Category: Homilies

CHAPEL OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, DOMUS AUSTRALIA, 26 JANUARY 2026 The Australian national anthem, Advance Australia Fair, was written by Scotsman Peter Dodds McCormick under the pen name […]

ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 28 DECEMBER 2025 In Rembrandt’s painting of the Holy Family with Angels (1645), now in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, we witness a thoroughly domestic […]

St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, 25 December 2025 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” We all know the biblical story of creation (Gen chs 1 & 2), […]

ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 7 DECEMBER 2025 During the week before Christmas, as we celebrate with the Christmas at the Cathedral each night in Sydney, the Church sings a series […]

ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 6 DECEMBER 2025 (MOST REV.) ANTHONY FISHER OP, CHIEF CHAPLAIN OF THE ORDER OF MALTA IN AUSTRALIA A recent McCrindle report offers a fascinating snapshot of […]

ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 5 DECEMBER 2025 Coffee: humanity’s love affair with it is remarkable. It’s estimated we consume over two and a quarter billion cups every day or 26,000 […]

ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 4 DECEMBER 2025 The slang name for diamonds is ‘rocks’ as when someone remarks on ‘the size of the rock’ on someone’s finger. It’s an ironic […]

AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC YOUTH FESTIVAL (ACYF), MELBOURNE, 1 DECEMBER 2025 Doom scrolling. You’ll be familiar with the concept: going through your app of choice and being confronted with a seemingly endless […]

ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 19 NOVEMBER 2025 Ours is a service economy. Over the last 25 years, services have grown so much that they now account for about 80% of […]

ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, 16 NOVEMBER 2025 A flutter on the Melbourne Cup is all very well, but these days you can bet on rather more consequential things. You can […]