Homily – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
September 30, 2022 - by CBD Parish
This Sunday’s Gospel brings to the fore two issues of concern for the followers of Jesus: faith and slavery. In the first part of the Gospel we hear the apostles…
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Homily – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
September 23, 2022 - by CBD Parish
Lazarus & the rich man This weekend many of us will celebrate the AFL Grand Final between the Sydney Swans and Geelong Cats. It is a…
Read more Homily – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
September 16, 2022 - by CBD Parish
Last week we heard a parable directed towards the Pharisees and the scribes who were grumbling against Jesus because he ate with sinners and mixed with tax collectors…
Read more Homily – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
September 9, 2022 - by CBD Parish
The tax collectors and the sinners were all seeking the company of Jesus to hear what he had to say, and the Pharisees and the scribes complained. ‘This…
Read more Homily – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
September 2, 2022 - by CBD Parish
All who do not renounce their possessions cannot be my disciples. Do you know what you are doing? Can you remember: the day you got married,…
Read more Homily – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
August 26, 2022 - by CBD Parish
I still clearly remember my first trip back to Vietnam with my parents during the end of year school holidays. During our stay, one of the side trips…
Read more Homily – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
August 19, 2022 - by Brendan Reed
Mum, why don’t the Smith’s go to Mass? They’re not Catholic. Will they go to heaven? I feel uncomfortable when I think about it now – almost embarrassed. But that…
Read more Homily – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
August 12, 2022 - by CBD Parish
I am not here to bring peace, but rather division (Luke 12:49-53) This is the most shocking gospel passage that our ears could hear. Don’t we work hard at our…
Read more Homily – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time C
August 5, 2022 - by CBD Parish
Do you like the smell of garlic simmering in hot olive oil? I do. There is so much promise in that smell. The gastric juices get going; the appetite is…
Read more Homily – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
July 29, 2022 - by CBD Parish
Do you still remember the day when we could not find any tissue paper at the market? The culture we live in demands that we constantly…
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