April 18, 2021
Bicentenary of arrival of Fr Philip Conolly The Gospel reading today takes us back to the appearance of the risen…
April 15, 2021
Feast: April 16 St Benedict Joseph Labre left a comfortable home to become a beggar and a pilgrim, embracing Jesus’…
April 11, 2021
Divine Mercy Sunday The encounter between the Risen Lord and one particular disciple, Thomas, features each year in the Gospel…
The Catholic Church – in Australia and globally – is mourning the death of Cardinal Edward Cassidy, who died on…
April 9, 2021
Ordination to the Priesthood: Jessie Banez One of the clear tests of a vocation is that it persists deep in…
April 4, 2021
Easter Sunday There was no witness to the Resurrection, but there were many witnesses to the Risen Christ. However, there…
April 2, 2021
Good Friday Today we are silent before the suffering Christ. The Gospel describes in some detail not only the physical…
April 1, 2021
By Brian Andrews, Archdiocese of Hobart Heritage Officer Tasmania has been blessed with the priestly labours of Irish clergy for…
By Ben Smith, Director of the Office of Life, Marriage and Family The Gospel accounts of Jesus’ agony in the…
By Dr Christine Wood, Director of the Office of Evangelisation & Catechesis This Easter Vigil hundreds of thousands of adults…
Holy Thursday Tonight, in the readings, we are taken back to the Upper Room, the night of the Last Supper…
March 31, 2021
Sylvia Sylvia, who will be baptised in her parish of Sandy Bay at Easter, says that in the Catholic faith…
March 30, 2021
Parishioners and visitors to St Mary’s Cathedral are being drawn more deeply into the mystery of Easter through an artwork…
One of the most difficult human experiences to comprehend is that of pain and suffering. Every human life will encounter…
By Dr Christine Wood, Director of the Office of Evangelisation & Catechesis In his famous poem, The Divine Comedy, Dante…
March 29, 2021
By Dr Gerard Gaskin, Executive Director of Catholic Education Tasmania. Once I heard a child say, when asked about the…
Chrism Mass Brothers, I am sure that we can all vividly recall Easter last year. To prevent the spread of…
March 28, 2021
Palm Sunday We have listened solemnly to St Mark’s account of the passion and death of the Lord. With this…