Homilies

“Nothing can come between us and the love of Christ…” (Romans 8:35) With these words from Saint Paul, the Church of Brok ...

A good friend of mine is from Juba in South Sudan. He and his family have endured violent attacks, religious discrimina ...

Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day, be at my side, to light and guard, to ...

A priest confrere of mine who served as a Catholic Chaplain for Australian troops during the War in Iraq recently remind ...

Just the other day I heard someone parroting the tired old line that we have to become a new Church. This monotonous tu ...

Bring on the joy! Bring on the cheer! Dear Santa, I want one of everything! It's your Christmas! March to the beat o ...

Over the past four weeks we have been journeying together in anticipation of the coming of Christ at Christmas. It is a ...

To conceive a child and bring it to birth is one of the great miracles of life. It is one of those amazing moments, wor ...

More than a thousand people gathered at St Patrick’s Church, East Gosford last Saturday to celebrate the inauguration of ...

Last week at this time, I had the immense pleasure of celebrating Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. The Bas ...

The middle of the night is an unusual time to gather in the cathedral. Most people are normally in bed, asleep. And ye ...

This past year has been filled with graces and challenges. I suspect that for many people, the natural inclination is t ...