On Friday 29 August 2025 Fr Paul celebrated his Golden Jubilee of Priesthood at Holy Spirit Seminary, Banyo (QLD).
It is rare for us to celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on a Sunday.
Pope Leo XIV wrote the members of the General Chapter being held in Malang, Indonesia.
The General Chapter of the Carmelite Order began today in Malang, Indonesia. It is the first time that the General Chapter has been held outside Europe. The Chapter will run until Friday 26 September.
On Fathers’ Day we remember all our Dads, those living among us and those who are now with God.
Fr Hugh Brown celebrated the Golden Jubilee of his Ordination on 31 August.
You can download and save the scripture texts, reflections and prayers for Lectio Divina for each day of this month. Lectio Divina is a traditional way of praying the Scriptures. Visit our Lectio Divina page for more information about how to pray using Lectio Divina. Join our Lectio Online group. We meet every Friday at 10am (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) [You are welcome to join from other time zones, eg. Perth/Singapore/Philippines: 7am; Timor-Leste/Tokyo: 8am; New Zealand: 12pm; Los Angeles: Thursday 4pm; New York/Toronto: Thursday 7pm] to prayerfully reflect on the Gospel of the coming Sunday.
It’s no accident that the Gospels contain many instances of shared meals, weddings feasts and miraculous feeding. In the Scriptures, meals always have something to do with the great meal – the eternal wedding feast.
