Two-Minute Homily by Fr John Fowles for the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2024. “The Holy Spirit comes forth from the nature of Christ and into our nature through the sacraments of His Church.” The post Fifth Sunday of Easter – Two-Minute...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Gary Stone for the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2024. “My lived experience is that the Spirit of ANZAC is founded on the Spirit of following Jesus as good shepherds.” The post Fourth Sunday of Easter – Two-Minute...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Regimon Gervasis for the Third Sunday of Easter 2024. “Easter invites us to believe and witness the living God. We are sent forth to share the joy and peace, as we share our story of meeting Jesus.” The post Third...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Peter Devenish Meares for the Second Sunday of Easter 2024. “When lost, doubting and struggling, what would you have Jesus say to you today right where you are?” The post Second Sunday of Easter – Two-Minute...

Two-Minute Homily by Archbishop Mark Coleridge for Easter Sunday 2024. "Easter is the moment when Jesus rises from the tomb against all the odds. But Easter is also about the birth of the Good News from the tomb of our heart." The post Easter Sunday...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Peter Dillon for Palm Sunday (Passion Sunday) 2024. "Traditionally during Holy week, we focus on the sufferings of Jesus. Rather, it is holy because of the inexplicable and immeasurable love that prompted that suffering." The...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Peter Pellicaan for the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2024. "Today we're invited to examine what we love. Do we love God more than our own lives?" The post Fifth Sunday of Lent - Two-Minute Homily: Dcn Peter Pellicaan appeared first...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Paul Jensen for the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2024. "We are invited to receive God's gift of grace in Christ; to humbly open ourselves to God's transcendent and sacred presence in our lives." The post Fourth Sunday of Lent - Two-Minute...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Frank Jones for the Third Sunday of Lent 2024. "There are really only two things we need to do in Lent. And that is prayer and love, simple." The post Third Sunday of Lent - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Frank Jones appeared first on...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Sharp for the Second Sunday of Lent 2024. "At the beginning of Lent, let's heed the call to look at our lives in a new way. And may this Lent purify us, and help us become more totally the Lord's, and more fully united with...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Kevin Smith for the First Sunday of Lent 2024. "The little trouble I go to, that prayer I say to help me to forgive that person yet again, the act of kindness that will never be acknowledged all make a difference." The post First...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Chad Hargrave for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "The radical love and mercy of God will cross any barriers that we think separate us from him. If we are simply present before him then he will always reach out to us."...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Anthony Mellor for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "If we want the best of life, then we must allow ourselves to be transformed by Christ, little by little everyday." The post Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Two-Minute...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Boni Buahendri SVD for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "God's authority in our life is important. It helps us to grow in faith, in life, in ministry as well as in mission." The post Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Two-Minute...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Joseph Vu SVD for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "The theme of this Sunday's Gospel is the nature of a calling or vocation. How are we called to follow Christ?" The post Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Two-Minute Homily:...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Andrew O'Brien for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024. "When we come to the assembly to hear God's Word, he does stoop down to us for he hears our cry. He gives us his Word and his Life." The post Second Sunday in Ordinary...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Sharp for the Baptism of the Lord 2023. "In the waters of baptism our old way of life of sin is put to death. And we emerge from the baptismal waters, washed, to a new life, in which we put on the life of Christ." The...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Farrelly for the Feast of the Holy Family 2023. "This Holy Family wants us to wear well the clothes of kindness, humility, gentleness, patience. Forgiving others and wrapping everything together and putting on love." The...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Josh Whitehead for the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2023. "The beautiful reality of Christmas is that God is revealed in and through the "yes" of an imperfect human family." The post Fourth Sunday of Advent - Two-Minute Homily: Fr...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Morgan Batt for the Third Sunday of Advent 2023. "All around Australia, the gum trees are losing their bark, why? So that they can begin new growth. Which is a beautiful symbol for the Third Sunday of Advent." The post Third...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Ihemelandu Uzuegbu for the Second Sunday of Advent 2023. "To become the people God wants us to be, we need to open our hearts to Jesus, to be transformed and filled with grace." The post Second Sunday of Advent - Two-Minute Homily:...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Lucius Edomobi for the First Sunday of Advent 2023. "Let us not allow this special grace that Advent brings to pass us by." The post First Sunday of Advent - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Lucius Edomobi appeared first on Archdiocese...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr John Fowles for the Feast of Christ the King 2023. "When we serve others, we serve Christ our King. In serving Christ in our neighbours, we draw others into God's reign of love." The post Feast of Christ the King - Two-Minute...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Isaac Falzon for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Our life is a path of learning to wake up and be present to the now." The post Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Isaac Falzon appeared...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Regimon Gervasis for the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Today the door of salvation is wide open in Christ. Anyone, anywhere, anytime can go in that door and find true freedom and eternal life." The post Thirty-Second...

