Traversing Emmaus podcast

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Wisdom has happily busied us with the good work that makes God happy, and nothing more. 7:33

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Homily for the Tuesday in the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld. "God made man imperishable, he made him in the image of his own nature; the souls of the virtuous are in the hands of God... God has put them to the test and proved them worthy to be with him; those who are faithful will live with him in love; for grace and mercy await those he has chosen." (cf. Wis 2-3). "I will bless the Lord at all times." (cf. Ps 34). "Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Which of you, with a servant ploughing or minding sheep, would say to him when he returned from the fields, “Come and have your meal immediately”? Would he not be more likely to say, “Get my supper laid; make yourself tidy and wait on me while I eat and drink. You can eat and drink yourself afterwards”? Must he be grateful to the servant for doing what he was told? So with you: when you have done all you have been told to do, say, “We are merely servants: we have done no more than our duty.”’" (cf. Lk 17). Artwork: Communion by Alphonse Legros (c. 1876).…

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The Bridegroom is coming over the horizon of eternity. Do not delay! Go now and meet him. 17:48

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Homily for the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea, Gladstone, Qld. "Wisdom is bright, and does not grow dim. By those who love her she is readily seen, and found by those who look for her. Quick to anticipate those who desire her, she makes herself known to them. Watch for her early and you will have no trouble; you will find her sitting at your gates." (cf. Wis 6). "So I gaze on you in the sanctuary to see your strength and your glory. For your love is better than life, my lips will speak your praise." (cf. Ps 63). "We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and that it will be the same for those who have died in Jesus: God will bring them with him. We can tell you this from the Lord’s own teaching..." (cf. 1 Thes 4). "Jesus told this parable to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of heaven will be like this: Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were sensible: the foolish ones did take their lamps, but they brought no oil, whereas the sensible ones took flasks of oil as well as their lamps. The bridegroom was late, and they all grew drowsy and fell asleep. But at midnight there was a cry, “The bridegroom is here! Go out and meet him.” At this, all those bridesmaids woke up and trimmed their lamps, and the foolish ones said to the sensible ones, “Give us some of your oil: our lamps are going out.” But they replied, “There may not be enough for us and for you; you had better go to those who sell it and buy some for yourselves.” They had gone off to buy it when the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding hall and the door was closed. The other bridesmaids arrived later. “Lord, Lord,” they said “open the door for us.” But he replied, “I tell you solemnly, I do not know you.” So stay awake, because you do not know either the day or the hour.’" (Mt 25:1-13). Artwork: a painting of the ten virgins (the five wise virgins featured in this section), retrieved from the Scripture Central website.…

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Where do you belong? And what does the One you belong to drive out from within you? 7:01

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Homily for the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, delivered in the Chanel College Chapel, Gladstone, Qld. "The angel brought me to the entrance of the Temple, where a stream came out from under the Temple threshold and flowed eastwards, since the Temple faced east. The water flowed from under the right side of the Temple, south of the altar. He took me out by the north gate and led me right round outside as far as the outer east gate where the water flowed out on the right-hand side. He said, ‘This water flows east... flowing into the sea it makes its waters wholesome. Wherever the river flows, all living creatures teeming in it will live." (cf. Ezek 47). "The waters of a river give joy to God’s city, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within, it cannot be shaken; God will help it at the dawning of the day." (cf. Ps 47). "Just before the Jewish Passover Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and in the Temple he found people selling cattle and sheep and pigeons, and the money changers sitting at their counters there. Making a whip out of some cord, he drove them all out of the Temple, cattle and sheep as well, scattered the money changers’ coins, knocked their tables over and said to the pigeon-sellers, ‘Take all this out of here and stop turning my Father’s house into a market.’ Then his disciples remembered the words of scripture: Zeal for your house will devour me...'" (cf. Jn 2). Artwork: an image depicting a Basilica but also the "overturning" action of Jesus upon our places and the practices of worship, generated using the Wonder App.…

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Know, entitle and model what is worthy of imitation — so as to imitate God, and God alone! 15:07

