Anne O’Brien, Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Mission, People and Culture for St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, presents our Gospel Reflections over the next few days. Today, Anne reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 13-16) in which Jesus tells his follows they are to be ‘the salt of the earth’ and ‘the light of [...]
Anne O’Brien, Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Mission, People and Culture for St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, presents our Gospel Reflections over the next few days. Today, Anne reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 1-12) in which Jesus teaches the people the Beatitudes. Today’s Gospel, Anne says, is a call to live according to [...]
On this feast of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary School, reads from the Gospel of Luke (2: 41-51) in which Mary and Joseph search desperately for Jesus when as a child he becomes separated from [...]
On this feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary School, reads from the Gospel of John (19: 31-37) which recounts happens when the body of Jesus is taken down from the Cross. Tess says the image of [...]
Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary School, reads from the Gospel of Mark (12: 28-34) in which the Jesus says, ‘you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength’ [...]
Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary School, reads from the Gospel of Mark (12: 18-27) in which the Jesus, when tested with an outlandish scenario by Sadducees, tells them they understand neither the scriptures nor the power of God. Afterwards, Tess shares a little [...]
Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary School, reads from the Gospel of Mark (12: 13-17) in which Jesus says, ‘Pay Caesar what belongs to Caesar -- and God what belongs to God.' Tess says, today’s Gospel tells us about one of several times when [...]
Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary school presents our Gospel Reflections this week. Today Tess reads from the Gospel of Mark (12: 1-12) in which Jesus tells the parable of the wicked tenants. Afterwards Tess shares a little about the Ugandan martyrs, St Charles [...]
Tony Worner, Leader of Formation for St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Mark (11: 27-33) in which Jesus is approached in the temple courts by the chief priests, the scribes and the elders who question his authority. Afterwards he shares a little about St Justin whose memorial we celebrated today. [...]
Today as we celebrate the feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tony Worner, Leader of Formation for St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of (Luke 1:39-56) in which Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth to spend time together. Two pregnant women – a young girl newly pregnant and an [...]