Liturgies

I was a member of St Mary’s many years ago as a child, teenager and then as a young adult.  The last few years have seen me live in London, Scotland and most recently Malawi...

This week marks 10 years since my husband Don passed away. Family and friends have joined the Community with me this evening to think about and remember Don on this anniversary in a special way. ...

Earlier in our gospel of Matthew (14:14) Jesus on seeing a great multitude was moved with compassion, so much so that he heal their sick and then fed the multitude bread and fish as a...

First thing that hits me Arriving back at Brisbane airport Is how clean the air is How quiet the street How blue the sky How clean the surrounds It's as if I've been living under a veil all these years in...

Today I've chosen to speak about Radical Acceptance. Letting go into life. In order to illustrate this I would like to share a little about two men. The first one, Terry O'Dea, a long term...

I have always loved the story of the little boy who was sitting in his bedroom and drawing on a piece of paper. His mother walks in and says: “So what are you drawing?” He...

Love and Fear (Michael Leunig) There are only two feelings                  Love and Fear There are only two languages              Love and Fear There are only two activities                Love and Fear There are only two motives, two procedures, two frameworks, two...

Last week I had the good fortune of being able to get away for a retreat. On the retreat of the many stories that the teachers related one that stays with me is about the...

Hello everyone; the homily today is for my sister, Heather Jan Easton and the repercussions her death has had on my family for the past forty-two years. It was 10 December 1974 when Heather fell...

[audio mp3="http://stmaryssouthbrisbane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Homily-Adele-Rice.mp3"][/audio] When introducing last year's Australian Bishops' social justice statement, Bishop Vincent Long, himself a refugee, and a boat person, wrote: Australia rose to the challenge in the past with its generous embrace of migrants and...