We all know that playing to our individual strengths enables us to be confident, and that each of us has our own differing strengths. However, all of us have one strength in common, our biggest strength is our Lord. As quoted from the Gospel of Matthew 19:26, “With God all things are possible.” This tells us that in order to [...]
The Holy Trinity is a mystery that is beyond our finite human understanding. By definition, the term, "mystery" refers to something that is hidden, unknown, incomprehensible, or which has not been yet explained or understood (Cambridge Dictionary, n.d.). The Catechism of the Catholic Church speaks of how the central mystery of the Catholic Faith, is that of the Holy Trinity [...]
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled [...]
The summers of Australia are well-documented for their bush fires as the heat of the sun meets the dry, arid natural kindling of the bushland. Summer in Australia is also the time when all sorts of creepy-crawlies crawl out of the woodwork. The most annoying of all being the fly, otherwise known as the Musca vetustissima, or the bush fly [...]
Romans 12:9-10, 16, 18, 21 gives us an insight into how Christians are supposed to carry themselves and to live their lives: Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with brotherly affection; outdo one another in showing honour... Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate [...]
When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we thought we were dreaming. Then our mouths were filled with laughter; our tongues sang for joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD had done great things for them.” - Psalm 126: 1-2 According to Hebrew cultural traditions, the time of exile, the galut is often referred to as a time [...]
The Gospel accounts record in written History, and recount most elegantly, the countless things which were said by Jesus and what He did in His years of public Ministry. Nonetheless, we hear very little about the life of Christ on earth between His infant years to the age of thirty when He began His public Ministry. Of the words of [...]
Soon after completing the Church, Fr Lee asked the Archbishop to be free of the responsibilities of being a parish priest. He wanted to set up a spirituality and retreat centre and the Archbishop gives him the green light to start St Francis Xavier Minor Seminary. On September 14, 1997, Fr Michael Arro arrived at St Michael's. "I was sent [...]
1 John 4: 15 to 19 states: Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him and he in God. We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him. In this is love brought to [...]
The Gospel accounts end almost abruptly after the Resurrection. We want to know more. What happened in the forty days that Jesus was with his disciples until His Ascension? Who did Jesus meet? What other miracles happened? Matthew's Gospel ends with Jesus commissioning His disciples to, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of [...]
