2013 Homilies

Thursday, 14 November 2013 10:18

Homily: Sandhurst Schools Education Board, 2013

Wisdom, we are told, is easily found by those who seek it. Truly an appropriate reminder, as we gather to celebrate a year of wise…

Friday, 08 November 2013 00:00

Homily: Adult Faith Graduation, 2013

Well, my dear friends, let me say first how pleased I am to be with you as your Bishop, to celebrate this Graduation Mass with…

Tuesday, 29 October 2013 16:55

Homily: Catholic College Bendigo Graduation Mass, 2013

Well done to all at Catholic College Bendigo for the successful completion of another year of schooling – and special congratulations to those students who…

Saturday, 14 September 2013 12:03

Homily: Ordination of Fr Ashley Caldow, September 14th, 2013

Ashley will join with me, together with all the priests of the Diocese of Sandhurst, to build upon the legacy of those who have gone…

Thursday, 01 August 2013 00:00

Homily: Jubilarian's Mass, 2013

The powerful words from St Paul’s letter to the Corinthians give a clear message to us all and are so appropriate for our reflection here…

Sunday, 31 March 2013 00:00

Homily: Easter Sunday, 2013

Although Jesus had told His disciples many times that He would rise from the dead, they did not really believe Him. And so, it is…

Saturday, 30 March 2013 00:00

Homily: Easter Vigil, 2013

This Easter Vigil is the most important Mass of the liturgical year. It is the first official celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. Historically, it…

Friday, 29 March 2013 00:00

Homily: Good Friday, 2013

Today, we could rightly say to ourselves that we have been to Calvary. However, all this does not happen automatically, just because we have taken…

Thursday, 28 March 2013 00:00

Homily: Holy Thursday, 2013

Remembrance is at the very heart of what we celebrate this evening. A memento is a very precious gift to help us remember something of…

Wednesday, 20 March 2013 00:00

Homily: Chrism Mass, 2013

Sacred Heart Cathedral, BendigoI find immense consolation in the fact that the Gospels give us a realistic portrayal of our forbearers in the ministerial priesthood,…

Thursday, 28 February 2013 09:07

Homily: Commissioning Mass - Sandhurst Catholic Education Leaders

As we commission our new principals and school board chairs, I would like to share with you some thoughts regarding the nature and identity of…

Tuesday, 26 February 2013 09:17

Homily: Galen College, Wangaratta, - Commencement Mass, 2013

‘The Gospel is our inspiration’! Reading this on your Galen College website immediately one must be impressed at such a clear and focussed expression of…