Blog – March 2010

Mar 1  Day off gave me much food for thought. Also did some parish work…naughty me! Tues 2 Busy morning in the office. HC visit in the a/noon & dinner with a parishioner. Wed 3 This morning I discovered that 6 am is the best time to go to my […]

Palm Sunday

THY WILL BE DONE   SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON March 28th, 2010                                                    Psalm 22:1 “My God, my God.  Why hast Thou forsaken me?”   Last Thursday we celebrateD the feast of the Annunciation – that pivotal moment when the Archangel Gabriel, came to the Virgin Mary […]

Lent 5

WRAPPED IN A PURPLE VEIL SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON March 21st, 2010                                                    Luke 20: 17 “The very stone, which the builders rejected, has become  the head of the corner.”   The first time I came across a church with Passiontide Veils was in my teenage days […]

Lent 4

LOVING IS HARD, FORGIVING IS MORE DIFFICULT SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON March 14th, 2010                                                    Luke 15: 11-32 “Your brother was dead and is alive.  He was lost and is found.”   Sometimes, the season of Lent proves to be very difficult.  Here we are in the […]

Lent 3

CHRIST OUR PASSOVER SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON March 7th, 2010                                                    I Corinthians 10:1-2 “I want you to know, brethren, that out fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses…”   Every day we see and hear […]

Lent 2

IN THE WORLD, BUT NOT OF THE WORLD           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON February 28th, 2010                                                    Philippians 3:20 “But our commonwealth is in heaven,…”     Our commonwealth is in heaven. It’s a marvelous coincidence that today’s Epistle is from Philippians chapter 3.   A marvelous […]

Blog – February 2010

Feb 2 The Presentation of the Lord The 30th anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood. 30 years of memories….I trust I will be allowed some sentimentalism (& romanticism) today! I am looking forward to the High Mass tonight. Wed 3 It was a wonderful Mass last night. The music […]

Lent 1

THE HEART OF LENT           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON February 21st, 2010                                                    Luke 4:1 “Jesus, full of the Holy Sprit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit for 40 days in the wilderness.”   A priest had been appointed to a new parish […]

30th anniversary of ordination

30 YEARS A PRIEST           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 2nd 2010                                                    In Australia there is a chocolate bar (which of course I would know) which is full of Brazil nuts. It’s called, surprisingly, a Brazil nut bar.   The English have a chocolate without nuts […]

Epiphany 6

A FAITH TO GIVE UP A MEAL FOR           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON February 14th, 2010                                                    Jeremiah 17: 7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water”.   There are 3 things […]