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, Marg Gobius, Leader of School Evangelisation at MacKillop College, reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 33-37) which continues with Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, where he further explores the intricacies of the Hebrew law and the swearing of oaths. Marg says, in this passage, Jesus teaches his disciples the profound value [...]
Today, Marg Gobius, Leader of School Evangelisation at MacKillop College, reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 27-32) which continues to explore Jesus’ perspective on the Ten Commandment in his Sermon on the Mount. Marg notes that from Jesus' perspective, marriage is a sacred covenant that should not be broken easily. He emphasizes [...]
Marg Gobius, Leader of School Evangelisation at MacKillop College, joins us to present our Gospel reflections for the next few days. Today, as we celebrated the memorial of St Anthony of Padua, Marg reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 20-26) in which Jesus says ‘If you are bringing your offering to the [...]
Anne Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Mission, People and Culture for St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 17-19) in which Jesus tells his followers ‘Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish but to complete them’. [...]
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 [...]