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Nativity of Our Lord / Christmas Day (Year A) - 25 December   “Mary invites all, rich and poor, just and sinners, to enter the cave of Bethlehem, to adore and to kiss the feet of her new-born Son. Let us enter; let us not be afraid.” - St Alphonsus Liguori   Sacred Heart ... read more

4th Sunday of Advent (Year A) - 18 December   “Enjoy in peace the joy God is giving you.” - St Thérèse of Lisieux   A reflection on today's Gospel by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "The first reason for the espousal [of Mary and Joseph] was that i ... read more

3rd Sunday of Advent / Gaudete Sunday (Year A) - 11 December   “Joy, with peace, is the sister of charity. Serve the Lord with laughter.” - St Padre Pio   “Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: Rejoice! Indeed, the Lord is near.” Gaudete is a Latin w ... read more

2nd Sunday of Advent (Year A) - 4 December   “Him whom the Heavens cannot contain the womb of one woman bore.” - St Augustine of Hippo   A short reflection on today's Gospel by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "John was a severe ascetic, moved by a deep convi ... read more

1st Sunday of Advent (Year A) - 27 November   “The time of Advent is a time of hope. Jesus wants us to love Him. It is His desire that we be holy, very much His own.” - St Josemaria Escriva     A short reflection on today's Gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Ful ... read more

Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Year C) - 20 November   Also known as the Solemnity of Christ the King, this is an important day in the Catholic Church's liturgical calendar.   Pope Pius XI in the encyclical “Quas Primas” (11 Dec 1925 AD), estab ... read more

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 13 November   “He who wants to win the world for Christ must have the courage to come in conflict with it.” - Blessed Titus Brandsma, Martyr   Photo: The martyrdom of Blessed Miguel Pro, Jesuit Priest, 23 Nov 1927.     ... read more

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 6 November   A short reflection on today's readings by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "Have you ever noticed in the Apostles’ Creed how quickly we pass over the earthly life of our Lord? Born, suffered under Pontius Pilate ... read more

31st Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year C) - 30 October   “A good man is not a perfect man; a good man is an honest man, faithful and unhesitatingly responsive to the voice of God in his life.” - St John Fisher, Bishop & Martyr     A short reflection on today's Gospel readin ... read more

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 23 October   A reflection on today's Gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "Our Lord told the story of two men who had hidden guilt; one the Pharisee who went to the front of the Temple and told God all he was doi ... read more

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 16 October   A reflection on today's gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "We pray as much as we desire to, and we desire to in ratio with our love. But the capacity for prayer belongs to every soul, and even those who do ... read more

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 9 October   A short reflection on today's Gospel by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "Do not make all your prayers, prayers of petition. What would a young man think of a young lady who suffered from give-me-itis, who did noth ... read more

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 2 October   A reflection on today's gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "Faith is not, as too many believe, an emotional trust; it is not a belief that something will happen to you; it is not even a will to beli ... read more

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 25 September   A reflection on today's gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "Material things are lawful and necessary because they enable us to live according to our station of life, to mitigate suffering, to adv ... read more

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 18 September   A reflection on today's gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "'Make friends for yourselves with the mammon of iniquity’ (Lk 16:9) is one of the mysterious sayings of Our Blessed Lord to those who ... read more

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 11 September   A reflection on today's gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "Why is there more joy in Heaven for the repentant sinner than for the righteous? Because God’s attitude is not judgment but love. In ... read more

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 4 September   “Jesus does not want us to be attached to possessions, to human honours, to creatures. He asks humility. But His love and His generosity make this detachment less difficult and less cruel to our nature. Nothing else matters to me a ... read more

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 28 August   “From humility of heart proceed serenity of mind, gentleness of conduct, interior peace, and every good.” - St Paul of the Cross   A reflection on today's themes of pride and humility by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J ... read more

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 21 August   A reflection on today's Gospel by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "A distinction must be made between ‘nice’ people and ‘awful’ people. The nice people think they are good; the awful people know they are n ... read more

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 14 August   A reflection on today's readings by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "We are at the end of Christendom. Now not Christianity, not the Church. Christendom is economic, political, social life as inspired by Christian ... read more

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 7 August   A reflection on faith and how this can help us deal with adverse situations by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "It is not so much what happens to people that matters, but how they react to what happens. Two thieves ... read more

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 31 July   A reflection on vanity and greed by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "There is a profound difference in quality between the possessions that we need, and use, and actually enjoy, and the accumulation of useless thing ... read more

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 24 July   “When you say the Our Father, God’s ear is next to your lips.” - St André Bessette   In today's gospel reading we have the disciples asking Our Blessed Lord to teach them to pray. In this reflection, Venerable Ful ... read more

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 17 July   A reflection on the themes in today's readings by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "Courtesy and good manners are the crowning beauty of consecrated conduct; it is seeing the worth in others, because they are God’s ... read more

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 10 July   “We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people and pray continually, that God may grant us that spirit of compassion, which is truly the Spirit of God.” - St Vincent de Paul   ... read more

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 3 July   A reflection on the theme of the marks of a Christian by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "Our Lord took upon Himself a patterned human nature. That human nature was something like a die that a government makes when i ... read more

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 26 June   “I tell you that you have less to suffer in following the Cross than in serving the world and its pleasures.” - St John Vianney   A reflection on today's Second Reading (Gal 5:1, 13-18) by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J ... read more

Solemnity of Corpus Christi, the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Year C) - 19 June   “Down in adoration falling, this great sacrament we hail! Ancient forms have long departed, newer rites of grace prevail; Faith for all defects supplying, where the feeble senses fail.” - St Tho ... read more

