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Dear All What does the feast of the Ascension mean to you?  It needs to mean a lot to us because it means Jesus, as a human being, and as God’s Son is now with God our Father. That gives us great hope and joy that we too can be with God when our time […]

Dear all. What are our thoughts about the word, “joy.” It’s the focus word for today’s readings and the opening prayer at Mass. Is joy deeper than happiness? I believe so. Joy is deeper because joy is based on hope, our second theological virtue that gets its hope from the first theological virtue of faith.

I hope there are many fruits for you as we continue to receive the many gracious gifts of Easter. Last week Jesus told he shepherds us through the ups and downs of life. This week his sap of goodness or spiritual fruit flows into us if we remain united in relationship with him with him as our ‘vine.’. Jesus

Dear All It is very spiritually comforting to know Jesus is there to support us in our daily lives. Jesus said these words in the context of healing a man from blindness who had been blind from birth. Jesus sheperded him from darkness to light. He can shepherd us in the same way. Our priests are

Dear Everyone How important is the word Hope to you? I believe we need hope as much as we need air to breathe. Without hope, life is just mere existence without meaning. In fact, Pope Francis has written his biography that is simply, and profoundly, entitled, “Life.” It’s wonderful. I encourage you to get it. Just like

What does the word, ‘mercy’ mean to each of us? Is it just another word, or is it a meaningful and very significant word? It means a great deal to Mother Church, because the very first Sunday after the joy and hope generated in our hearts by Jesus being raised from the dead by the Father in

Happy Easter, everyone. At church we hear the tw words, ‘Paschal Mystery’ but do not know what they mean, nor do we ask to discover their incredible treasure. It was created by St. Augustine of the 4th century. It was his summary way to describe the passion, death, deadness and resurrection of Jesus that we celebrate each

Dear Everyone How do we feel about Easter? I suspect this depends upon how we feel about Jesus. If we have a personal relationship with him then Easter can filled for us with many graces and blessings and even greater closeness to him. The Kerygma is incredibly relevant in Holy Week. This will be in

By Fr Frank Brennan SJ, 1 March 2024 It is four months since the referendum. The result was a disaster for the country and a tragedy for First Australians. There has been little appetite for public discussion about lessons to be learned from this abject failure. Some of the key proponents saw nothing wrong with

Melbourne Catholic 29 February 2024 The leap year is a well-known quirk in the Gregorian calendar by which much of the world organises itself, but the part played by the Church’s Easter celebrations in the development of the leap year is less known. Source:. Darius von Güttner is dean of Australian Catholic University’s Canberra campus