The Medieval Florentine poet, Dante Alighieri, authored the most famous poem in the history of Christendom, The Divine Comedy. When one of my Aussie-born seminarians in Parramatta …
Nov 09, 2015
Homilies
Nov 08, 2015
Homily for the Mass of the 32nd Sunday, Year B St Dominic’s Church, Camberwell
A photo of First Communion Day 1955 here at St Dominic’s shows pews filled of young girls in white bridal gowns and tulle veils, expectantly awaiting their bridegroom the Eucharistic Lord.
Nov 07, 2015
Homily for Memorial Mass on the First Anniversary of the Death of Nicholas Tonti-Filippini St Gregory the Great Church, Doncaster
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul [and mind] and strength,” as John read to us from Deuteronomy today and as Jesus paraphrased, adding the cognate command to “love your neighbour as yourself” (Dt 6:4-6; Lk 10:27).
Nov 02, 2015
Homily for Mass of Commemoration of All Souls Day St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney
Hints of death surround us. Nature’s intimations range from autumn leaves at this time in the Northern hemisphere and wrinkles and grey hairs noticed in the mirror
Nov 01, 2015
Homily for Mass of All Saints St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney
Amongst the heroes of my childhood were priests, nuns and brothers belonging to various religious orders. They were heroic in the sense of doing more than average by way of giving themselves to God and others.
Nov 01, 2015
Homily for Mass of All Saints Day with Rededication of the Church and Consecration of New Altar, St Vincent de Paul Church, Redfern
His name is most famously associated with the St Vincent de Paul Society. But St Vincent had never heard of the Vinnies – he was long dead when they were invented.
Oct 31, 2015
Homily for Mass of Ordination to the Priesthood of Gustavo Farfan, Daney Irudaya Doss, Mate Litric and Joshua Miechels, St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney
In this ANZAC centenary year there have been books, movies and TV series, musical compositions, interviews, readings from diaries, exhibitions of artefacts and, perhaps most powerfully, of photographs, all recording…
Oct 25, 2015
Homily for Mass of the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B with adult Confirmations St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney
Welcome to today’s Solemn Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral. I am especially pleased to welcome several adult candidates for Confirmation. I acknowledge the pastors, sponsors, families and friends of our candidates.
Oct 18, 2015
Homily for Mass of 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B with Installation of Lectors and Acolytes
Welcome all to this evening¡¦s Mass at St Mary¡¦s Cathedral. Tonight it is my privilege to install some seminarians to the Ministry of Lector and some seminarians and deacon candidates to the Ministry of Acolyte.
Oct 11, 2015
Closing Mass in Honour of Our Lady of La Vang Marian Festival of Vietnamese Catholic Community
Welcome dear members and friends of the Vietnamese Catholic Community in Sydney to this closing Mass of this year’s Marian Festival…