An Eminent Visit
We were blessed with a brief visit from Cardinal Raymond Burke on Friday. His Eminence was in between conferences in New Zealand and confirmations in Melbourne, and he found time to pay us a visit. May God bless his good heart for coming this far and sharing words of encouragment!
Job, Christ And The Church
“There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, simple, and upright, and fearing God: whom Satan besought that he might tempt: and power was given him from the Lord over his possessions and his flesh; and he destroyed all his substance and his children; and wounded his flesh also with […]
Azariah, The Maccabees, And Lepanto
The introit for today’s Mass puts on our lips the dramatic prayer of Azariah in the burning furnace: Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and thy name is worthy of praise, and glorious for ever: For thou art just in all that thou hast done to us, and all thy works […]
A New Postulant
The community was blessed yesterday with the entry of a new postulant: Matthew Hobbs, from Brisbane, the younger brother of Br Gregory. Matt has been with us since the beginning of July. He wanted to enter postulancy today on the feast of St Francis who is his confirmation patron saint. St Francis, watch over Matthew […]
Being Different
Today’s Mass readings are all about “being different”. In the epistle, St Paul tells the Ephesians that, now they are converted, they must put on the “new man created in justice and in the holiness of truth”; they must leave behind their former ways which included lying, cheating, dealing harshly and cruelly with others, without […]
Jerusalem Estate Blessed
Archbishop Julian Porteous paid a visit to Jerusalem Estate on Sunday to cast out any hidden devils around the property and beseech God’s abundant blessing up all who shall live here.
Penance And Peace
“Give peace, O Lord, to those who wait for Thee”. So we sing in today’s introit. Waiting for the Lord, hoping in His aid, trusting that He will provide us with all that is needed for our salvation. The Gospel helps us understand what the most important ingredient of peace is: the forgiveness of sins. […]
Grace And Prayer
Today’s oration underlines the need we have of Divine Grace. “May Thy grace, O Lord, always go before us and follow after us, and give us to be intent upon performing good works”. This oration contains in germ all the Church’s teaching on actual grace. Actual grace could be defined as that created spiritual gift […]
Learning To Hate The Sin
Some time ago I ran across a poem composed by Blessed John Henry Newman entitled “Zeal and Love”. As I read it, I thought: “Wow, this is just what we need in the present age”. I resolved to post it then, but waited. With recent events in the Church, I think today that it will […]