SIN SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON September 12th, 2010 Luke 15:10 “There is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” Sin! One of the less romantic aspects of being a priest is that you have to deal with sin. Firstly, your own […]
Pentecost 14
COME UP HIGHER, FRIEND SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON August 29th, 2010 Hebrews 13:1-2 “Let brotherly love continue, do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Hebrews 13:2 is generally considered to refer to Genesis 18 in the […]
blog – July 2010
Thurs July 1 I’ve had a lovely, relaxing week in Melbourne. Tuesday I went around Melbourne on the trams – Melb has the most wonderful public transport system. After lunch I caught the train to Victoria Park station, to see a nun who is a dear friend. This used to be the home […]
Pentecost 13
NARROW GATE…..BIG FEAST! SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON August 22nd, 2010 Luke 13:29 “And men will come from east and west and from north and south and sit at the table in the kingdom of God.” Luke 13:22-30 is a marvelous image of heaven as […]
The Assumption of Mary
WOMAN OF THE APOCOLYPSE SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON August 15th, 2010 Revelation 12:1 “A great portent appeared in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars” The book of Revelation contains […]
St James, A.M.
ST JAMES THE GREAT SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON July 25th, 2010 Matthew 20:22 “Jesus answered, ‘You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?’ They said to him, ‘We are able.’” When I arrived […]
Pentecost 8
THE WORK OF PRAYER SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON July 18th, 2010 Luke 10:41 “Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her.” Today’s gospel follows directly on from the parable of the Good Samaritan. When we take this into […]
Pentecost 7
A UNIVERSAL PARABLE SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON July 11th, 2010 Luke 10:25 “And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test saying, ‘Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?’ ” Colossians 1:14 “He has delivered us from the dominion of […]
Blog – June 2010
Wed June 2 I have just had a lovely 2 days in Charleston. A pretty town with so much American history. It was also the Spoleto Festival (Melbourne used to have one of those) & I attended a marvellous concert by an a cappella choir from Georgia, The William Baker […]
Trinity Sunday 2010
A TRINITY IN LOVE SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON May 30th, 2010 Isaiah 6:1 & 4 “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up ……..and the house was filled with smoke.” I don’t want to […]