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
278 episodes
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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11:00
The Papacy
The Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff is days away. In God's awesome providence, the divine Scriptures read at Mass this Sunday give us a powerful statement about the role of the Pope.Let us pray for a good and holy Pop...
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8:06
Divine Mercy Sunday
Each year, this Sunday of Divine Mercy reminds us and compels us to enter more deeply into the Divine Heart of Christ, wherein is a limitless ocean of mercy, waiting to be poured out upon those who dispose themselves to receive it.
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Season 6
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7:55
Easter Sunday
We have reached the goal of our Lenten fast, abstinence and penitential practices, that is, the Day of the Resurrection of the Lord. Alleluia! He is risen as He said.With joy and thanksgiving, let us deepen our faith and our lo...
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8:59
Good Friday - Solemn Commemoration of the Passion
As we seek to follow Jesus on His path of suffering and death this day, and desire to unite ourselves with His heart and mind, there is no other person better to help us than the Blessed Virgin Mary, His mother. Through her eyes and through ...
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Season 6
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7:27
Holy Thursday - Mass of the Lord's Supper
As we enter into the Sacred Paschal Triduum, let us endeavour, through careful reflection, to know something of the mind and heart of Our Lord on this most tragic and momentous evening.
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Season 6
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11:57
Christ's Self Emptying
Palm Sunday begins Holy Week, that most moving and mournful week of the year. We are meant to enter more deeply into the sufferings and death of Christ and to go with Him on His way of the Passion. As He gives Himself fully for our salvation...
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8:01
Judgement, Mercy and Compassion
The woman caught in adultery and brought before Jesus is almost as well known as the prodigal son of last Sunday.However, the masterful writing of St John and the divine wisdom of Jesus create for us a multi-layered story that ...
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10:37
A Story of Conversion
The Year C readings this Sunday include the well-known parable of the Prodigal Son. This is a story of many threads and themes. The one I want to highlight is that of conversion and to link that with the great, and much-underused Sacrament o...
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Season 6
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9:53
Sacrament of Confession
"The Lord is kind and merciful", we say in the Responsorial Psalm at Holy Mass on this Sunday of Lent. This holy season is appropriate to approach the sacrament of forgiveness and healing, Confession or Penance or Reconciliation. In this pod...
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Season 6
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13:41
The Salvation of Souls
The Transfiguration of the Lord led me to ponder upon the human soul and the mission of the Church for the salvation of souls. I hope you find some helpful and encouraging, as well as enlightening, aspects to this podcast.
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Season 6
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11:41
The Hard Road of Lent
Lent is a hard road. It is paved with self-denial, almsgiving, fasting, abstinence from meat, more deliberate and careful prayer. We can't change that but we can joyfully accept it out of love for Jesus and our desire for solidarity with Him...
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Season 6
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8:53
Sacrifice and Communion
This podcast looks at the Holy Mass.Holy Mass will be and should be an important part of our life, as I hope this podcast will demonstrate. Especially, during Lent it should be the ignition for an intense life of prayer.
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Season 6
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8:35
Indulgences
Indulgences are somewhat misunderstood, even by Catholics. But they form a key part of every Jubilee Year and they do so also in 2025. Understanding indulgences and using them is part of the great spiritual treasury that Christ has left to H...
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Season 6
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12:43
Awe and Grace
I'm exploring over the coming weeks, before Lent begins, some topics from our beautiful Catholic faith that are worthy of our attention before we enter into Lent. I am hoping that the catechesis (teaching) contained in these podcasts will he...
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Season 6
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10:11
The Presentation of the Lord
This beautiful and multi-faceted Feast provides us not only with a glimpse into the life of the Holy Family but also into the studied and careful way that God implemented our salvation..This day is also Candlemas, as it is 40 days...
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Season 6
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10:55
Go to Daily Mass!
This podcast concludes the discussion of important and helpful matters for us as the Season of Lent begins. I make a particular call for all of us to go to Holy Mass more during Lent because of its centrality to our Cathol...
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Season 6
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11:39
Australia Day
January 26th is the national day of Australia.It is the day on which Catholics, through the holy sacrifice of the Mass, pray for our nation and its peoples, and entrust our past, present and future into God's merciful and loving prov...
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Season 6
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12:08
Christ is the Saviour of All
In our "woke" culture, where every difference is celebrated (and enforced) it may seem a counter-cultural claim that Jesus, born in Bethlehem, is the Saviour of every person.But that is not a claim we as Christians invented. On the c...
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11:33
Mary, the Holy Mother of God
This beautiful and ancient title given to Mary has weathered many objections over the centuries. It is a title beloved of Catholics and one we use regularly with great love. But to those outside the Catholic faith it is either misunderst...
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