Pastoral

Jesus explains how he is the way to the Father This Gospel from John (14: 7-14) follows on from yesterday’s Gospel and [...]

 Jesus says trust in God and trust in me Today’s Gospel passage – John 14: 1-6 – is one of the most [...]

Jesus calls us to mission, ministry and service In John’s Gospel (13: 16-20) today, Fr Paul says we are listening to a [...]

John’s Gospel can be divided into two books - the book of Signs and the book of Glory. Today’s reading (John 12: [...]

Jesus speaks with the Jews at the Temple In reflecting on this descriptive passage from John (10:22-30), Fr Paul reminds us that [...]

Feast of St Athanasius Today we remember St Athanasius (295-373) who assisted at Council of Nicea and fought against arianism (the belief [...]

John’s Gospel (6: 52-59) today sees Jesus teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum. He causes a stir among the Jews there who [...]

Today Fr Paul focuses his reflection on John’s Gospel (6: 44-51) in which Jesus says ‘No-one can come to me unless he [...]

Feast of Catherine of Siena In John’s Gospel (6: 35-40) today we see and hear Jesus make some amazing promises – he [...]

Feast of St Peter Chanel In John’s Gospel (6: 30-35) today the people are still with Jesus, looking for a sign that [...]

Today’s Gospel (John 6: 22-29) sees people searching for Jesus after he fed them on the hillside near the Sea of Galilee. [...]

Join with Fr Paul and Fr Peter as they celebrate the Parish’s traditional ANZAC Day Mass. In military tradition, the ‘Last Post’ [...]

Five loaves and two fish feed five thousand In John’s Gospel (6: 1-15) today we hear how Jesus feeds a large crowd [...]

John the Baptist tells his followers that Jesus comes from above Today’s Gospel (John 3: 31-36) is about John the Baptist reassuring [...]

The conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus concludes. In today’s Gospel (John 3: 16-21) we hear the final part of initial discussion between [...]

The conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus continues Fr Paul says the first thing you notice about today’s Gospel (John 3: 7-15) is [...]

Jesus teaches Nicodemus Last week our Gospels focused on Jesus risen and the reaction of those close to him. From today, and for [...]

The Risen Lord is met with doubt and disbelief Today’s Gospel (Mark 16: 9-15) summarises the appearance of the Risen Jesus before [...]

The Risen Jesus finds the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias For Fr Paul, this is one of his favourite scripture passages (John 21:1-14) where [...]

In today’s Gospel (Luke 24: 35-48) the two disciples share what happened on the road to Emmaus with the other disciples who [...]

In today’s Gospel (Luke 24: 13-35) we hear the intimate story of two disciples on the road to Emmaus and their unexpected [...]

In today’s Gospel (John 20: 11-18) Mary of Magdela weeps at the empty tomb of Jesus and is met by two angels. [...]