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Homily for the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea, Gladstone, Qld. "I am a great king, says the Lord of Hosts, and my name is feared throughout the nations. And now, priests, this warning is for you. If you do not listen, if you do not find it in your heart to glorify my name, says the Lord of Hosts, I will send the curse on you and curse your very blessing... Have we not all one Father? Did not one God create us? Why, then, do we break faith with one another, profaning the covenant of our ancestors?" (cf. Mal 1-2). "I have not gone after things too great nor marvels beyond me. Truly I have set my soul in silence and peace. A weaned child on its mother’s breast, even so is my soul." (cf. Ps 131). "Like a mother feeding and looking after her own children, we felt so devoted and protective towards you, and had come to love you so much, that we were eager to hand over to you not only the Good News but our whole lives as well." (cf. 1 Thes 2). "Addressing the people and his disciples Jesus said, ‘The scribes and the Pharisees occupy the chair of Moses. You must therefore do what they tell you and listen to what they say; but do not be guided by what they do: since they do not practise what they preach... [do] not allow yourselves to be called Rabbi, since you have only one master, and you are all brothers. You must call no one on earth your father, since you have only one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor must you allow yourselves to be called teachers, for you have only one Teacher, the Christ. The greatest among you must be your servant. Anyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and anyone who humbles himself will be exalted.’" (cf. Mt 23). Artwork: an image depicting "humble religion" in the marketplace generated using the Wonder app.…

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A Summative Look at Jesus' Long Catechesis of the Vineyard 13:15

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Homily for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea, Gladstone, Qld. "Let me sing to my friend the song of his love for his vineyard. My friend had a vineyard on a fertile hillside. He dug the soil, cleared it of stones and planted choice vines in it. In the middle he built a tower, he dug a press there too. He expected it to yield grapes, but sour grapes were all that it gave." (cf. Is 5). "The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel; You brought a vine out of Egypt; to plant it you drove out the nations. It stretched out its branches to the sea, to the Great River it stretched out its shoots. Then why have you broken down its walls? It is plucked by all who pass by. It is ravaged by the boar of the forest, devoured by the beasts of the field. God of hosts, turn again, we implore, look down from heaven and see. Visit this vine and protect it, the vine your right hand has planted. And we shall never forsake you again; give us life that we may call upon your name. God of hosts, bring us back; let your face shine on us and we shall be saved." (Ps 80). "There is no need to worry; but if there is anything you need, pray for it; guard your hearts and your thoughts, in Christ Jesus... fill your minds with everything that is true, everything that is noble, everything that is good and pure, everything that we love and honour, and everything that can be thought virtuous or worthy of praise. Keep doing all the things that you learnt [knowing] the God of peace will be with you." (cf Phil 4:6-9). "Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people, ‘Listen to another parable. There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard; he fenced it round, dug a winepress in it and built a tower; then he leased it to tenants and went abroad... [Beware] that the kingdom of God [is not] taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.’" (cf. Mt 21:33-43). Artwork: "Parable of the Vineyard" by Jacob Willemszoon de Wet, (mid-17th century).…

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Become worthy of the culture of the Christian gang, radicalised for the spread of the Gospel. 13:20

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Homily for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in St Peter Chanel's, Tannum Sands, Qld. "One day as Elisha was on his way to Shunem, a woman of rank who lived there pressed him to stay and eat there. After this he always broke his journey for a meal when he passed that way. She said to her husband, ‘Look, I am sure the man who is constantly passing our way must be a holy man of God. Let us build him a small room on the roof, and put him a bed in it, and a table and chair and lamp; whenever he comes to us he can rest there.’" (cf 2 Kngs 4:6). "For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord." "When we were baptised in Christ Jesus we were baptised in his death; in other words, when we were baptised we went into the tomb with him and joined him in death" "Jesus instructed the Twelve as follows: ‘Anyone who prefers father or mother to me is not worthy of me. Anyone who prefers son or daughter to me is not worthy of me. Anyone who does not take his cross and follow in my footsteps is not worthy of me." (cf. Mt 10:27). Artwork: an image of the Lord speaking with gang members, generated using the Wonder app.…

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Throw back to Pentecost Vigil 2023: the interplay between the Spirit's Gifts and Fruits 13:09

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Homily for Pentecost Sunday, delivered in St Patrick's Catholic Church, Calliope, Qld. "When Pentecost day came round, they had all met in one room, when suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven, the noise of which filled the entire house in which they were sitting; and something appeared to them that seemed like tongues of fire..." (cf. Acts 2). "Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth." "No one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord’ unless he is under the influence of the Holy Spirit." (cf. 1 Cor 12). "In the evening of the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room... Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you... Receive the Holy Spirit.'" (cf. Jn 20). Artwork: "Tree of Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit", retrieved from here .…

