HOMILY FOR THE VIGIL MASS OF ANZAC DAY – FRIDAY OF THE 3RD WEEK OF EASTER
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY 24 APRIL 2026 It was perversely codenamed Unternehmen Mondscheinsonate (Operation Moonlight Sonata)—as 500+ Luftwaffe bombers razed […]
Homily for the Paschal Eucharist, Third Sunday of Easter (Year A)
St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, 19 April 2026 The reality show Shark Tank has had six Australian seasons so far. Its
“WHERE WERE THE WOMEN AT THE TRIDUUM? 3. THE EASTER WOMEN” – HOMILY FOR MASS OF THE EASTER VIGIL IN THE HOLY NIGHT
St Mary’s Basilica, Sydney, 4 April 2026 In 1969 an American lawyer, Edward Packard, was telling bedtime stories to his
INTRODUCTION TO MASS FOR THE LORD’S SUPPER
St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, 2 April 2026 Welcome to the Mass of the Lord’s Supper beginning our three-day long commemoration
INTRODUCTION TO THE CHRISM MASS
St Mary’s Basilica, Sydney, Maundy Thursday, 2 April 2026 Welcome to St Mary’s for the Chrism Mass, as we begin
“PROCESSIONS BY AND TO GOD” HOMILY FOR THE SOLEMN MASS OF PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD (A)
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 29 MARCH 2026 It’s a week for processions. Before Mass we all joined Christ’s solemn entry
Homily for Commissioning Mass for New Leaders + Beginning Teachers for Sydney Catholic Schools
Thursday of the 5th week of Lent, St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, 26 March 2026 Yesterday, on the Feast of the
HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 25 MARCH 2026 Every now and then, a single sentence captures an historical moment. We think:
HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE 5TH SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR A) + DAY OF THE UNBORN
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 22 MARCH 2026 Last month Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat
HOMILY FOR MASS FOR ST PETER CHANEL CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, FRIDAY OF THE 4TH WEEK OF LENT
ST PETER CHANEL & ST JOSEPH CHURCH, BERALA, 20 MARCH 2026 Roald Dahl’s book Matilda sold half a million copies
HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT (LAETARE SUNDAY), YEAR A
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 15 MARCH 2026 In late 2011, economist Steve Hanke and astrophysicist, Richard Conn Henry, produced a
HOMILY FOR MASS FOR THE 3RD SUNDAY IN LENT YEAR A + OPENING OF THE CATHOLIC INSTITUTE OF SYDNEY ACADEMIC YEAR
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 8 MARCH 2026 It’s the most ordinary of errands. A woman from a hot dusty town