Behold I stand at the door and knock...
"Behold I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him..." (Revelation 3:20) A collection of my Sunday homilies for Holy Mass as well as some occasional talks and reflections. May my words enable you to hear the voice of Christ, who asks that you open the door to Him. Please share this podcast with others if you benefit from listening to it.
Episodes
297 episodes
All Saints & All Souls
These two important and great days that herald the beginning of the month of November, the month of the Holy Souls, are worthy of our attention together this year because one falls on a Saturday and one on a Sunday. Not just for that reason ...
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Season 6
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22:45
Humility
The parable of the pharisee and the tax collector (or publican) is again a parable about prayer but also a parable about the sin of pride and the virtue of humility. Pride leads to be being happy about oneself and the humility leads to being...
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7:44
Eucharistic Reverence
The title of this podcast might have you wondering, particularly if you have looked at the readings for this Sunday's Holy Mass. If you listen you will see how the necessary reverence shown to the Blessed Sacrament fits within the question t...
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12:56
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace is the title and first words of a well-known hymn, composed by John Newton. Its appeal goes wide among Christians. I have called this podcast after the hymn, not because I want to talk about it, or its composer, but rather beca...
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10:41
Increase our Faith
What a beautiful prayer that the disciples make to Jesus! Their request is one that we can make our own too. But as the Lord often does, He wishes to teach more than the disciples expect.
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Eternal Separation from God
This Sunday's parable of Lazarus, the poor man, and Dives, the rich man, is a lesson in charity towards the poor but also a lesson in the end-of-life result of living separated from God, namely Hell. It's not popular to ta...
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8:59
The Astute Steward
The parable of the steward in this Sunday's gospel is a masterful teaching story given to us by Our Lord Jesus. The steward is referred to as dishonest, unrighteous, cunning but also astute. What and how can he be all these at once? There ar...
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Exaltation or Triumph of the Holy Cross
Today's important Feast Day supplants the Sunday in Ordinary Time and gives us another opportunity to reflect upon and appreciate the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross, its immense and perfect power and its effect upon all of Creation.
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12:33
Two New Saints for the Church
Today in Rome, Pope Leo XIV will declare that the Church has two new saints - St Pier Giorgio and St Carlo Acutis. It's been a long wait for those who love Pier Giorgio - 100 years!! Somewhat less for Carlo - 19 years. But, these two young m...
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The Highway to Heaven
This podcast, first of all, has some comments upon the school shooting during the past week in Minneapolis, continuing to address the reality of evil and human free will, which was mentioned in the previous podcast.Then a...
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14:14
Entering Through the Narrow Gate
Once more, Jesus speaks of difficult realities. Those who think that Jesus never makes demands upon us have never read the gospels. Today Our Lord and Saviour speaks of how we must strive to enter heaven. It should n...
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Costly Discipleship
To follow Christ faithfully and truly is not easy. He demands of us a surrender of our will and that we love Him with all our heart, and soul and mind. Some will not understand this. They may even be members of our family; some may be our fr...
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Season 6
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A notification
Please accept my apologies, I should have remembered to say this is the podcast.
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Season 6
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Works of Mercy
The parable of the Good Samaritan is so well known. Let us not, though, be too familiar with it so as to miss whatever the Divine Teacher reveals to us each time we hear or read it.The image used for this podcast is The Good Samar...
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The Abasement of Christ
The word "abasement" is used in the Collect of this Sunday's Mass. What does it mean? And what is Christ's abasement? What does it have to do with us?Good questions deserve good answers. I hope this episode helps to answer thos...
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Season 6
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7:38
The Princes of the Church
Well, a special occasion! The feast day of two saints bumps aside the Sunday liturgy in Ordinary Time. We shouldn't be surprised because these two saints are both extraordinary and immensely significant for the Church.We know a...
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Season 6
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10:33
Corpus Christi
What a great feast and solemnity! We honour the abiding presence of Christ in the tabernacle, the Blessed Sacrament. Jesus promised to be with His Church until the end of time and He fulfils that promise perfectly and constantly by His eucha...
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Season 6
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13:35
Three in One
Our yearly contemplation of the profound mystery of the Holy Trinity brings us to the central doctrine of our faith. It is a mystery beyond our comprehension but one that God has allowed us to have access to, indeed, even one that shapes and...
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Season 6
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8:37
The Power from on High
The Holy Spirit came at Pentecost in an unmistakable way. Even those who did not have faith in Christ or did not know him could not miss the signs and wonders that accompanied the arrival of the Holy Spirit.But coming to faith ...
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Going up - Going out
The Ascension of the Lord, celebrated in Australia on this Sunday (though biblically it really occurred last Thursday 40 days after Easter Sunday) is another major event in the Pachal Mystery. The Lord has physically left this earth leaving ...
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Season 6
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10:49
Divine Indwelling
What a marvellous reality does Jesus tells us in today's gospel reading: that God wants to dwell within our soul through the working of sanctifying grace!We don't deserve this. We don't merit it in any way. But this is God's gr...
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Season 6
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8:31
Love at the very centre
The command to love and the expectation that we love as Christ has loved us is at the very centre of our Christian faith. It could be said to define who we are as well as how we should act.St Thérèse of Lisieux is a teach...
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7:46
The Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne
Good Shepherd Sunday is always the Fourth in Eastertide because we hear each year the Lord's own words about Himself and us; as flock and shepherd.It is true that our shepherd leads us to green pastures but also that His abidin...
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