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It is out of the Mercy that has most deeply touched us that we most mercifully touch the world 7:00

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Homily for Gladstone Mercy Associates recommissioning Mass (Memorial of Saint Januarius, Bishop and Martyr; Twenty-Fourth Tuesday in Ordinary Time), delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld. "Remember all the sufferings that you had to meet after you received the light, in earlier days... Be as confident now, then, since the reward is so great." (cf. Heb 10). "Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy." (cf. Ps 126). "Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I tell you, most solemnly, unless a wheat grain falls on the ground and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies, it yields a rich harvest. Anyone who loves his life loses it; anyone who hates his life in this world will keep it for the eternal life. If a man serves me, he must follow me, wherever I am, my servant will be there too. If anyone serves me, my Father will honour him.’" (cf. Jn 12). Artwork: "Caritas" from the "Seven Virtues" series by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, (c. 1559).…

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True forgiveness aims at understanding the Master's Heart, and turns slaves into kin. 17:37

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Homily for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lad Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld. "Mere creature of flesh... Remember the last things, and stop hating, remember dissolution and death, and live by the commandments. Remember the commandments, and do not bear your neighbour ill-will; remember the covenant of the Most High, and overlook the offence." (cf. Eccl 28). "It is he who forgives all your guilt, who heals every one of your ills, who redeems your life from the grave, who crowns you with love and compassion." (cf. Ps 103). "The life and death of each of us has its influence on others... [which is] why Christ both died and came to life: it was so that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living." (cf. Rom 14). "His fellow servant fell at his feet and implored him, saying, 'Give me time and I will pay you.' But the other would not agree; [the others] went to their master and reported the whole affair to him. Then the master sent for him. 'You wicked servant,' he said 'I cancelled all that debt of yours when you appealed to me. Were you not bound, then, to have pity on your fellow servant just as I had pity on you?' And in his anger the master handed him over to the torturers till he should pay all his debt. And that is how my heavenly Father will deal with you unless you each forgive your brother from your heart." (cf. Mt 18). Artwork: "Parable of the Wicked Servant" by Domenico Fetti, (c. 1620).…

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Settling into anger and exacting vengeance is natural as death... but forgiveness births eternity! 9:39

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Homily for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in St Mary's Church, Buderim with Fr Isaac Falzon presiding. "If a man nurses anger against another, can he then demand compassion from the Lord? Showing no pity for a man like himself, can he then plead for his own sins? Mere creature of flesh, he cherishes resentment; who will forgive him his sins; Remember the last things, and stop hating..." (cf. Eccl 27-28). "His wrath will come to an end; he will not be angry for ever. He does not treat us according to our sins nor repay us according to our faults." (cf. Ps 103). "... if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord..." (cf. Rom 14). "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle his accounts with his servants. When the reckoning began, they brought him a man who owed ten thousand talents; but he had no means of paying, so his master gave orders that he should be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, to meet the debt. At this, the servant threw himself down at his master’s feet. 'Give me time' he said 'and I will pay the whole sum.' And the servant’s master felt so sorry for him that he let him go and cancelled the debt..." (cf. Mt 18). Artwork: a depiction of the salvific effect of forgiveness and healing in a person's life, generated using the Wonder app.…

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Our Lord and Brother knitted us together under the maternal accompaniment of Mary 6:53

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Homily for the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, delivered in the children in one of our Catholic Primary Schools in Gladstone, Qld. "I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, and who judged me faithful enough to call me into his service even though I used to be a blasphemer and did all I could to injure and discredit the faith. Mercy, however, was shown me, because until I became a believer I had been acting in ignorance; and the grace of our Lord filled me with faith and with the love that is in Christ Jesus." (cf. Tim 1). "I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel, who even at night directs my heart. I keep the Lord ever in my sight: since he is at my right hand, I shall stand firm." (cf. Ps 16). "Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. Seeing his mother and the disciple he loved standing near her, Jesus said to his mother, ‘Woman, this is your son.’ Then to the disciple he said, ‘This is your mother.’ And from that moment the disciple made a place for her in his home." (cf. Jn 19). Artwork: an image of many children gathered around the Cross with Mary, generated using the Wonder app.…

