Homily for 5th Sunday of Easter (Year A) 2020
Homily for 5th Sunday of Easter (Year A) 2020
“Do not let your hearts be troubled,” says Jesus. (John 14:1) The early Church is portrayed as sitting in fear, huddled behind locked doors. (John 20:19) In a sense, this is our world today: we are...
Homily for Easter Vigil (Year A) 2020
Homily for Easter Vigil (Year A) 2020
“Do not be afraid. I know you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised up just as he said.” (Matthew 28:5-6)
Easter this year feels more like that first Easter Day...
Good Friday In A Time Of Pestilence (Year A) 2020
Good Friday In A Time Of Pestilence (Year A) 2020
Good Friday is different this year. Not only are many deprived of direct participation in the liturgy of the day, but all of us are beginning to experience the effects of COVID-19: either directly,...
Homily for Holy Thursday (Year A) 2020
Homily for Holy Thursday (Year A) 2020
“And he got up from table, removed his outer garments and, taking a towel, wrapped it round his waist; he then poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with...
Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent (Year A) 2020
Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent (Year A) 2020
‘Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter, James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain where they could be alone. There in their presence he was transfigured: his face shone like the...
Homily for Ash Wednesday (Year A) 2020
Homily for Ash Wednesday (Year A) 2020
In his Chapter on The Observance of Lent, Benedict ‘urges the entire community during these days of Lent to keep its manner of life most pure.’ (Rule of St Benedict 49:2) Today’s Gospel can help us...
Homily for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Year A) 2020
Homily for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Year A) 2020
Noam Chomsky, that more secular modern-day prophet of social justice, once said, “If you assume there is no hope, you guarantee there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for...
Lenten Lectures 2020
Lenten Lectures 2020
The Cistercians at Tarrawarra Abbey are holding a series of lectures with Fr Michael Casey ocso.
Saturday 29 February 2020: Temptation
A reflection on the Gospel narratives of Jesus’...
Homily for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 2019
Homily for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 2019
At the birth of a child, while the event is the child’s birth, the focus is more usually on the mother. Life in the Church is no different; at this time, much light is shone on Mary — for instance,...
Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family 2019
Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family 2019
On Christmas Day we were told: ‘The Word, the true light that gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, the world that was made through him, yet the world did not know...
Homily for for Christmas Midnight Mass 2019
Homily for for Christmas Midnight Mass 2019
Today we celebrate the birth of our Saviour. This night the Church holds up a helpless, little child as the image of our Saviour. In the morning it has a different take on the mystery we celebrate...