What a wonderful story that is to recall. It is a story – the greatest story- of Joy – the greatest Joy. We perhaps cannot even grasp how significant it was for the people of Israel . A people who had been living in the darkness of oppression and poverty were to see a great […]
We have before us today a real feast of Scripture. It is such a wonderful smorgasbord that it deserves out tasting a little of each of the courses provided. The prophet Isaiah (55:1) reminds us that the Lord says: Listen to me, and you will have good things to eat. This reminds us of our […]
Today Scriptures are about leadership and authority. Indeed these words of scripture written thousands of years ago are today being fulfilled in our parish. The issue of leadership and authority is very much at the forefront of our lives at the moment. On the world scene, we are seeing dictatorships in Libya and Syria and […]
Numbers 11.29 The visit by Archbishop Mark Coleridge to our parish last week was a significant moment in our community life. He is the spiritual leader of all Catholics in Queensland, with diverse and far reaching responsibilities in the wider community , and we are very privileged to get a comprehensive visit from him so […]
Today’s gospel story is amazingly rich in the messages and encouragement that it offers us. It starts off with these four wonderful friends bringing a paralyzed man to Jesus. So committed are they to get help for their friend, they climb up on the house, pull apart the roof, and then lower their friend down, […]
This week’s gospel starts with a report that some foreigners from Greece had come to Jerusalem for the Passover festival, and they told Philip that they would like to see Jesus. Clearly Jesus had developed quite following and was being talked about throughout the region. Recently, I was talking to an army officer in my […]
What an inspirational scriptures for us to reflect upon today. – The Light of Christ has come into the world. In my training through Banyo seminary and Brisbane College of Theology almost 20 years ago, I picked up a simple formula for preaching : open with a story; link that to God story ; and […]