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.
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Good Soil & a Rich Harvest
We're so familiar with the parables of Jesus but we must be careful that being familiar with them does not dull our senses, make our hearing faulty and our spiritual vision clouded. This is precisely what was happening as Jesus told the para...
Meek and Humble of Heart
Jesus describes Himself as “meek and humble of heart”. What does this mean? How can we be meek? What does being humble look like?
St Carlo Acutis
This weekend the major relic of St Carlo Acutis will be visiting my parish here in Armidale. I would like to tell you about him because I didn't have to prepare a homily for this Sunday. Each Mass will have the homily about St Carlo pr...
Bearing Witness to the Truth despite Opposition
How kind God is! He never leaves us alone in our sufferings, whether that is interior or inflicted upon us from outside because we remain faithful to the Faith and to Truth. The story of the martyrs demonstrates this clearly.
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Shepherd, Priest and Abiding Presence
The readings for this 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time caused me to reflect upon the compassionate and sacred Heart of Christ, who was moved for the people, who needed a shepherd to care for them, a priest to offer an effective sacrifice and an ...
Corpus Christi
The solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ is an annual opportunity to be reminded, and give God thanks, for the great mystery of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Once again, we sho...
The Most Holy Trinity
The sacred liturgy for this Sunday is directed towards the very nature of God, who has revealed Himself to be a communion of divine persons, each sharing the same divine nature and yet distinct as persons. Every sacred liturgical action is d...
The Divine Gift
The outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost was an unprecedented event in human history in which the divine gift is given freely, powerfully and abundantly to those who believe and are baptised. Thanks be to the most Blessed and Undivided...
The Ascension - Completion and Continuity
The Ascension of the Lord marks the physical departure of the Risen Lord and His entry into exalted glory. He does not rest after His labours but continues His intercession for us in the heavenly liturgy and through the earthly liturgy assoc...
Mission and Communion
Since the beginning, the Church has been given an identity and a mission. Its identity is as a communion (not a community) of faith. Communion is deeper than friendship and courtesy; it means that Christ is the bond between us. The mission i...
Timeless Power and Deep Longing
The Collect of this Sunday’s Holy Mass and the Gospel present to us the saving power of Christ’s Paschal Mystery, which transcends time and also enters into it, and the deep longing that Jesus desires to be in our hearts for the future fulfi...
The Good Shepherd
The image of Jesus as shepherd is one that has been with the Church from the words of the Lord himself. It has been loved and revered in the Church since the beginning. But let us not forget that the corollary is the we are the sheep of the ...
A Mysterious Stranger
The mysterious stranger who joins the two disciples on the road to Emmaus is, as we know, Jesus. But the inner reality of His resurrection is not made visible on the outside. Gradually though, He reveals this to the disciples; and what a dif...
The Feast of Divine Mercy
We Catholics use the term feast in both a spiritual meaning and a physical meaning. The spiritual takes precedence. So, on this 2nd Sunday of Easter, which ends the Octave of Easter, we rejoice and revel in Divine Mercy, just like we would a...
Sunday of the Resurrection
The wonders of the Resurrection are real and that is the reason for our hope and our joy.God bless all my listeners on this glorious and happy day.Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia
Palm (Passion) Sunday
Who is this man? Many asked this question in the narrative of the Passion that we listen to this Sunday. Some asked it quietly and answered it to themselves. Some asked it out loud and found different answers. During Holy ...
Death and Life
The return of Lazarus to the life of this earth by Christ's divine power over death, like the last two Sundays, has a reference to Holy Baptism. Also, it foreshadows the resurrection of the body and life everlasting; which will be made possi...
Light and Darkness
The gospel episode of the Man Born Blind has much to teach us. As we noted last Sunday, one of the key lessons is about Baptism, and, in this case the light of faith that is given to us.
Living and life-giving water
The interaction between Our Lord Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well is one of the most beautiful and intriguing events in the gospels. It is marked by the divine charity in the heart of Jesus and the human quest for happiness in a wom...
The Transfiguration - A Gift and a Promise
The Transfiguration is a breaking into time of the eternal now. The glory of Christ's body reflects the glory of heaven; and the presence of Moses and Elijah reminds us that Christ seals the Old Testament. This is a defining moment in the gr...
The Undoing of Disobedience
The first Sunday of Lent reminds us of the temptations Our Lord faced in the desert as well the reason for our forty days of preparation for Easter. It’s more than recalling. It is also witnessing again the beginnings of the reversal of diso...
A New Law of the Heart
Continuing on from where we left off in St Matthew's gospel last Sunday, Our Lord teaches us that one aspect of the Jewish Law remains, and is elevated to a higher level, while the other two aspects of the Law have been fulfilled and perfect...
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Salt and Light
We know this bible verse well, don't we? But putting it in context, following right on from the Beatitudes, and then who says these words, gives us a different perspective.The image used is by William Brassey Hole
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