Pentecost 3

FAITH IN THE STORMS           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY JUNE 14th 2009                                                    Mark 4: 40 “Why are you afraid?   Have you no faith?”   Last Thursday I went to a nursing home that I visit every month. I visit five ladies there and have a […]

Corpus Christi

SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY JUNE 14th 2009                                                    Luke 9: 17 “And they all ate and were satisfied”.   The miracle of the feeding of the 5,000 is in each of the four Gospels. Interestingly it refers to 5,000 men – where were […]

Trinity Sunday

GLORY BE TO THE TRINITY           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY JUNE 7th 2009                                                    “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.   Amen “.   […]

Pentecost

SIGNS OF THE SPIRIT           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY MAY 31st 2009                                                    Acts 2: 4 “And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit”.   It could be argued that one of the signs of being filled with the Holy Spirit is being able to […]

Blog – May 2009

May 1 May Day – a public holiday. All was quiet on the streets. My destination today was Bourbon Madrid – the area that the Bourbon royalty rebuilt in the 18th cent. At its heart is the Prado – closed today, like almost everything. I enjoyed walking around, looking at the […]

Easter 6

RISEN, ASCENDED, GLORIFIED!           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY MAY 17th 2009                                                    John 15: 9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love”.   I am very grateful that my doctor has an interesting array of magazines to read […]

Mothers Day

LOVE ON MOTHERS DAY           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY APRIL 26th 2009                                                    John 14: 15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments”.   Mothers’ Day. I wish all the mothers present many blessings as you remember the joy – and the agony – […]

Sunday April 26

RESURRECTION IMAGES           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY APRIL 26th 2009                                                    Luke 24: 48 “That repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem”.   In my sermon on Easter Day you I referred to the story on […]

Blog – April 2009

Thurs April 2 Today my final 2 Confirmation classes & yesterday the final HC class. All went longer than usual, with everyone eager to contribute. It seems strange not to have these classes anymore, after 3 months of weekly classes. A friend from St Mark’s, Fitzroy, John Thorne, arrived in San Diego […]

Easter 2

THIS IS THE DAY….ALLELUIA!           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY APRIL 19th 2009                                                    John 20: 31 “These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life through his name”.   Easter week is […]