Bishop Tomlinson (61)
Tuesday, 06 February 2018 12:48
Kindness is the best resolution
January 2018 will have had some of us commit to ‘new year resolutions’. Others will see the future as a clean page, a blank calendar,…
Saturday, 12 December 2015 15:44
Concert on High
'I warmly welcome you all this evening to this concert, trusting that it will be an experience of joy and peace.' - Bishop Leslie Tomlinson
Monday, 14 December 2015 15:39
Mass of Welcome to the Newly Ordained, 2015
'As we celebrate the return from Cebu of Father Junray Rayna and Father Novelito Lim, we now also welcome them as they join Father Stephen…
Tuesday, 08 December 2015 10:59
Peace of Christ is With us in our hurting world
"This Christmas let us pray earnestly that all human hearts will be liberated from false images of God. The message of Christmas is that it…
Sunday, 01 February 2015 15:05
Parents called to be first educators in faith
"May I wish every blessing to our parents, teachers, our priests and everyone in the Diocese of Sandhurst, as we move together to embrace the…
Sunday, 01 March 2015 15:00
Prayer, fasting leads to our Easter celebration
"... It is the time which challenges us to open our hearts and take the journey to new life, and it is the time when…
Wednesday, 01 April 2015 14:40
Inspire youth back to our communities
"The future of our Church will depend not just on individuals, bishop or priests or charismatic laymen and women, but also on new and robust…
Friday, 01 May 2015 14:36
Live the faith with joy as an example to all
"Evangelisation is most effective when actions come first. It is said that Saint Francis of Assisi often taught the friars to ‘preach always, and sometimes…
Monday, 01 June 2015 14:28
Picturing our past leaders
"We remember with gratitude our earlier Bishops and might reflect on the real and mysterious communion that unites us here on Earth and those who…
Wednesday, 01 July 2015 14:23
Green encyclical excites
"There is much excitement and discussion about the recently released encyclical Laudato Si." - Bishop Les Tomlinson
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Sunday, 02 August 2015 14:17
Considering vocations?
"In 2015, the week beginning August 2 is Vocations Awareness Week. Catholics generally associate the word vocation with the priesthood and consecrated life. However, some…
Tuesday, 01 September 2015 14:11
Springtime the right time for faith renewal
"September and the new season of spring are often seen as a time for spring-cleaning ... Let us use this season as a time of…
Thursday, 15 October 2015 16:21
Opening Ourselves to Change and Growth
"... The very heart of the Christian faith revolves around change, but it is not turning over a new leaf - it is living out…
Tuesday, 11 February 2014 00:00
Reflecting on Christmas
"... Pass on knowledge and values with words; but words will have an incisive effect on children and young people if they are accompanied by…
