Homilies 2013
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…
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…
Friday, 22 February 2013 09:13
Homily: Catholic College Bendigo, - Commencement Mass, 2013
Today we ask God’s blessing on the beginning of the school year and are mindful of the wonderful history and charism that underpin this special…
Friday, 01 February 2013 00:00
Homily: St Joseph’s College, Echuca, - Commencement Mass, 2013
The readings we have for today have some interesting messages for us at the beginning of the school year and as we celebrate the feast…
Thursday, 24 January 2013 10:10
Homily: CEO Staff Commissioning
In his pastoral letter on the Year of Faith, which commenced in October 2012, Archbishop Hart says: “In our times, a renewed effort to know…
