Two-Minute Homily by Fr Raju Joseph CMI for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "Jesus tells us that the quantity of faith we have is not important. What matters...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Dang Nguyen OSA for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "Instead of filling our lives with ourselves, we need to make room for love and...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Bob Harwood for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "How astute, that the Son of God should wipe out the debts of humanity and, although...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Saji George for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "Jesus is waiting there to embrace me and you this is the time, come and enjoy...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Dan Redhead for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "We are left with no doubt in our minds that as His disciples, we must be...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Paul Kelly for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "God is generous and giving, Our Lord is the most important person to ever walk the...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Russ Nelson for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "The call to discipleship is a call to a life of virtue, living out the positive...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Peter Brannelly for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "We hear the voices and perhaps we are the voice calling people’s attention to the things...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Dan Ryan for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "Jesus urges us many times in the Gospel to not be afraid. We need to trust...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Enoch Iheme for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "In our natural tendency to accumulate and to fill our emptiness with things that will eventual...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Chad Hargrave for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "Only out of the security of knowing how deeply God loves us can we truly love...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Peter Dillon for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "We have Martha and Mary giving us an example what it means to love God with...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Michael Grace for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "Pope Francis has often called upon the church to be more inclusive. In doing so, he...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Tom Elich for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "We stand together with First Nations peoples in the Church, asking the Holy Spirit of the...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr John Conway for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "We have all been called and we have been gifted to become disciples of God’s Kingdom...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Mauro Conte for the Feast of Corpus Christi 2022. "When we consume the Eucharist, the sacrament of the Lord’s body and blood, Jesus literally becomes part...

Two-Minute Reflection by Sr Kari Hatherell osu for the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity 2022. "Let us allow God to invite us once again into the Trinity of love...

Two-Minute Reflection by Steph Rogers for Pentecost Sunday 2022. "Have you shared the good news recently? Through your baptism and receiving the Holy Spirit you have what it takes. What...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Bryan Roe for the The Ascension of the Lord 2022. "As people of faith we need to spread the Good News of Jesus, the incredible love...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Terry Nueva for the Sixth Sunday of Easter 2022. "For the sum and the summit of all tradition, is this, that we love God and one...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Mario Debattista OFM for the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2022. "Jesus loves as he said his Heavenly Father loves; by allowing his rain to fall and...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Rafal Rucinski for the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2022. "The challenge for us as followers of Christ is to resolve conflicts in the way that Christ...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Adam Walk for the Third Sunday of Easter 2022. "God is generous. He gives to believers gifts and blessings with the same generosity with which he...

Two-Minute Homily by Rev Dr Peter Devenish-Meares for the Second Sunday of Easter 2022. "Jesus offers us his abundant peace, and send’s God’s spirit to go with us. Right into...

Two-Minute Homily by Archbishop Mark Coleridge for Easter Sunday 2022. "Easter is always and everywhere a celebration of life beyond death; hope beyond hopelessness and light that no darkness can...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Jack Ho for Palm Sunday 2022. "At every twist and turn, at every cliff-hanger, God will show us an extraordinary love and mighty power. So sit...

Archbishop Mark Coleridge ends his reflections on the gospels of Lent 2022 by analysing one of the best-known stories and what it tells us about dealing with sin. Archbishop Mark's...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Mark Franklin for the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2022. "Only when we let God’s love, as seen in Christ, to embrace and change our heart, can...

Archbishop Mark Coleridge reflects on the Gospel for the 4th Sunday of Lent: The Parable of the Prodigal Son which he describes as “the most extraordinary story - the story...

Two-Minute Homily by Bishop Tim Norton SVD for the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2022. "The term ‘prodigal son’ has found its way into many areas of life... This Lent, let...

Archbishop Mark Coleridge reflects on sin, forgiveness and the human response based on the Gospel reading from this Third Sunday of Lent. Archbishop Mark's Lenten Reflections 2022 - all episodes....

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Ladu Yanga for the Third Sunday of Lent 2022. "Jesus today warns us, that it is not ours to judge other people and their guilt in...

Archbishop Mark Coleridge continues his reflections of the gospels of the Lenten season, looking at the significance of the mountain in biblical study and its importance to the Transfiguration. Archbishop...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Ivan Ortiz for the Second Sunday of Lent 2022. "Will you come to the Eucharist and leave the same person? Or will you come to the...

