Mass For Thursday 18th Week Ordinary Time Year II
Homilies

Mass For Thursday 18th Week Ordinary Time Year II

When people complained to Picasso that his portrait of Gertrude Stein did not look like her he famously replied, ‘No matter – it will.’ Picasso’s point was not merely that as Stein aged she would become more likely the unflattering face he had painted

Blessing & Opening Of New Buildings
Addresses and Statements

Blessing & Opening Of New Buildings

Let me begin by wishing you all a very happy and holy Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, our home-grown saint, Patron of the Catholic School System here in Australia, and a special favourite in this Joey school and parish.

Funeral Mass For Fr Paul Ryan
Homilies

Funeral Mass For Fr Paul Ryan

I was not lucky enough to have Rev. Professor Paul Ryan as one of my philosophy teachers when I was in the seminary. But I do recall with gratitude many things I learnt in philosophy that underpinned my theology, pastoral life and administration ever since.

Mass for the 17th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year B
Homilies

Mass for the 17th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year B

The miracle of the loaves and the fishes is the most reported of all Jesus’ miracles: it appears in all four Gospels and in two of them twice! John’s account (Jn 6:1-15) underlines the connection with the mystery of the Eucharist.

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