Pastoral

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. [...]

Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (28: 8-15), which tells us that Mary Magdalene and the other Mary are the first [...]

By most ancient tradition, this is the night of keeping vigil for the Lord, in which, following the Gospel admonition, the faithful, [...]

Walk with Fr Peter Wood for half an hour as he takes us on a beautiful and gentle journey through the Stations of the [...]

The Mass of the Lord’s Supper is the first of the ceremonies in the sacred Paschal Triduum. In this liturgy, we commemorate the institution [...]

Father Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (26: 14-25) and reflects on the reasons why Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus to the [...]

In John’s Gospel (Chapter 13) Fr Paul reflects that Jesus is troubled in spirit, knowing that he is soon to be betrayed [...]

Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (12:1-11), which tells of Jesus’s return to family and friends in Bethany – to [...]

The Palm Sunday celebration is always one of contrast, moving quickly from the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem to the reading [...]

At the beginning of today's Gospel (John 11: 45-56) many of the Jews had gone to visit Mary, the sister of Lazarus, in [...]

In reflecting on today’s Gospel (John 10: 31-42), Fr Paul notes that Jesus’s detractors quibble about titles and authority, threatening to stone [...]