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St. Mary's Parish

Apr 11
2 min

Good Friday Message - Monsignor Peter Jeffrey

On Good Friday we ponder the significance of the Cross on which hung the saviour of the world. Today there is no Eucharistic Prayer but a...

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St. Mary's Parish

Feb 3, 2019
2 min

Mons' Musings Vol. 6: Signs of the Times

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: It caught my eye. The heading was “From exclusion to Encounter”. It is a chapter in Jean Vanier’s reflections on ...

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St. Mary's Parish

Dec 9, 2018
2 min

Advent Homily: Dealing with the hustle and bustle of Christmas

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: I want to take a single point from each of the 3 readings in this Advent Liturgy. Life gets a bit frazzled and he...

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St. Mary's Parish

Dec 9, 2018
3 min

Homily: Having Courage and Hope in tough times

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: This week’s Gospel passage is about Courage and Hope in tough times! In life’s journey we all experience some to...

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St. Mary's Parish

Dec 9, 2018
3 min

Homily: Grow in the spirit of discipleship

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: Think for a moment about what pre-occupies your mind and conversations at the beginning of November. Is it planni...

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St. Mary's Parish

Oct 28, 2018
3 min

Homily: Social Justice Sunday

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: Social Justice Sunday – A PLACE TO CALL HOME MAKING A HOME FOR EVERYONE IN OUR LAND There is a big surprise in to...

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St. Mary's Parish

Sep 24, 2018
3 min

Homily: The problem of competition and comparison

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: Competition and comparison – our culture thrives on it. Competition can be a good thing – it spurs us on. However...

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St. Mary's Parish

Sep 19, 2018
4 min

Homily: A reflection on the National Council of Priests Conference

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: The principal celebrant of the concluding Mass at the National Council of Priests biennial conference in Canberra...

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St. Mary's Parish

Sep 19, 2018
2 min

Mons' Musings Vol. 5: Paths of Hope For a Troubled World

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: The Second Vatican Council released a vision of the Church that put society’s weakest and most marginalised membe...

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St. Mary's Parish

Sep 19, 2018
3 min

Homily: "Self-centred narcissism"

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: An article in Saturday’s Age caught my attention. The heading was “Narcissism on the rise and we are to blame”. I...

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St. Mary's Parish

Aug 28, 2018
3 min

Homily: "God is active in our lives"

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey We are all at different stages of life. As we journey on we can sometimes gain from looking back over the past and...

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St. Mary's Parish

Jul 15, 2018
3 min

Mons' Musings Vol. 4: Choosing love in modern times

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: Friends, “Before the world was made, He chose us in Christ to live through LOVE in His presence!” If we pause (ev...

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St. Mary's Parish

Jul 2, 2018
3 min

Homily: "We need to be beacons of hope"

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: Beacons of HOPE... “People of HOPE” – that is our identity as people baptised into Christ. In today’s atmosphere,...

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St. Mary's Parish

Jun 25, 2018
2 min

Mons' Musings Vol. 3: The Works of Jean Vanier

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: Friends, In my first article, I gave you a brief introduction to a man whom I admire very much – Jean VANIER. Ho...

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St. Mary's Parish

Jun 18, 2018
3 min

Homily: "Do we let Jesus' values take root in our lives?"

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: Jesus was a big threat to people with power – all because he told simple stories like the one we have just heard....

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St. Mary's Parish

Jun 18, 2018
5 min

The State of Our World

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: When he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Bergolio spoke with catechists each year at their annual confere...

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St. Mary's Parish

Jun 7, 2018
1 min

Mons' Musings Vol. 2: Jean Vanier

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: Friends, I want to tell you about a man who has been a great inspiration to me. His name is Jean Vanier. Nearly...

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St. Mary's Parish

May 31, 2018
1 min

Mons' Musings Vol. 1: Love

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: His hands were shaking and his eyes burning as he kept repeating one word – ‘Love’! The Afro-American preacher at...

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St. Mary's Parish

May 21, 2018
1 min

Welcome!

By Mons. Peter Jeffrey: WELCOME to our new venture – a website just for you, and prepared with our youth in mind. We want to engage with...

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