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Let's together practice and thus penetrate the singular, infinite mystery of God's merciful love 9:11

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Homily for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in St Peter's Church, Caloundra, with Fr William Leo Aupito-Iuliano presiding. "Resentment and anger, these are foul things, and both are found with the sinner. He who exacts vengeance will experience the vengeance of the Lord, who keeps strict account of sin. Forgive your neighbour the hurt he does you, and when you pray, your sins will be forgiven. If a man nurses anger against another, can he then demand compassion from the Lord?" (cf. Eccl 27:33). "The Lord is kind and merciful: slow to anger, and rich in compassion." (cf. Ps 103). "The life and death of each of us has its influence on others; if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord..." (cf. Rom 14). "Peter went up to Jesus and said, ‘Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? As often as seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘Not seven, I tell you, but seventy-seven times." (cf. Mt 18). Artwork: an image depicting the journey of forgiveness, generated using the Wonder app.…

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May Our Lord and Our Lady give us empassioned faith to truly 'feel' with God and neighbour! 12:48

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Homily for the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, (Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time), presented in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld. "During his life on earth, Christ offered up prayer and entreaty, aloud and in silent tears, to the one who had the power to save him out of death, and he submitted so humbly that his prayer was heard. Although he was Son, he learnt to obey through suffering; but having been made perfect, he became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation." (Heb 5:7-9). Stabat Mater At the cross her station keeping stood the mournful Mother weeping, close to Jesus to the last; through her heart, his sorrow sharing, all his bitter anguish bearing, now at length the sword had passed. Oh, how sad and sore distressed was that Mother highly blessed of the sole begotten One! Christ above in torment hangs; she beneath beholds the pangs of her dying glorious Son. Is there one who would not weep, whelmed in miseries so deep, Christ’s dear Mother to behold? Can the human heart refrain from partaking in her pain, in that Mother’s pain untold? Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled, she beheld her tender child all with bloody scourges rent; for the sins of his own nation saw him hang in desolation, till his spirit forth he sent. O you Mother, fount of love! Touch my spirit from above, make my heart with yours accord: make me feel as you have felt; make my soul to glow and melt with the love of Christ our Lord. Holy Mother, pierce me through; in my heart each wound renew of my Saviour crucified. Let me share with you his pain who for all our sins was slain, who for me in torments died. Let me mingle tears with you, mourning him who mourned for me all the days that I may live: by the cross with you to stay, there with you to weep and pray, is all I ask of you to give. Virgin of all virgins best, listen to my fond request: let me share your grief divine; let me to my latest breath, in my body bear the death of that dying Son of yours. Wounded with his every wound, steep my soul till it has swooned in his very blood away; be to me, O Virgin, nigh, lest in flames I burn and die in his awful judgement day. Christ, when you shall call me hence, be your Mother my defence, be your cross my victory. While my body here decays, may my soul your goodness praise, safe in paradise with you. "As the child’s father and mother stood there wondering at the things that were being said about him, Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, ‘You see this child: he is destined for the fall and for the rising of many in Israel, destined to be a sign that is rejected – and a sword will pierce your own soul too – so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare.'" (Lk 2:33-35). "Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. Seeing his mother and the disciple he loved standing near her, Jesus said to his mother, ‘Woman, this is your son.’ Then to the disciple he said, ‘This is your mother.’ And from that moment the disciple made a place for her in his home." (Jn 19:25-27). Artwork: the central panel of the "The van Belle Tryptich (Our Lady of Sorrows)", by Pieter Pourbus (c. 1556).…

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Lose yourself to the endless practice of forgiveness, and know God's endless mercies. 9:11

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Homily for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time,. "Resentment and anger, these are foul things, and both are found with the sinner. He who exacts vengeance will experience the vengeance of the Lord, who keeps strict account of sin. Forgive your neighbour the hurt he does you, and when you pray, your sins will be forgiven." (cf. Eccl 27). "The Lord is kind and merciful: slow to anger, and rich in compassion." (cf. Ps 103). "The life and death of each of us has its influence on others; if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord... so that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living." (cf. Rm 14:7). "Peter went up to Jesus and said, ‘Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? As often as seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘Not seven, I tell you, but seventy-seven times... forgive your brother from your heart.’" (cf. Mt 18). Artwork: an image generated using the Wonder App, (using the words "infinite forgiveness" and "healing").…

