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
246 episodes
Divine Love in a human heart
The Scripture readings are centred upon love this Sunday. Charity is the virtue infused into our souls at Holy Baptism that enables us to love God for His own sake and to love others out of love for Him.The Sacred Heart of Jesus show...
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9:20
Saving Faith
Bartimaeus, the blind man, is healed of his blindness by Jesus in this Sunday's gospel reading.The joyful and trusting faith of Bartimaeus is both an example for us and an encouragement to us. It is a reminder that faith saves us, li...
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13:06
Suffering, Humility and Salvation
We continue to witness the apostles being taught and formed by Jesus in this Sunday's gospel reading. As we do this, we too are formed, taught and instructed. This Sunday we are called to examine the connection between suffering and humi...
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10:04
Who can be saved?
This is the question that the apostles ask Jesus after they witnessed the conversation between Him and the rich young man.A reasonable question in the circumstances it is. But Jesus leads them to understand both what it means to be s...
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Marriage and Matrimony
No longer does our society understand marriage as God does. It's part of the spiritual decline of the West.It is harder for us to remain faithful to what Christ taught us about marriage, which we also call Matrimony since it has been...
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Indifferentism and its problems
There is a teaching of the Catholic Church, repeated at Vatican II, and contained in the Catechism, that the fullness of truth and salvation is found in the Church through Christ alone.This is a nuanced doctrine because at the same t...
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10:09
St Tarcisius & Bl Imelda
It is First Holy Communion in my parish this Sunday. So, I would like to share with you the story of two children, a brave boy and a devoted girl, who both loved Jesus present in Holy Communion. May they inspire the children who will rec...
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16:07
Fatherhood & Evangelisation
Being Fathers Day today, I want to speak about the role and value of fathers in our family and in society. Apart from this day, I think fatherhood is generally undervalued.Then, since my parish is beginning the Alpha program I...
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10:30
I Am the LIVING Bread
The third instalment of the 6th chapter of St John's gospel, finds us watching the Jews, who clearly understand what Jesus is saying, go further into their disbelief and rejection of what He means. It is saddening to witness this, in muc...
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I am the Bread of Life Pt 2
In the gospel of this Sunday, Jesus maintains His teaching that He is the Bread of Life, despite the rejection He begins to experience from the Jews. We are also reminded that Holy Mass is both a memorial and a sacrifice.
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I am the Bread of Life
So says Our Lord Jesus in the gospel reading of this Sunday, which begins a four week reading of the 6th chapter of St John's Gospel.The Church invites us to listen and to ponder anew the teachings given directly to us by the Son of ...
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8:53
Consecration and the Supernatural
Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, was not just a good man and a great teacher! He was and is God. His divinity we acknowledge every time we bow our head at His holy name and genuflect before Him present in the tabernacles of our church...
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8:32
Bad Shepherds
Our task as disciples of Christ and members of His holy Church is to be ever watchful in keeping His commandments and, through grace, to grow in faith, hope and charity. Yet, we know that sin seems to abound in the Church; that there are...
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9:20
Pride & Envy - Sin & Death
The Devil and his fallen angels (the demons) are our enemies and they hate us and they loathe what God has given us. But they hate God above all.Their pride and their envy of what Christ has done, and has done for us, knows no bounds...
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8:48
An Existential Problem for the Church
The percentage of Australian Catholics who attend Holy Mass regularly continues to decline.This is an existential problem for the Church. How can we remedy this? What can we do?
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10:04
Pleasing God
To please God is key to the holiness of a Catholic life.This task is mentioned both in the 2nd reading and the Collect of this Sunday's Mass. But what might hinder us as we seek to please God?
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7:15
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
This podcast is about the Sacred Heart of Jesus because my parish is dedicated to His most sacred Heart. So, as is permitted, we replace the Sunday in Ordinary Time with an external solemnity for our patronal feast.
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9:43
Corpus Christi
The solemnity of Corpus Christi turns our attention to the abiding presence of Christ with His Church, namely, the Blessed Sacrament.Christ is truly and really present in the consecrated species of bread and wine, in a way that is an...
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12:55
The Most Holy Trinity
The life of God is a mystery that is far beyond us. Yet, at the same time, it is one of the key Christian dogmas.But we have been drawn into this life of God through the Sacraments and so we can have access points into this mystery.<...
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Pentecost - The Spirit and the world
The Holy Spirit broke into the world on that first Pentecost Sunday with an amazing manifestation of sight and sound.Only those who receive the Holy Spirit may know the full beauty and richness and power of the gifts that the Holy Sp...
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The Lord goes up with shouts of joy!
The Paschal Mystery did not end with the empty tomb, or with Jesus’ appearances to the Apostles over the course of forty days.Rather, our salvation is embraced also by the Passion and Death of the Lord as well as His Ascension and th...
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8:59
Charity = Love?
Jesus commands us to love one another in the Gospel reading of today's Mass.What sort of love is He talking about? It is charity. But, how is charity to be understood, and if it is love, what sort of love is it?The image used...
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