Deacon Gary Stone does incredible work as a chaplain to the ex-service community (and celebrates 25 years in the permanent diaconate this year!). His own story of military survival lends a deep authenticity to this ministry. Here he relates the tale of...

During the week I delivered a homily at the Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop explaining the surprising inclusion of St John the Evangelist as one of the "J's" on the Sisters of St Joseph emblem. Our Vocations Director Fr Stanley also speaks here...

Each year, on the Sunday nearest the feast of St Laurence, deacon and martyr (10 August), we have a Mass in the cathedral to celebrate and give thanks for the gift of the diaconate. Here I am after the Mass with the (permanent) deacons who attended. As...

As we head into National Vocations Awareness week it is great to see Fr Marty Larsen leading off with this week's two minute homily. Surely Fr Stanley can't be too far away either in this, a focal point of their work in the Vocations area: "Although the...

I don't do many baptisms these days but this morning in St Stephen's I baptised the daughter of Matthew Siveter, one of the cathedral masters of ceremonies. Here is the beautiful Jessica Eve Sophie with mother and grand-mother. No sign of Dad who was...

So pleased to see the new kids on the block not being denied their place amongst the two minute homilists. The Jubilee Parish's Fr Brendan Gormley is working with some rich material here in the Parable of the Persistent Neighbour, showing that prayer,...

The fresh faces keep on coming and are most welcome, with Fr Joshua Whitehead adding to the pool of two minute homilists. Coming from down south myself, I can understand the story he relates of the heat in this week's first reading, where Abraham is sheltering...

There have been quite few opinion pieces of late, particularly in America, writing off the priesthood. At our own recent Archdiocesan Jubilee Mass for a number of long serving priests I did what I could to balance the scales: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T90PbAXxyuQ

This morning I was back at Ambrose Treacy College to celebrate Mass with the whole school (1200!). It was the first time I'd be back since opening the new College six years ago when it emerged from the cocoon of Nudgee Junior. I was amazed at how the...

The Grovely and Mitchelton Associate Pastor Damien Everitt looks like he hasn't stopped smiling since ordination, which has just ticked over the one year mark. He and I have both been able to reflect on the Parable of the Good Samaritan recently. Enjoy...