Archbishop Mark Coleridge discusses the gospels of the Lenten season. In this first episode, he looks at the desert and its importance to the Lenten journey. Archbishop Mark's Lenten Reflections...

Archbishop Mark Coleridge dives deeply into five Gospel readings for this journey of the Lenten season in a podcast series. This series will challenge you to stand back and look...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Francis Belcina OSA for the First Sunday of Lent 2022. "The desert space that we are afforded this Lent, and hopefully we take advantage of, dares...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Peter Pellicaan for the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "Let's invite God to remove the planks out of our own eyes so that we can...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr John Echewodo for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "The Christian faith comes with a huge cost. It requires a deep level of self-emptying, and...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Andrew O'Brien for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "We are called to search for poverty before God who is our hope and for that...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Sharp for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "Do not be afraid, because even if you fail Me and need my Mercy to pick...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Anthony Mellor for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "In the Christian understanding, love is not just a feeling, it is a choice. Whether it...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Gary Stone for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "As I reflected upon all of his actions in the gospel stories I discovered that Jesus...

The feedback to Alice Carwardine’s first video on living Laudato Si’ - a life with a low carbon footprint that helps care for our common home - was so positive...

After completing a successful Lenten challenge a few years ago, Alice Cawardine now lives Laudato Si' full time. Learn some of her tips for outside the home that will greatly...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Regimon Gervasis for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022. "Christian life is an ongoing effort to get closer to the attitudes and values of Jesus...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Kevin Smith for the Baptism of the Lord 2022. "We are God’s very own, and in Jesus we commence a new life, and we continue through...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr James O’Donoghue for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord 2022, Year C. "At the beginning of the new year, as we have our own...

Our two minute homilies and reflections come from far and wide, and sometimes well in advance, but one thing we can’t ever prepare for is a stumble before the camera....

Two-Minute Reflection by Steph Rogers for the Feast of the Holy Family 2021. "We are all called to be holy by living our lives with love, bearing witness to God...

Two-Minute Reflection by Dr Jenny Close for the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2021. "The beginning and the end of the earthly story of Jesus is bookended by the witness of...

Archbishop Mark Coleridge wishes everyone a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year. "Christmas is about God getting together with us.. and once God becomes one of us... we can become...

There’s no time like Advent to try a few new things. First the online parish; and now a series of two minute reflections by lay people. We have always tried...

Two-Minute Reflection by Colleen Tracey for the Third Sunday of Advent 2021. "In this season of Advent we prepare our homes, our party schedules, our holidays for the Christmas season,...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Farrelly for the Second Sunday of Advent 2021. "This close to Christmas we are to put on joy... Our reason for so doing is our...

We used to think of a parish as defined by Church buildings and geographic boundaries. But COVID-19 has changed all that, prompting us to explore new ways to communicate, connect...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Francis Fernandes for the First Sunday of Advent 2021. "My brothers and sisters, as we begin to share gifts, let us not miss the gift which...

Last Saturday, Archbishop Mark ordained two deacons, Ernesto Villalba and Adrian Elridge at the Cathedral of St Stephen. In his homily, the Archbishop mentioned, "Deacons are called and graced by...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr William Aupito Iuliano for the Feast of Christ the King 2021. "The wealth of a person, in Jesus’ kingdom does not have to do with the...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Jack Ho for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "When the time of the great distress comes, we will indeed be spared because of the...

All Souls Day responds to one of life’s deep experiences. When those we love die, the love lives on and becomes the prayer of this day, reaching out to embrace...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Michael Grace for the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "While often, our little acts of generosity go unnoticed, they may seem small in the greater...

The podcast series with Archbishop Mark concludes with a return to Luke’s gospel for Jesus’ unforgettable final words from the cross. Subscribe to our podcast to receive each episode directly...

Pope Francis launched the worldwide Synod process on Sunday October 10 in Rome, reaching out to the great community of the baptised everywhere on earth. In a message for the...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Mario Debattista OFM for the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "The God we Christians say comes first and is more important than everything else, comes...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Paul Chackanikunnel CMI for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "It is in places of extreme hopelessness and vulnerability that we meet the God of...

