Deacon Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (22: 34-40) in which Jesus says, 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. [...]
Deacon Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (6: 19-23) in which Jesus said to his disciples: 'Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth… But store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither moth or woodworms destroy them, and [...]
Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (6: 7-15) in which Jesus teaches his followers how to pray with the words of the Our Father. Shane says we are blessed to have instructions from our Lord on how to pray. Jesus instructs [...]
Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (6: 1-6, 16-18) which Jesus said to his disciples: 'Be careful not to parade your good deeds before men to attract their notice; by doing this you will lose all reward from your Father in [...]
Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 43-48) which continues with Jesus says, ‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you’. Shane says it is easy for us to interpret this passage as Jesus teaching that the scriptures instruct [...]
Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College presents our Gospel reflections this week. Today, Shane reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 38-42) which continues with Jesus says, ‘Give to anyone who asks, and if anyone wants to borrow do not turn away’. Shane says there are many times [...]
Today Anne O’Brien (Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Mission, People and Culture for St Agnes’ Catholic Parish) reads from the Gospel of Matthew (10: 7-13) in which Jesus sends out his apostles saying, “As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near’”. Afterwards, Anne shares a little about St Barnabas, whose [...]
Anne O’Brien, Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Mission, People and Culture for St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (5:13-16) in which Jesus says, ‘let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven’. What a powerful expression, says Anne, light of the world [...]
Today as we celebrate the memorial of Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, Anne O’Brien (Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Mission, People and Culture for St Agnes’ Catholic Parish), reads from the Gospel of John (19: 25-34) in which Mary, Jesus’s mother, stands near the cross as he is crucified. Anne notes that [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (21: 20-25) in which Jesus responds to a question asked by Peter saying ‘If I want him [the beloved disciple] to stay behind until I come, what does it matter to you? You are to follow me’. Fr Paul says, the question often asked [...]