With a plebiscite on Marriage being held in September, we are being challenged about our understanding and convictions about this Sacrament and state of life. From the Catechism of the Catholic Church: God who is love and who created man and woman for love has called...
The Church reproves, as foreign to the mind of Christ, any discrimination against people or harassment of them because of their race, colour, condition of life, or religion. On the contrary, following in the footsteps of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, this sacred...
For the close of Vocations Week 13th August
God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me, which He has not committed to another. I have my mission; I never may know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I have a part in a great work; I am a link in a chain,...August 6
By His loving foresight, Jesus allowed Peter, James and John to taste for a short time the contemplation of eternal joy, so that they might bear persecution bravely. (St Bede quoted by St. Thomas Aquinas; Summa Theologiae, III.45.1) The mountaintop [of the...July 30
The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness for which he never stops searching. The Catechism of the Catholic Church You have...Quote for the Week
Reflecting on the years he spent in Russian labour camps, Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote: I learnt one great lesson from my years in prison camps. I learnt how a person becomes evil and how he becomes good. Gradually I came to realise that the line which separates good...Parable of the sower
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI reflects on the Parable of the sower: “In some ways this is an ‘autobiographical’ episode because it reflects Jesus’ own experience as a preacher. He identifies Himself with the sower who, while spreading the good seed of...July 7, 2017
When life gets difficult, trust in God and don’t worry unnecessarily about tomorrow. Trusting in him doesn’t magically solve problems, but it allows for facing them with the right spirit — courageously. I am brave because I trust in my Father who cares for everything...Acknowledgement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
In 1835 John Bede Polding OSB arrived (first in Hobart, later in Sydney) to become Bishop of all Australia. In 1842, he was consecrated Archbishop of Sydney. Before a parliamentary committee in 1845, he famously said: “… I am making myself a black [man], putting...St Teresa of Avila
Of the thousands of words written by St Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), few have struck such a universal chord throughout the centuries as the lines of the following prayer: Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you. All things pass away. God alone abides and...June 18
“The Eucharist is not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak”. Pope Francis This saying from Pope Francis is both a rebuke to the spiritually proud and an encouragement for those who acknowledge their unworthiness to receive Holy...June 10, 2017
“May the Master reveal to you his divine presence. It is so pleasant and sweet, It gives so much strength to the soul, to believe that God loves us to the point of living in us, to become the companion of our exile, our confidant, our friend at every moment.” Blessed...3 June
“What place does the Holy Spirit have in my life? Am I able to hear the Holy Spirit? Am I able to ask for inspiration before taking a decision or doing something? Let yourself be disturbed by the Holy Spirit!” Pope Francis “Christian joy comes from the Holy Spirit,...Lord God, redeemer and inspiration of souls, in the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the Sea, you have provided a light in the storms of life. By her favour and prayer, grant that we may set a course through these times to reach our safe haven in heaven with you. We ask...
March 5, 2017
“We are called to be ‘fishers of men’, and not care takers of an aquarium” says Pope Francis
March 12, 2017
It is disturbing to see young people squandering some of the best years of their lives, wasting their energies running after pedlars of fond illusions…..