians. But,...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Dan Redhead for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "... for God is very active in our lives because he loves us and the kudos...

Happy birthday St Agatha's Catholic Parish Clayfield. It's 100 years today since the first Mass in Clayfield.

Last week, cricket legend Matthew Hayden was interviewed by our Archbishop Mark Coleridge covering topics from sport to faith and beyond. In this clip, Matt brings up the fact that...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr John Echewodo for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "As Christians, our faith must be one of personal discovery. It cannot just be based on...

Archbishop Mark Coleridge presents a special homily to launch the 2018 Annual Catholic Campaign, in support of the vital ministries within the Archdiocese.

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Trevor Trotter for the Twenty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "By acting like God we not only become better people we also become more like God."

As a Father's Day special, Donna interviews three fathers from the Ashgrove area (Justin Bond, Anthony Herbert & Ron Cervetto) asking them about being a dad.

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Lucius Edomobi for the Twenty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "...we can choose to become faithful and authentic followers of Christ by lovingly obeying God's commandments...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Marty Larsen for the Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "God is calling you. You need to find a way to listen, and to listen deeply."