The Gospel of John records the two shortest words from Jesus on the cross and they are linked around the determination to do the will of God until the very...

After 16 sessions across six days, the First Assembly of the Plenary Council has wrapped up. The process of members listening to each other in those various forums has planted...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Jason Middleton for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "While we cannot earn salvation, our loyalty goes much deeper, to be experienced as the total...

As his suffering continues, the Gospels of Matthew and Mark record Jesus referring to his God rather than the intimacy of Father at other times on the cross. Subscribe to...

The Plenary Council First Assembly continues with plaudits from many members over the process. The facilitators encourage them to be “open to listening for the whisperings of the Spirit.” It...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Adam Walk for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "God asks each of us, in the same way he asked the rich man, to reorient...

As his suffering continues, the Gospels of Matthew and Mark record Jesus referring to his God rather than the intimacy of Father at other times on the cross. Subscribe to...

Archbishop Mark Coleridge's Homily from the Multicultural Mass 2021 from the Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane. The annual Multicultural Mass is all about living St Francis’ words ‘fratelli, tutti’; we’re...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Mark Franklin for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "Our faith says that it is only by dying to self that we are capable of...

Archbishop Mark Coleridge publicly endorsed the Uluru Statement From The Heart, in a historic commitment by the Catholic Church to back Indigenous leaders from across Australia demanding a constitutional voice....

We turn to the Gospel of John as Jesus’ thoughts move to those waiting with him as he is crucified, telling his mother: “Woman, behold your son.” And to the...

We asked Dr Maeve Heaney VDMF about the importance of the upcoming Plenary Council. Dr Heaney underlined that the world is watching how Australia, with their great theologians, will be...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Bryan Roe for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "The Good News is that Jesus is always with us... He helps us to hit the...

The Gospel of Luke again features in Archbishop Mark’s reflections as Jesus speaks to one of those crucified with him, saying: “Amen I say to you: Today you will be...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Peter Pellicaan for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "Whatever we do, let's do it in peace, let's be kindly and let's be considerate and...

In the first episode of the series, Archbishop Mark reflects on the Gospel of Luke as Jesus addresses his Father: “Father, forgive them for they know now what they do”....

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Francis Belcina OSA for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "What crosses do you carry? What responsibilities are on your shoulders? Carrying these with Christ...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Marty Larsen for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "God does speak to us, subtle, and in whispers. We need to use our senses to...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Denis Scanlan for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "All humans’ purpose is to tend the garden by proclaiming the Peace of Christ. That peace...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Leo Burke for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "A very beautiful theme develops where Christ feeds the people... and then Christ leads them to...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Andrew O’Brien for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2021. "Like the psalmist, we pray, ‘create a pure heart in me, O...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Anthony Mellor for the Solemnity of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop 2021. "If our intention is pure, lacking in self-interest, and we have charity, kindness,...

Here we journey with Sr Catherine-Ann and Sr Marie Tania to get an insight into the life of a Carmelite Sister. We discover why they chose religious life, the importance...

A commemorative Mass was recently held in the Cathedral to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Servant of God Eileen O'Connor, who is on track to become Australia's...

"Once you have tasted the authentic food you will hunger for more...The food that endures for eternal life is Jesus himself."

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Sharp for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "Ordinary food may feed our bodies, but the Eucharist feeds our souls and our very capacity...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr James O’Donoghue for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "Offering care to others is charism of a true Christian. Caring is key to the Gospel."

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Regimon Gervasis for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "The reliance on God is the living out of our faith in God. This trust in...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Bob Harwood for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "Jesus demonstrated a power over the forces of evil which attracted gratitude to God. His teaching...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Emmanuel Ayankudy for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "Jesus had an amazing capacity to relate to children, women and men at all levels of...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Nigel Sequeira for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "Jesus is in the boat with us. He gets on the boat when we form a...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Kevin Smith for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021. "Our part in the Kingdom of God is the result of the quiet and usually gentle...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Terry Nueva for the Feast of Corpus Christi 2021. "As we receive the Body and Blood of Christ, the life of Christ becomes present in us,...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Thomas Ismoyo for the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity 2021. "God accompanies our journey through the presence of His spirit, The Holy Spirit, who is...