March 1, 2020
First Sunday in Lent (A) On Ash Wednesday, as we marked the beginning of Lent, the opening words of the…
Fourth Sunday of Lent (A) We are all experiencing being denied aspects to our life that shape our identity. It…
February 25, 2020
Ash Wednesday Today as we commence the season of Lent I commend the words of the Prophet Joel to you.…
February 16, 2020
Marriage Sunday 2020 This annual Mass is a celebration of God’s good plan for marriage and family life. Today we…
February 12, 2020
In 2016, the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Cardinal Robert Sarah, encouraged…
February 9, 2020
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) When Jesus says to his disciples, “You are salt of the earth,” we can…
As the New Year begins we are aware that this summer has been a horrific one for Australians. We watched…
February 8, 2020
The two decades after World War Two were a period of great creativity in the field of liturgical art, with…
February 2, 2020
Presentation of the Lord A young couple, with their newly born son, come to the temple, as St Luke says,…
February 1, 2020
The geographical extent and the protracted time scale of Tasmania’s summer bushfires has given us all cause for concern. We…
January 26, 2020
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) Australia Day Today our nation celebrates Australia Day. We naturally reflect on our land…
January 19, 2020
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) Today I am pleased to join you for the Feast of Santo Nino de…
January 12, 2020
In addition to the occasion of his election as Holy Roman pontiff, the Pope imparts at Christmas and Easter each…
January 8, 2020
St Patrick’s Church, Blessington, opened in January 1919 and closed around twenty years ago, was a veritable treasure trove of…
January 5, 2020
Feast of the Epiphany The proclamation of the Church at Christmas is that God has become man, or, as St…
December 15, 2019
The simple depiction of the stable in Bethlehem, with Joseph, Mary and the child Jesus, never ceases to attract. In…
December 12, 2019
In 2018, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the publication of Mulieris Dignitatem (On the Dignity and Vocation of Women),…
December 8, 2019
Amongst the furnishings purchased in 1843 for his episcopal seat of Hobart Town by William Willson, our first bishop, was…
November 18, 2019
The Lord declared, ‘Woe if the world thinks well of you’. (Lk 6:26) It is natural for us to desire…
November 10, 2019
The words of the Lord found in Chapter 25 of St Matthew’s Gospel – “You did it to me” –…
