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25.01.2022 A happy morning

24.01.2022 Doors open at St Joseph’s. Today is also my third anniversary of Episcopal Ordinarion. Ever grateful for this calling and the blessing of your prayers. Here with Deacon Peter Pellicaan and our top altar server Angus.

23.01.2022 A favourite photo! Today is the feast day of St John Paul II - 22 October Taken in Brisbane after the Papal Mass in 1986 with Archbishop Francis Rush.

22.01.2022 Second St Joseph Mass today. Here at St Eugene de Mazenod Burpengary. Great event for the Northern Rivers Deanery.

22.01.2022 At Aquinas College, Southport Parish for the blessing of the new St Thomas Aquinas Centre. Great to meet College Captains Ava and Ted.

22.01.2022 Days of prayer in St Stephen’s Chapel for Archbishop John Bathersby. At 5 pm tonight his body will be received into the Cathedral of St Stephen as we begin the Funeral liturgies. Archbishop John oversaw the restoration of St Stephen’s Chapel as a shrine to St Mary MacKillop. Her prayers have joined those of all who have been to the Chapel in these past days to pray for Archbishop John.

21.01.2022 Early morning trip to Nambour to Institute Adrian Eldridge as Lector on his way to the Diaconate. Adrian with his wife Sian. Fr Graeme Gatehouse PP and Deacon Tim Shanahan on right. Prayers for Adrian and all Deacon candidates.

18.01.2022 Celebrating St Joseph at St Joseph’s College Nudgee with 1700 at Mass this morning. Here with some of the fine seniors.

17.01.2022 Opening the doors... Celebrating Corpus Christi Feast...

16.01.2022 It is a special moment when a bishop has the opportunity to ordain to the ministry. Today was my first opportunity to ordain. Here with Jack Ho, Will Iuliano and Francis Fernandes who I ordained to the Order of Deacon. Our prayers are with Will, Jack and Francis.

15.01.2022 Three years ago with Bishop Tim Harris at St Peter’s Rome during our School for new bishops. How the world has changed since then!

15.01.2022 I am celebrating the Sacred Triduum at All Saints Albany Creek. Here is Good Friday. Such and simple but dignified liturgy for this solemn day.

14.01.2022 Candles burning with the Easter Candle for ANZAC morning at St Benedict’s East Brisbane. .... may our remembrance of those who have died in war make us ardent defenders of Christ’s peace.

13.01.2022 Congratulations St Laurence's College Chamber Choir as they sing this wonderful composition by Fr J Michael Joncas. It's written as a prayer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Well done! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZyeloK9rE8

10.01.2022 Yesterday I began a Pastoral visitation of Nerang Parish. They have even erected a welcome banner for me! Last year I was present when a time capsule was opened for their 25th anniversary. Yesterday I buried a new capsule to be open on their 50th anniversary. Thanks David Sewell and school community for your welcome.

10.01.2022 Getting carried away at Nerang! Also celebrated at St John’s Beechmont this morning with PP Fr Isidore. ... a house converted to a church.

08.01.2022 Well worth a share!

07.01.2022 Today I visited Gold Coast University Hospital and celebrated Mass. Well done on the socially distancing photo! Great to support the chaplaincy with Fr Stephen and a great team. Thanks to Mr Ian Langdon, Board Chair for his kind welcome.

07.01.2022 It has been good to celebrate the Easter Triduum at All Saints Albany Creek. These ceremonies were live streamed uniting the Parish throughout this unusual Easter. Thanks to the Liturgy Team for preparing these beautiful liturgies. Happy Easter everyone. The Risen One is here with us. Do not be afraid.

06.01.2022 Happy birthday Catholic Education. 200 years young!

06.01.2022 Deacon candidate Conrad with his wife Lana after his institution as a Lector this morning. Great to meet his family as well and to be with Fr Mauro and Deacon Andrew at Our Lady of the Southern Cross Springfield.

05.01.2022 Why not decorate your door with Palms? Blessings as we begin Holy Week.

04.01.2022 It was blessed 25 years ago but I have never been inside St Mary MacKillop Church Birkdale until tonight for Confirmation liturgies. Finally!!

03.01.2022 Great to visit Ngutana-Lui Cultural studies centre at Inala. What a great facility where we can form our young in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditions and culture. Thanks to the creative and engaging team. Blessings on your great work.

03.01.2022 The Deacons Mass celebrated with the Archbishop - today at noon in the Cathedral. This annual gathering of our Deacons recognises their important ministry as we approach the feast of St Lawrence - Deacon and Martyr. Prayers for all our deacons.

03.01.2022 17Sunday -26 July 2020 St Joseph’s Kangaroo Point.

02.01.2022 Flowers and the Paschal Candle mark the place of the Cathedral burial vault where Archbishop John Bathersby was buried yesterday. Thank you to everyone who has prayed for Archbishop John in these recent days since his death on Monday 9 March. These have been blessed days of remembrance and thanksgiving.

02.01.2022 This morning with Clint McGoldrick after Mass at Bracken Ridge Parish. Clint is in formation for the Diaconate. He was instituted as a Lector as part of that journey. He is a proud Worimi man from Forster NSW.

01.01.2022 A Golden moment to share with Mons John Grace - Rector of Holy Spirit Seminary Banyo as he celebrates 50 years of Ordination today. Every blessing and thank you John.

01.01.2022 Just about to meet the Pope - one year ago today... and my 36th anniversary of ordination as a presbyter. I guess that means I’m now 37!