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There's a divine and eternal resonance in today's Marian celebrity and familiarity 12:49

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Homily for the Parish Feast Day, delivered at the Vigil Mass in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld. "Shout for joy, daughter of Zion, Israel, shout aloud! Rejoice, exult with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem! The Lord has repealed your sentence; he has driven your enemies away. The Lord, the king of Israel, is in your midst; you have no more evil to fear. do not let your hands fall limp... The Lord your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior. He will exult with joy over you, he will renew you by his love; he will dance with shouts of joy for you as on a day of festival." (Zeph 3:14-18). "Mary set out and went as quickly as she could to a town in the hill country of Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Now as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord? For the moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy. Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.’" (cf. Lk 1:39). Artwork: an image of Mary as Queen, retrieve from pinterest .…

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In an utterly unique way, God chose Mary; Divine Providence chose her for Himself 13:44

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Homily for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Parish Feast Day Weekend, presented in St Patrick's Church, Calliope, Qld. "Mary set out and went as quickly as she could to a town in the hill country of Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Now as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord? For the moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy. Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.’" (Lk 1:39-56). Gerónimo Antonio de Ezquerra: The Visitation (c. 1737)…

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Our God never abandons us — except into the arms of a chosen mother and her Promised Son! 6:58

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Homily for the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld. "The Lord says this: But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, the least of the clans of Judah, out of you will be born for me the one who is to rule over Israel; his origin goes back to the distant past, to the days of old. The Lord is therefore going to abandon them till the time when she who is to give birth gives birth. Then the remnant... will come back... He will stand and feed his flock with the power of the Lord, with the majesty of the name of his God; he himself will be peace." (cf. Mic 5). "A genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah, Tamar being their mother, Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon was the father of Boaz, Rahab being his mother, Boaz was the father of Obed, Ruth being his mother, Obed was the father of Jesse; and Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife, Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa, Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Azariah, Azariah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah; and Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers. Then the deportation to Babylon took place. After the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob; and Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary; of her was born Jesus who is called Christ. This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit..." (cf. Mt 1). Artwork: Mariä Geburt (Nativity of the Virgin Mary) , (c. 17th Century).…

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Heaven pry us from every satanic misgiving, spiritual or corporeal, within or without us 14:18

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Homily for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church, Mt Larcom, Qld. "I used to say, ‘I will not think about him, I will not speak in his name any more.’ Then there seemed to be a fire burning in my heart, imprisoned in my bones. The effort to restrain it wearied me, I could not bear it." (cf. Jer 20:9). "O God, you are my God, for you I long; for you my soul is thirsting... My soul clings to you; your right hand holds me fast." (cf. Ps 63). "Think of God’s mercy, my brothers, and worship him, I beg you, in a way that is worthy of thinking beings, by offering your living bodies as a holy sacrifice, truly pleasing to God. Do not model yourselves on the behaviour of the world around you, but let your behaviour change, modelled by your new mind." (cf. Rom 12). "Jesus began to make it clear to his disciples that he was destined to go to Jerusalem and suffer grievously at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, to be put to death and to be raised up on the third day. Then, taking him aside, Peter started to remonstrate with him. ‘Heaven preserve you, Lord;’ he said ‘this must not happen to you.’ But he turned and said to Peter, ‘Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle in my path, because the way you think is not God’s way but man’s.’" (cf. Mt 16). Artwork: "Get Thee Behind Me, Satan" by Ilya Repin, (1895).…

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Stay awake for life's fullness, the Heaven for which you're made and into which we're all called 8:46

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Homily for Thursday in the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time, delivered in the Chanel College Chapel, Gladstone, Qld. "Brothers, your faith has been a great comfort to us in the middle of our own troubles and sorrows; now we can breathe again... May the Lord be generous in increasing your love and make you love one another and the whole human race as much as we love you." (cf. 1 Thes 3). "Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!" (cf. Ps 90). "Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming... What sort of servant, then, is faithful and wise enough for the master to place him over his household to give them their food at the proper time? Happy that servant if his master’s arrival finds him at this employment." (cf. Mt 24). Artwork: "Ascent of the Blessed", part of Hieronymus Bosch's Visions of the Hereafter series (c. 1500 - 04).…

