July 31, 2020
Ordination of Chathura Ranmuni Silva Chathura, it would seem providential that your ordination to the priesthood should occur on the…
July 25, 2020
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) For the past three weeks we have been reading from Chapter 13 of St…
July 24, 2020
Ordination of Steven Smith Steven, I was struck by your words quoted on the inside page of the booklet, that…
July 22, 2020
A six-year inquiry by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse revealed terrible failures with tragic consequences…
Safe Communities is working to ensure the Archdiocese of Hobart complies with the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards released in May…
July 19, 2020
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) St Matthew comments in the Gospel today that the Lord mainly spoke to the…
July 12, 2020
The Australian government has committed to a national conversation on marriage. Responding to this, the Australian Catholic Bishops have called…
July 11, 2020
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) The Lord began his public ministry with the words, “repent and believe”. Here is…
July 8, 2020
By 1847, Bishop Willson had insufficient chalices to meet the needs of his growing diocese, but, because of the chronic…
July 5, 2020
Week by week now there has been an easing of restrictions. This has brought some relief as we have all…
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) St Paul said: “Your interests are not in the unspiritual, but in the spiritual.”…
June 29, 2020
I would like to speak about the medieval notion of the Ars Moriendi or The Art of dying. The term…
June 28, 2020
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) “Anyone who finds his life will lose it; anyone who loses his life for…
June 21, 2020
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) In the first reading today we see the Prophet Jeremiah in a desperate state.…
June 19, 2020
St Margaret Mary Alacoque This year marks the 100th anniversary of the canonisation of St Margaret Mary Alacoque. I have…
June 14, 2020
Feast of Corpus Christi It has been over three months since restrictions were placed on attending Mass. While many Catholics…
June 12, 2020
When I first encountered the image of the Divine Mercy I should confess I was not a fan. Indeed it…
June 8, 2020
The major French church requisites company Louis Gille & Cie, Lyon, founded in 1878, developed a particularly flourishing export trade…
June 7, 2020
Trinity Sunday Shortly in this Mass we will profess our faith as we recite the Nicaean Creed. We say, “I…
Our churches are open. The premier has announced that as of June 5, up to 20 people can participate in…