In the final episode of this series "The Words that Make the World", Archbishop Mark Coleridge looks into the New Testament as a way to read the Old Testament. The encounter with the Risen Christ gives new eyes to the Old Testament. Episode 7 - How the...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Saldie Resolado OSA for the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Humility is a willingness to share the gifts we have been given, not out of motivation for oneself, but for the common good of all people." The post Thirty-First...

In the sixth episode of this series "The Words that Make the World", Archbishop Mark Coleridge looks into how the gospel of John brings us into a different world, providing a different interpretation of Jesus. Episode 6 - John provides a unique gospel...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Jason Middleton for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "God is inviting us to share in the fullness of life, of purpose, and fulfilment in the love that God showers upon us." The post Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time...

In the fifth episode of this series "The Words that Make the World", Archbishop Mark Coleridge looks into how Luke becomes one of history's most influential authors with his gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. Episode 5 - Luke becomes one of the most...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Peter Dillon for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "God is in control, not human beings. We don't need to try and manipulate God or others. If we are faithful to God, and work within our field of expertise and authority,...

In the fourth episode of this series "The Words that Make the World", Archbishop Mark Coleridge looks into Matthew and Luke's depiction of the gospels. Episode 4 - Matthew and Luke's depiction of the gospels - is available here: Subscribe to our podcast...

Two-Minute Reflection by Elizabeth Harrington for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We too are invited to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. We just need to accept the invitation as well as show our gratitude by doing our bit and putting on a...

In the third episode of this series "The Words that Make the World", Archbishop Mark Coleridge looks into how the gospels take shape through Mark as the early Church moves to story. Episode 3 - How the gospels take shape through Mark - is available here:...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Gerard Lai for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "May we continue to look for ways to refine our lives and accept the voice of God's son, Jesus. By conforming ourselves to Jesus Christ, who is the cornerstone."...

In the second episode of this series "The Words that Make the World", Archbishop Mark Coleridge looks into Paul's letters as the earliest writings in the New Testament. Episode 2 - St Paul's path from preacher to author - is available here: Subscribe...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Peter Pellicaan for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We may call ourselves Catholic. We may say all the responses in the liturgy. But do we do the will of God?" The post Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time -...

In the first episode of this series, Archbishop Mark Coleridge examines the origins of the first texts that would form the New Testament any why Christianity moved to texts after years of oral storytelling following the Resurrection of Christ. Episode...

Two-Minute Reflection by Paul Jensen for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Where in your life do you think things are unfair? Do you know the facts? Are you unfairly attributing negative intent to others?" The post Twenty-Fifth Sunday...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Leo Burke for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "I think it's true to say two of the hardest things to say in the world is number one, I'm sorry and number two, I forgive you." The post Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Sharp for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "True Christian love is not an emotion or a feeling. It is something we choose to do, empowered by God's grace, realising that without the Lord we can do nothing."...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Kevin Smith for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Unless we are united with Christ in this journey then suffering becomes even more meaningless and more difficult to bear." The post Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Tom Elich for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We can never know the mind of God, but we can stand in awe before the great mystery." The post Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Tom Elich...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Chad Hargrave for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We must, as Isaiah says, "have a care for justice and act with integrity", seeing the other as a person made in God's image just as we are, no matter what barriers...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Anthony Mellor for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "This Sunday, we hear a tender, encouraging image to contemplate. When it all goes wrong and we begin to drown, Jesus reaches out and holds us." The post Nineteenth...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Minje Kim for the Feast of the Transfiguration 2023. "Can you feel the transfigured Jesus and his eagerness today to meet us, to give courage and strength?" The post Feast of the Transfiguration - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Minje...

Two-Minute Reflection by Colleen Tracey for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Having a sense of purpose gives us a spiritual compass to orient our lives and the treasure we seek on Jesus." The post Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time -...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr John Echewodo for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "In life when things are not going as planned the human capacity to wait patiently without acting in haste is a valuable quality of life we can all aspire to have."...

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Andrew O'Brien for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We, the seeds, have been planted in the rich soil of the church. And if we pay attention to him who is the Word then we will yield a rich harvest." The post Fifteenth...

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Joseph Kanatt MCBS for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We can experience in our daily life all kinds of burdens and hardships. At this stage comes the open invitation from Jesus our saviour, come to me." The post...