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Homily – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Our Lady of Pentecost 5 September 2025 No Comments

When I first began learning the English language, I occasionally used the word hate. When people heard me say it, they reacted with discomfort and reminded me that it is…

Homily – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Hoang Dinh 29 August 2025 No Comments

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus uses the occasion of a meal – where many important guests are invited to dine – to speak about humility. The host is a leading…

Homily – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Our Lady of Pentecost 22 August 2025 No Comments

Last week representatives from CatholicCare Victoria (CCV) delivered a presentation to our parish on the work that they do for the most vulnerable members of the community. CCV is the…

Homily – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Hoang Dinh 15 August 2025 No Comments

I am fortunate enough this School Term to be sitting in lessons with students who are preparing for their Sacrament of Confirmation. In preparation students explore the role of the…

Homily – Feast of the Assumption

Our Lady of Pentecost 8 August 2025 No Comments

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Friday, 15 August 2025 There are two sets of readings for the Feast of the Assumption: one set for the Vigil Mass and…

Homily – 19th Sunday Ordinary Time (C)

Our Lady of Pentecost 8 August 2025 No Comments

‘See that you are dressed for action and have your lamps lit. Be like men waiting for their master to return from the wedding feast, ready to open the door…

Homily – 18th Sunday Ordinary Time (C)

Our Lady of Pentecost 1 August 2025 No Comments

As Christians we are both inward and outward looking people. Depending how we look at each there can be a great deal of benefit and equally it could have the…

Homily – 17th Sunday Ordinary Time (C)

Our Lady of Pentecost 25 July 2025 No Comments

Lord, teach us how to pray When I entered the seminary some years ago, I was introduced to a different kind of prayer life. Throughout the day we mark our…

Homily – 16th Sunday Ordinary Time (C)

Our Lady of Pentecost 18 July 2025 No Comments

Recently I travelled to Mansfield for a retreat. Mansfield isn’t an obvious choice for people to retreat to, apart from a brief visit on their way to the ski slopes…

Homily – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Hoang Dinh 11 July 2025 1 Comment

Last year during one of my running sessions along Gardiners Creek Trail, an incident took place not often seen. Several people crowded around a man lying flat on the ground,…

Homily – 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Our Lady of Pentecost 4 July 2025 No Comments

Rejoice, Jerusalem, be glad for her, all you who love her! Rejoice, rejoice for her, all you who mourned for her! Are the opening lines from Isaiah whose text starts…

Homily – Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul (C)

Our Lady of Pentecost 27 June 2025 No Comments

The Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul concurs with the thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary time, Year C. When a celebration of a solemnity happens outside of penitential seasons of…

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