StTherese Mascot

30/05/2026

The Holy Spirit continues to open our hearts beyond barriers, assumptions and divisions. This week’s homily reflects on inclusion, belonging, and the way God calls us into deeper connection with one another as a true community.

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Pentecost SundayActs 2: 1-11; 1 Corinthians 12: 3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23. Accepting the tension between polarities in life, such as vulnerability and

23/05/2026

Life often pulls us between opposites: joy and sorrow, certainty and doubt, success and failure. This homily reflects on how spiritual growth comes not from escaping these tensions, but from learning to walk through them with trust, openness and faith.

The Ascension of the LordActs 1: 1-11; Ephesians 1: 17-23; Matthew 28:16-20. Human experience carries a tension between what we have been conditioned to

14/05/2026

It is easy to move through life without noticing the subtle ways we divide ourselves from others. This week’s reflection invites us to pause, become aware of the sides we take, and rediscover a deeper sense of unity guided by the Spirit.

06/05/2026

Sometimes the greatest barriers are the ones we don’t even realise we carry. This reflection invites us to look beyond assumptions and rediscover a more open and generous way of seeing others and God.

5th Sunday of EasterActs 6: 1-7; 1 Peter 2: 4-9; John 14:1-12. Our extraordinary capacities as human beings, rational, intellectual and emotional, can mislead

29/04/2026

Every day we are surrounded by many voices competing for our attention, shaping our choices and influencing our direction. This Sunday’s homily reflects on how to recognise the voice that truly leads to life, and why learning to listen deeply matters more than ever. Read and reflect with us.

23/04/2026

Sometimes we do not recognise what is right in front of us. This reflection invites us to slow down, listen, and discover how God meets us in ordinary moments, gently nourishing our hearts along the way.

3rd Sunday of EasterActs 2: 14, 22-33; 1 Peter 1: 17-21; Luke 24:13-35. The paschal season journey begins with the appearance of Jesus to the disciples sharing

14/04/2026

We often measure ourselves by our failures or the parts of our lives we would rather hide. This reflection invites us to look again, recognising that love does not turn away from our imperfections, but meets us within them.

2nd (Divine Mercy) Sunday of EasterActs 2: 42-47; 1 Peter 1: 3-9; John 20:19-31 A subtle tyranny shapes our lives. From the glossy symmetry of fruits in

09/04/2026

Fear is something we all experience, often quietly and beneath the surface. This reflection invites us to recognise it honestly, not as something to avoid, but as a path towards growth, courage, and responsibility.

Paschal Vigil (Cycle A) 2026Romans 6: 3-11; Matthew 28:1-10. In our Lenten journey, which may reflect our life journey, once we identified fear as the emotion

03/04/2026

What shapes the choices we make each day?
This reflection invites us to look beyond fear, guilt, and pressure, and consider what it means to act with true freedom and awareness.

https://www.sttheresemascot.org.au/articles/homilies/fragmented-individuals-react-or-obey-moved-by-fear-guilt-or-social-pressure.html

01/04/2026