This weekend, the Church in Australia celebrates the feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. It takes on particular significance this year, given that our weekly celebration of the Eucharist has been put on hold due to coronavirus restrictions. Reflecting on this experience gives us an opportunity to more deeply appreciate what we’ve missed:
Continue reading “Three Things About the Eucharist We’ve Learnt from COVID-19”Liturgy Corner
Sunday marks the 200th anniversary since the arrival of Frs John Therry and Philip Connolly as the first official Catholic priests in Australia. Prior to that, some priests (mostly sent as convicts) were allowed at different times to minister to Catholics in New South Wales. Their tenures, however, never lasted long.
Continue reading “Looking Back in Order to Move Forward”In many parts of the world now, including our own Diocese, the global COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it something that we have never experienced before in our lives – the complete suspension of liturgical celebrations in our church buildings, including the Eucharist.
Continue reading “During COVID-19, do we watch the Church, or be the Church?”While it is Australia Day here in this part of the world, universally today the Church celebrates its first ever Sunday of the Word of God.
Last September, Pope Francis decreed that “the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the word of God.” (Apostolic Letter Aperuit Illis, no. 3). It fulfils a proposal that he made at the end of the Holy Year of Mercy.
Continue reading “Sunday of the Word of God”Carmel Bulletin, 6 October 2019
We are merely servants: we have done no more than our duty.
Luke 17:10
Today’s gospel reminds us of the humility of serving others. One way that we can place ourselves at the service of God and our neighbour is through engagement in liturgical ministry.
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