Bishop Tomlinson (192)
Thursday, 03 October 2013 11:25
October a time to call on our Mother
"I make this heart-felt plea to every one of us, whether we are lay people, religious, deacons, priests or bishop. Let us make our prayer …
Saturday, 14 September 2013 12:03
Homily: Ordination of Fr Ashley Caldow, September 14th, 2013
Ashley will join with me, together with all the priests of the Diocese of Sandhurst, to build upon the legacy of those who have gone…
Thursday, 01 August 2013 00:00
Homily: Jubilarian's Mass, 2013
The powerful words from St Paul’s letter to the Corinthians give a clear message to us all and are so appropriate for our reflection here…
Sunday, 31 March 2013 00:00
Homily: Easter Sunday, 2013
Although Jesus had told His disciples many times that He would rise from the dead, they did not really believe Him. And so, it is…
Saturday, 30 March 2013 00:00
Homily: Easter Vigil, 2013
This Easter Vigil is the most important Mass of the liturgical year. It is the first official celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. Historically, it…
Friday, 29 March 2013 00:00
Homily: Good Friday, 2013
Today, we could rightly say to ourselves that we have been to Calvary. However, all this does not happen automatically, just because we have taken…
Thursday, 28 March 2013 00:00
Homily: Holy Thursday, 2013
Remembrance is at the very heart of what we celebrate this evening. A memento is a very precious gift to help us remember something of…
Wednesday, 20 March 2013 00:00
Homily: Chrism Mass, 2013
Sacred Heart Cathedral, BendigoI find immense consolation in the fact that the Gospels give us a realistic portrayal of our forbearers in the ministerial priesthood,…
Thursday, 24 January 2013 10:10
Homily: CEO Staff Commissioning
In his pastoral letter on the Year of Faith, which commenced in October 2012, Archbishop Hart says: “In our times, a renewed effort to know…
Tuesday, 26 February 2013 09:17
Homily: Galen College, Wangaratta, - Commencement Mass, 2013
‘The Gospel is our inspiration’! Reading this on your Galen College website immediately one must be impressed at such a clear and focussed expression of…
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Friday, 22 February 2013 09:13
Homily: Catholic College Bendigo, - Commencement Mass, 2013
Today we ask God’s blessing on the beginning of the school year and are mindful of the wonderful history and charism that underpin this special…
Thursday, 28 February 2013 09:07
Homily: Commissioning Mass - Sandhurst Catholic Education Leaders
As we commission our new principals and school board chairs, I would like to share with you some thoughts regarding the nature and identity of…
Friday, 01 February 2013 00:00
Homily: St Joseph’s College, Echuca, - Commencement Mass, 2013
The readings we have for today have some interesting messages for us at the beginning of the school year and as we celebrate the feast…
“When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near,he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son!’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Behold, your mother!’ And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.” John 19:26-27