Homily for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2025 16 February 2025 Readings: Jeremiah 17:5-8; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20; Luke 6:17, 20-26 About 40 years ago, I was meeting with an Aboriginal group at Eulo 70 km west of Cunnamulla in far south-west Queensland. We were standing in the dried up river bed of the Paroo River. It was very hot, and very dry. But there was a gentle breeze and the River Red Gums looked resplendent. Despite the drought like conditions and despite the woes of the local Aboriginal community, I had a feeling of deep inner peace evocative of today’s first reading from Jeremiah: ‘A blessing on the person who puts their trust in […] (Read More)
We invite you to take part in a report back and discussion session about the global Synod and its implications for the Australian Church, to be held via Zoom at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 19 February 2025. (Read More)
Caritas on Monday warned that millions of people could die as a result of the “ruthless” U.S. decision to “recklessly” stop USAID funding, and hundreds of millions more will be condemned to “dehumanizing poverty.” (Read More)
Let’s put our Holy Father’s four verbs into action. Let’s welcome, protect, promote, integrate our migrant brothers and sisters; and urge our governments to do the same! (Read More)
Mother Teresa’s optional memorial has been added to the General Roman Calendar following a decree by the Dicastery for Divine Worship. Since her canonization, many priests have informally commemorated her on Sept. 5. (Read More)
Since World War II, the pope has been a moral statesman, a global diplomat for peace. Pope Pius XII was a revered post-war figure whose silence on the Nazi round-ups of Jews in Rome became an issue only after his death. (Read More)
Newly appointed archbishop of Washington, D.C., criticises 'massive and indiscriminate deportation' of immigrants who have been in the US for decades. (Read More)
The share of wealth held by Australia’s bottom 40 per cent has declined in the past two decades while 3.3 million live below the poverty line, a report into Australia’s record on quality of life reveals. Source: The Guardian. (Read More)
The National Centre for Evangelisation has produced a new resource designed to help incorporate faith and prayer into the practice of sport at all levels. Source: ACBC Media Blog. (Read More)
NDIS Minister Amanda Rishworth says there will be no tightening of which disabilities are eligible for the $44 billion scheme despite the Government facing a mammoth effort to rein in costs. Source: The Australian. (Read More)
Ten West Australian Catholic schools will take part in an Australian-first pilot of an AI teaching assistant aimed at improving student outcomes by supporting teachers with research-led use of AI. Source: CEWA. (Read More)
In his message for World Mission Sunday, Pope Francis highlights hope and unity and emphasises how people can collectively turn faith into action. Source: Catholic Mission. (Read More)
Catholic students at Macquarie University in Sydney have spent two months discerning the spiritual gifts God may have given them and praying about how to use these gifts for others. Source: The Catholic Weekly. (Read More)
Pope Francis is set to visit an iconic movie studio in Rome as part of the four-day Jubilee of Artists and the World of Culture, which begins at the Vatican tomorrow. Source: Vatican News. (Read More)
The massive deportation of undocumented migrants is incompatible with Catholic doctrine, Jesuit Cardinal Michael Czerny says. Source: NCR Online. (Read More)