Solemnity of The Most Holy Trinity (Year C) - 12 June ☘️⛪️   A short reflection on the Most Holy Trinity by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "The Father loves the Son and the Son loves the Father. Love is not in one alone; love is not in the other. The love ... read more

Pentecost Sunday (Year C) - 5 June Birthday of Jesus Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church   A reflection on Pentecost by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "Until Our Lord sent His Spirit on them fifty days after His Resurrection, the Apostles were ... read more

The Ascension of the Lord (Year C) - 29 May   A reflection on the Ascension of the Lord by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "Had Christ remained on earth, sight would have taken the place of faith. In heaven, there will be no faith because His followers will see; th ... read more

6th Sunday of Easter (Year C) - 22 May   A reflection on today's gospel by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "John the Baptist had foretold two things about Christ: first, that He was the Lamb of God and would take away the sins of the world; and the other, that He w ... read more

5th Sunday of Easter (Year C) - 15 May   A reflection on today's gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "If His [Christ’s] death would be glorifying, it must have been because something would be done by it which was not accomplished by His words, mirac ... read more

4th Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday) - 8 May   A short reflection on today's reading from St John's book of the Apocalypse by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "St John, in his vision of heaven and the Lamb, pictures the Lamb coming again on the last day to ju ... read more

8 May - Mother's Day 🤰💖🤱🌟👩‍👧‍👦💐   A reflection on Mothers by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen   "In a mother two of the great spiritual laws are united into one: love of neighbour and cooperation with God’s grace. For love of neighbour...a ... read more

3rd Sunday of Easter (Year C) - 1 May A reflection on today's gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen: “He said to them: 'Cast to the right of the boat, and you will have a catch.’” "The Apostles must have remembered another such command when Our Lord told them to let down ... read more

2nd Sunday of Easter - Divine Mercy Sunday (Year C) - 24 April   A reflection on today's gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "There are two kinds of unbelief: those who say something is not true because they wish it were not true and those who say som ... read more

Easter Sunday (Year C) - 17 April   A reflection on Christ's resurrection by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "As a soldier may return from war wearing the ribbons of victory, so Jesus rises from the dead wearing the scars of battle against sin! Everywhere in the Easter sce ... read more

Passion Sunday / Palm Sunday (Year C) - 10 April   A short reflection on today's gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "What is the extra ingredient in suffering - which when absent prompts a curse and when present becomes a joy?   "You must ... read more

5th Sunday of Lent (Year C) - 3 April   A reflection on today's gospel by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "As Our Lord appeared at the temple and began to teach, the Scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman who had been found committing adultery. So set were th ... read more

4th Sunday of Lent (Year C) - 27 March   A reflection on today's gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "The conclusion of the parable of the prodigal son pictures the father meeting the prodigal. The father met the prodigal on the road, according to the ... read more

3rd Sunday of Lent (Year C) - 20 March   A short reflection on the themes of sin and repentance in today's readings by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "Strong passions are the precious raw materials of sanctity. Individuals who have carried their sinning to extreme ... read more

2nd Sunday of Lent (Year C) - 13 March   A reflection on today's gospel by Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "In man, the body is a kind of cage of the soul. In Christ, the Body was the Temple of Divinity. In the Garden of Eden, we know that man and woman were naked but ... read more

1st Sunday of Lent (Year C) - 6 March   A reflection on today's gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "The presence of temptation does not necessarily imply moral imperfection on the part of the one who is tempted. In that case, Our Divine Lord could no ... read more

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 27 February   A reflection on today's gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "The music we like is the music that we already have in our own soul. We hear a composition played for the first time, and we bring to it ... read more

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 20 February A reflection on today's readings by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen: "Why turn the other cheek? Because hate multiples like a seed. If one preaches hate and violence to ten men in a row, and tells the first man to strike the second, and th ... read more

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 13 February   Reflection   A reflection on today's gospel by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "Two mounts are related as the first and second acts in a two-act drama: the Mount of the Beatitudes and the Mount of Calvary. He who climbed ... read more

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - Word of God & Catechist Sunday - 6 February This Sunday is dedicated to a special observance of Sacred Scripture. Pope Francis asks us to mark this Sunday with a certain solemnity, and to “celebrate, study, and disseminate” the word of God, “for we urgen ... read more

4th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year C) - 23 January   A reflection on today's gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen:   "It was understandable that the people of Nazareth, who had seen Jesus grow up among them, were surprised to hear Him proclaim Himself the anoi ... read more

Australia Day Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove and raising of the Union Flag by Arthur Phillip following days of exploration of Port Jackson in New South Wales. The date of 26 J ... read more

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 23 January A reflection on today's second reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen: "The Church is a body; it is the body of Christ. He took a new body. For his physical body he now uses a social body, an ecclesial body. Just as my own body is made ... read more

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 16 January A reflection on today's gospel reading by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen: "In the Old Testament, the relation between God and Israel was compared to the relation between a bridegroom and his bride. Our Lord suggested that the same relation ... read more

Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord - 9 January   Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our Lord. This brings to an end the season of Christmas. The Church recalls Our Lord's second manifestation or epiphany which occurred on the occasion of His baptism in the Jor ... read more

Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord - 2 January 🌟   “Today the Magi gaze in deep wonder at what they see: heaven on earth, earth in heaven, man in God, God in man, one whom the whole universe cannot contain now enclosed in a tiny body.” - St Peter Chrysologus     Reflectio ... read more

Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God - 1 January Our Parish will celebrate this important Day of Solemnity with Rosary at 9am followed by Holy Mass at 9:30am. All are welcome to attend. Our Parish Priest will be available to hear confession from 8:15am until 9:15am.   Prayer for the Solemni ... read more