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Speaking with some little ones about praying the Our Father 11:03

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A casual conversation with the young people about the Lord's Prayer, honing in on temptation, freedom, sin and love in God's plan — and then special places to be to feel close to God and most at home within ourselves. Artwork: "Temptation" by Sharon Mick, retrieved from the Fine Art America website .…

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Speaking with some little ones about the Golden Rule 8:01

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A casual conversation with some young people on the Golden Rule and the implications for caring for the environment. Artwork: a Laudato Si painting by Giang Pham RNDM, retrieved from the artists website .

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Alas, our work as Holy Church is clear: to finish off what our Fathers began! 9:21

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Homily for Wednesday in the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld. "Let me remind you, brothers, how hard we used to work, slaving night and day so as not to be a burden on any one of you while we were proclaiming God’s Good News to you. You are witnesses, and so is God... as a father treats his children, teaching you what was right, encouraging you and appealing to you to live a life worthy of God, who is calling you to share the glory of his kingdom." (cf. 1 Thes 2). "O where can I go from your spirit, or where can I flee from your face? If I climb the heavens, you are there. If I lie in the grave, you are there." (cf. Ps 139). "Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who are like whitewashed tombs that look handsome on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of corruption; you who build the sepulchres of the prophets and decorate the tombs of holy men, saying, "We would never have joined in shedding the blood of the prophets, had we lived in our fathers’ day.” So! Your own evidence tells against you! You are the sons of those who murdered the prophets! Very well then, finish off the work that your fathers began.’" (cf. Mt 23). Artwork: "The Four Latin Church Fathers" by Jacob Jordaens (c. 1620 - 25).…

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On what firm ground do we administer God's grace in a world of shifting sands? 13:08

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Homily for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld. "I place the key of the House of David on his shoulder; should he open, no one shall close, should he close, no one shall open. I drive him like a peg into a firm place..." "I thank you, Lord, with all my heart: you have heard the words of my mouth. In the presence of the angels I will bless you. I will adore before your holy temple." (cf. Ps 138). "All that exists comes from him; all is by him and for him. To him be glory for ever! Amen." (cf. Rm 11). "So I now say to you: You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church. And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on earth shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall be considered loosed in heaven.’ Then he gave the disciples strict orders not to tell anyone that he was the Christ." (cf. Mt 16). Artwork: "Saint Peter" by Peter Paul Rubens, (c. 1610–1612).…

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With Peter pegged at the Helm, no gate in this world or the next will stop God's pilgrim people 12:17

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Homily for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld. "Thus says the Lord of Hosts to Shebna, the master of the palace: I dismiss you from your office, I remove you from your post, and the same day I call on my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah... I drive him like a peg into a firm place; he will become a throne of glory for his father’s house." (cf. Is 22). "Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands." (cf. Ps 138). "How rich are the depths of God – how deep his wisdom and knowledge..." (cf. Rom 11). "When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say he is John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he said ‘who do you say I am?’ Then Simon Peter spoke up, ‘You are the Christ,’ he said, ‘the Son of the living God.’ Jesus replied, ‘Simon son of Jonah, you are a happy man... So I now say to you: You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church.'" (cg. Mt 16). Artwork: "The Delivery of the Keys" fresco, (c 1481–1482), in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City.…

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Us elders picking up where our Youth left off, regarding God's Greatest Commandment 9:04

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Homily for Friday in the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld. "In the days of the Judges famine came to the land and a certain man from Bethlehem of Judah went – he, his wife and his two sons – to live in the country of Moab. Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died, and she and her two sons were left. These married Moabite women: one was named Orpah and the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years. Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died and the woman was bereft of her two sons and her husband. So she and her daughters-in-law prepared to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard that the Lord had visited his people and given them food. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law and went back to her people. But Ruth clung to her. Naomi said to her, ‘Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her god. You must return too; follow your sister-in-law.’ But Ruth said, ‘Do not press me to leave you and to turn back from your company, for... wherever you go, I will go, wherever you live, I will live. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.’" (cf. Ruth 1, 16). "Teach me your paths, my God, and lead me in your truth." (Gospel Accl. cf. Ps 24). "'Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’ Jesus said, ‘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. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.’" (cf. Mt 22). Artwork: an image adapted from a prior episode's image, using the Wonder App and Canva.…

