Matthew 16 is an important chapter for Catholics. It shows us that Jesus chooses Peter to be His vicar on earth. We understand, through unfailing teaching throughout the centuries, Jesus meant what He said and says what He means.

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Salvation is available for all who want it.

The essence of the Church's existence is the salvation of souls, that is, bringing souls to Christ so that they may freely choose the salvation won for us and offered to all. 

But, that's a task for the whole Church and for every member. We must become missionary disciples.

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St Peter knew what it was like to reach out to Christ in the midst of difficulty and to receive His help. No doubt, he did his more than once in his life. We too have to do this so that we remain close to Him, who has suffered for us. St Mary of the Cross (Mackillop), our first Australian saint, is an outstanding example of this too.

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The miracle of the feeding of the 5,000 is a teaching moment, wherein Jesus foreshadows the miracle of the Eucharist. This gospel episode can lead us to contemplate the Holy Eucharist and the effects and fruits of Holy Communion.

The image is the Feeding of the Five Thousand by Murillo

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Once more, Our Lord teaches us about our life in Christ or the Kingdom of God. To be in Christ and His kingdom is a great treasure and “the pearl of great price”. But being there demands much of us as well as being on the way towards the end times, when the great dragnet of history will be emptied and the sorting begins. In all things, says St Paul, God cooperates with those who love Him.

Image: “The Pearl of Great Price” by John Everett Millais

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God has not revealed to us everything. He has not told us every answer to every question or every problem. Perhaps He is protecting us? 

Adam and Eve did want to know everything but then that was their pride and their desire to be like God, at their own pace and timing. 

When we do not understand something, like the question of good and evil existing alongside each other, this is another opportunity to trust God and commend ourselves to His loving plan for the world and our salvation.

The artwork is by Ellen Gould Harmon White, c.1900. (in the public domain)

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We're so familiar with the parables of Jesus but we must be careful that being familiar with them does not dull our senses, make our hearing faulty and our spiritual vision clouded. This is precisely what was happening as Jesus told the parable of the sower. Throughout the centuries, right to this very day, the sharp point of this parable resounds and it is a call to action!

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Jesus describes Himself as “meek and humble of heart”. What does this mean? How can we be meek? What does being humble look like?

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This weekend the major relic of St Carlo Acutis will be visiting my parish here in Armidale. I would like to tell you about him because I didn't have to prepare a homily for this Sunday. Each Mass will have the homily  about St Carlo presented by Monsignor Figieuredo, who is the custodian of the relic and is travelling with the relic on its Mission throughout Australia. Here's some websites you may access.

https://www.stcarloaustralia.com/

https://www.carloacutis.com/en/association

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How kind God is! He never leaves us alone in our sufferings, whether that is interior or inflicted upon us from outside because we remain faithful to the Faith and to Truth. The story of the martyrs demonstrates this clearly.

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