Archdiocese of Brisbane

Two-Minute Reflection by Paul Jensen for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Where in your life do you think things are unfair? Do you know the facts? Are you unfairly attributing negative intent to others?" The post Twenty-Fifth Sunday…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Leo Burke for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "I think it's true to say two of the hardest things to say in the world is number one, I'm sorry and number two, I forgive you." The post Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Sharp for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "True Christian love is not an emotion or a feeling. It is something we choose to do, empowered by God's grace, realising that without the Lord we can do nothing."…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Kevin Smith for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Unless we are united with Christ in this journey then suffering becomes even more meaningless and more difficult to bear." The post Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Tom Elich for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We can never know the mind of God, but we can stand in awe before the great mystery." The post Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time – Two-Minute Homily: Fr Tom Elich…

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Chad Hargrave for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We must, as Isaiah says, "have a care for justice and act with integrity", seeing the other as a person made in God's image just as we are, no matter what barriers…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Anthony Mellor for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "This Sunday, we hear a tender, encouraging image to contemplate. When it all goes wrong and we begin to drown, Jesus reaches out and holds us." The post Nineteenth…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Minje Kim for the Feast of the Transfiguration 2023. "Can you feel the transfigured Jesus and his eagerness today to meet us, to give courage and strength?" The post Feast of the Transfiguration – Two-Minute Homily: Fr Minje…

Two-Minute Reflection by Colleen Tracey for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Having a sense of purpose gives us a spiritual compass to orient our lives and the treasure we seek on Jesus." The post Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time -…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr John Echewodo for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "In life when things are not going as planned the human capacity to wait patiently without acting in haste is a valuable quality of life we can all aspire to have."…

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Andrew O'Brien for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We, the seeds, have been planted in the rich soil of the church. And if we pay attention to him who is the Word then we will yield a rich harvest." The post Fifteenth…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Joseph Kanatt MCBS for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We can experience in our daily life all kinds of burdens and hardships. At this stage comes the open invitation from Jesus our saviour, come to me." The post…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Bob Harwood for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Jesus revealed a unity in himself which gathers all people to God as God's children." The post Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Two-Minute Homily: Fr Bob Harwood…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Raju Joseph CMI for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "Today we have a choice to make. A choice to live in fear or a choice to live in faith." The post Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Two-Minute Homily: Fr Raju Joseph…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Paul Kelly for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2023. "We are God's people, not because we have earned it, not because we deserve it, not because we are worthy in ourselves, but simply because God loves us." The post Eleventh…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Dan Ryan for the Feast of Corpus Christi 2023. "The challenge for us today is to understand the Eucharist we receive is not a symbol, it is not a sign, it is Christ who gives himself to us so that we can be transformed into his…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Josh Whitehead for the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity 2023. "God entered human experience in the person of Jesus so that we could begin to know what God is like and encounter his love and joy through the power of the Holy Spirit."…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Brendan Gormley for Pentecost Sunday 2023. "The Spirit helps us to know and love Jesus and the Father; the Spirit consoles and strengthens and forgives; the Spirit helps us to keep the commandments and guides us on the path to…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Boni Buahendri SVD for the The Ascension of the Lord 2023. "We need to ask for the gift of strong faith in every difficult moment. Faith to believe with all our hearts that Christ has risen and we will rise!" The post The Ascension…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Sharp for the Sixth Sunday of Easter 2023. "Our Lord's daily return to us upon the altar is a constant fulfilment of His promise, I will not leave you orphans, I will come back to you." The post Sixth Sunday of Easter…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Wrex Woolnough for the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2023. "To find the way, we have to work together, trusting in each others' wisdom and keeping our eye on the final goal which is God." The post Fifth Sunday of Easter – Two-Minute…

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Russ Nelson for the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2023. "Founded on faith, enriched by a good prayer life, we need to understand what Jesus is saying and act on it." The post Fourth Sunday of Easter – Two-Minute Homily: Dcn Russ Nelson…

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Joseph Vu SVD for the Second Sunday of Easter 2023. "May the hearts of each of us, right now, be open to love God and to love others. Let us run to take refuge in God's mercy." The post Second Sunday of Easter – Two-Minute Homily:…

Two-Minute Homily by Archbishop Mark Coleridge for Easter Sunday 2023. "You and I and indeed the whole world needs a saviour, not just a wise teacher, or a miracle worker, we need a saviour and that's what we have once Jesus rises from the dead, his scars…

Two-Minute Reflection by Anne Frawley-Mangan for Palm Sunday (Passion Sunday) 2023. "God is passionately in love with us and instead of us needing to spill blood to get to God, we have God spilling blood to get to us. That's real passion." The post…