HOMILY FOR THE VIGIL MASS OF ANZAC DAY EASTER THURSDAY

Apr 24, 2025

HOMILY FOR THE VIGIL MASS OF ANZAC DAY EASTER THURSDAY

ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 24 APRIL 2025 Formerly known as the Glebe Island Bridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge in Australia was completed in 1995. In a ceremony in 1998 it was renamed “the Anzac Bridge”, as a fitting memorial to those who had fought in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. In the year […]

Continue Reading
Homily for the Chrism Mass

Apr 17, 2025

Homily for the Chrism Mass

St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, Maundy Thursday, 17 April 2025 “Naked and unashamed”—that’s how the Book of Genesis describes our first parents in the Garden of Eden (Gen 2:25). Yet after the Fall and through the rest of the Bible, nakedness is shameful. Gyms and nude beaches might be all very well in Australia, as in […]

Continue Reading
HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE 5TH SUNDAY OF LENT, YEAR C

Apr 06, 2025

HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE 5TH SUNDAY OF LENT, YEAR C

ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 6 APRIL 2025 To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and […]

Continue Reading
HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE 2ND SUNDAY IN LENT YEAR C + OPENING OF THE CATHOLIC INSTITUTE OF SYDNEY ACADEMIC YEAR

Mar 16, 2025

HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE 2ND SUNDAY IN LENT YEAR C + OPENING OF THE CATHOLIC INSTITUTE OF SYDNEY ACADEMIC YEAR

ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 16 MARCH 2025 When it comes to the nuts and bolts of learning, there’s no shortage of opinions. Beginning in the mid-20th century, educationalists began to theorise and test different approaches, some very traditional, others highly experimental, and there are people who swear by each. Some approaches are clearly effective, but […]

Continue Reading