Archdiocese of Brisbane

In the third episode of this series "The Words that Make the World", Archbishop Mark Coleridge looks into how the gospels take shape through Mark as the early Church moves to story. Episode 3 – How the gospels take shape through Mark – is available here:…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Gerard Lai for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "May we continue to look for ways to refine our lives and accept the voice of God's son, Jesus. By conforming ourselves to Jesus Christ, who is the cornerstone."…

In the second episode of this series "The Words that Make the World", Archbishop Mark Coleridge looks into Paul's letters as the earliest writings in the New Testament. Episode 2 – St Paul's path from preacher to author – is available here: Subscribe…

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Peter Pellicaan for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We may call ourselves Catholic. We may say all the responses in the liturgy. But do we do the will of God?" The post Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time -…

In the first episode of this series, Archbishop Mark Coleridge examines the origins of the first texts that would form the New Testament any why Christianity moved to texts after years of oral storytelling following the Resurrection of Christ. Episode…

Two-Minute Reflection by Paul Jensen for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Where in your life do you think things are unfair? Do you know the facts? Are you unfairly attributing negative intent to others?" The post Twenty-Fifth Sunday…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Leo Burke for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "I think it's true to say two of the hardest things to say in the world is number one, I'm sorry and number two, I forgive you." The post Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Sharp for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "True Christian love is not an emotion or a feeling. It is something we choose to do, empowered by God's grace, realising that without the Lord we can do nothing."…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Kevin Smith for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Unless we are united with Christ in this journey then suffering becomes even more meaningless and more difficult to bear." The post Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Tom Elich for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We can never know the mind of God, but we can stand in awe before the great mystery." The post Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time – Two-Minute Homily: Fr Tom Elich…

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Chad Hargrave for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We must, as Isaiah says, "have a care for justice and act with integrity", seeing the other as a person made in God's image just as we are, no matter what barriers…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Anthony Mellor for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "This Sunday, we hear a tender, encouraging image to contemplate. When it all goes wrong and we begin to drown, Jesus reaches out and holds us." The post Nineteenth…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Minje Kim for the Feast of the Transfiguration 2023. "Can you feel the transfigured Jesus and his eagerness today to meet us, to give courage and strength?" The post Feast of the Transfiguration – Two-Minute Homily: Fr Minje…

Two-Minute Reflection by Colleen Tracey for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Having a sense of purpose gives us a spiritual compass to orient our lives and the treasure we seek on Jesus." The post Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time -…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr John Echewodo for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "In life when things are not going as planned the human capacity to wait patiently without acting in haste is a valuable quality of life we can all aspire to have."…

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Andrew O'Brien for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We, the seeds, have been planted in the rich soil of the church. And if we pay attention to him who is the Word then we will yield a rich harvest." The post Fifteenth…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Joseph Kanatt MCBS for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We can experience in our daily life all kinds of burdens and hardships. At this stage comes the open invitation from Jesus our saviour, come to me." The post…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Bob Harwood for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Jesus revealed a unity in himself which gathers all people to God as God's children." The post Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Two-Minute Homily: Fr Bob Harwood…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Raju Joseph CMI for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Today we have a choice to make. A choice to live in fear or a choice to live in faith." The post Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Two-Minute Homily: Fr Raju Joseph…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Paul Kelly for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We are God's people, not because we have earned it, not because we deserve it, not because we are worthy in ourselves, but simply because God loves us." The post Eleventh…