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What does it mean for this Apostolic and Eschatological Bride to Wrestle with Her Lord? 13:44

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Homily for the Feast of Saint Batholomew, Apostle, Martyr, delivered in the Chanel College Chapel, Gladstone, Qld. "The angel came to speak to me, and said, ‘Come here and I will show you the bride that the Lamb has married.’ In the spirit, he took me to the top of an enormous high mountain and showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down from God out of heaven. It had all the radiant glory of God and glittered like some precious jewel of crystal-clear diamond. The walls of it were of a great height, and had twelve gates; at each of the twelve gates there was an angel, and over the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel..." (cf. Apoc 21). "Your friends tell the glory of your kingship, Lord." (Ps 154). "Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, the one about whom the prophets wrote: he is Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.’ ‘From Nazareth?’ said Nathanael ‘Can anything good come from that place?’ ‘Come and see’ replied Philip." (cf. Jn 1). Artwork: an angel showing John the New Jerusalem, with the Lamb of God at its center , (as depicted in the Bamberg Apocalypse).…

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Let's learn and obey God's first and last teaching and his highest law: to love with our all 12:21

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Exploring "the Greatest Commandment" with a group of Preppies in the local Catholic Primary School. Artwork: Generated using the Wonder App.

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Into the vineyard we go, as soon as we can for as long as we can, for the greater glory of God! 6:48

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Homily for Wednesday in the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld. "All the leading men of Shechem and all Beth-millo gathered, and proclaimed Abimelech king by the terebinth of the pillar at Shechem. News of this was brought to Jotham. He came and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted aloud for them to hear: ‘Hear me, leaders of Shechem, that God may also hear you! One day the trees went out to anoint a king to rule over them. They said to the olive tree, “Be our king!” [The same they said] to the fig tree... to the vine... [and finally] to the torn bush.'" (cf. Judges 9). "O Lord, your strength gives joy to the king; how your saving help makes him glad!" (cf. Ps 21). "Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner going out at daybreak to hire workers for his vineyard. He made an agreement with the workers for one denarius a day, and sent them to his vineyard... "Have I no right," [said the landowne ], "to do what I like with my own? Why be envious because I am generous?” Thus the last will be first, and the first, last.’" (cf. Mt 20). Artwork: "Farmers Working in the Field" by Vincent van Gogh, (c. 1888).…

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A Graced History through Story and Song 1:13:29

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A talk with the Mercy Associates, tracing something of a graced history through stories and songs that I've written at some point over the last 10 years. Outline : Youthful priorities are a formin' Pins & Needles Unearthed Questions Into the dark of prey at prayer Magdalena Seek His Face Divine Romance ever unravelling Let's Go (Slow) Resolutions Sunshine Thank you, dear Mercy Associates, and all the Parish community. God's richest, choicest blessings on you all, always.…

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What are angels and demons, and what are sheep and dogs, to the God beyond all praising? 23:16

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Homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in St Mary's Catholic Church, Ubobo, Qld. "Thus says the Lord: Have a care for justice, act with integrity, for soon my salvation will come and my integrity be manifest." (cf. Is 53:1-7). "Let the nations be glad and exult for you rule the world with justice. With fairness you rule the peoples, you guide the nations on earth." (cf. Ps 67). "Let me tell you pagans this: I have been sent to the pagans as their apostle, and I am proud of being sent, but the purpose of it is to make my own people envious of you, and in this way save some of them. Since their rejection meant the reconciliation of the world, do you know what their admission will mean? Nothing less than a resurrection from the dead! God never takes back his gifts or revokes his choice." (Rom 11:13-15). "Jesus left Gennesaret and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. Then out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, ‘Sir, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil...' Jesus answered, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the House of Israel... It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the house-dogs.’ She retorted, '... even house-dogs can eat the scraps that fall from their master’s table.’ Then Jesus answered her, ‘Woman, you have great faith. Let your wish be granted.’ And from that moment her daughter was well again." (Mt 15:21-28). Artwork: "The Canaanite (or Syrophoenician) woman asks Christ to cure" , by Pietro del Po, (c. 1650).…

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