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Traversing Emmaus

Ashwin Emmanuel Acharya

A low-key collection of homilies, and the occasional catechetical mini-series. Please enjoy, and if I could encourage you to pray for Bishop Michael McCarthy"s intentions and for the Diocese of Rockhampton, in Qld, Australia. Thank you kindly 😁.

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23:16

What are angels and demons, and what are sheep and...

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2024/03/18

Homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in St Mary's Catholic Church, Ubobo, Qld."Thus says the Lord: Have a care for justice, act with integrity, for soon my salvation will come and my integrity be manifest." (cf. Is 53:1-7)."Let the nations be glad and exult for you rule the world with justice. With fairness you rule the peoples, you guide the nations on earth." (cf. Ps 67)."Let me tell you pagans this: I have been sent to the pagans as their apostle, and I am proud of

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24:45

Confronting (as parable) the True Problem for the...

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2024/03/18

Homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in St Joseph's Catholic Church, Biloela, Qld."Thus says the Lord: [M]y salvation will come and my integrity be manifest [to] foreigners who have attached themselves to the Lord to serve him [and] love his name and [are] his servants..." (cf. Is 53)."O God, be gracious and bless us and let your face shed its light upon us. So will your ways be known upon earth and all nations learn your saving help." (Ps 67:2-3)."Jesus left

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21:43

Jesus expels our demonic foes! And the faithful...

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2024/03/18

Homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in St Peter Chanel's Catholic Church, Tannum Sands, Qld."Thus says the Lord: Have a care for justice, act with integrity, for soon my salvation will come and my integrity be manifest. Foreigners who have attached themselves to the Lord to serve him and to love his name and be his servants... these I will bring to my holy mountain. I will make them joyful in my house of prayer." (cf. Is 53:1-7)."Let the peoples praise you, O God;

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7:45

"Is it lawful...?" is an unhelpful pretence. Seek ye...

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2024/03/18

Homily for Friday in the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld. "Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem; then he called the elders, leaders, judges and scribes of Israel, and they presented themselves before God." (cf. Joshua 24)."O give thanks to the Lord for he is good. His love is everlasting! Give thanks to the God of gods. His love is everlasting! Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His love is everlasting!"

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9:13

Forgiveness needs to be practiced seventy-seven times...

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2024/03/18

Homily for Thursday in the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time, delivered in the Chanel College Chapel, Gladstone, Qld."The Lord said to Joshua, ‘This very day I will begin to make you a great man in the eyes of all Israel, to let them be sure that I am going to be with you even as I was with Moses. As for you, give this order to the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: “When you have reached the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you are to stand still in the Jordan itself”.’ Then Joshua

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7:18

The integrity of this Prodigal World is hanging by...

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2024/03/18

Homily for a class at St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Gladstone.Then he said, 'There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, "Father, let me have the share of the estate that will come to me." So the father divided the property between them. A few days later, the younger son got together everything he had and left for a distant country where he squandered his money on a life of debauchery. 'When he had spent it all, that country experienced a severe

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5:32

Our walk with God becomes increasingly intimate and...

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2024/02/04

"Leaving the plains of Moab, Moses went up Mount Nebo, the peak of Pisgah opposite Jericho, and the Lord showed him the whole land; Gilead as far as Dan, all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, the Negeb, and the stretch of the Valley of Jericho, city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. The Lord said to him, ‘This is the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying: I will give it to your descendants. I have let you see it with

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9:32

Mary's complete belonging to Jesus begs the...

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2024/02/04

Homily for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, delivered in St John's Catholic Primary School, Gladstone."Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman, adorned with the sun, standing on the moon, and with the twelve stars on her head for a crown." (cf. Rev 11)."The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold." (cf. Ps 45)."Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why

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10:58

The Blessed Virgin shows us how to follow the LORD,...

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2024/02/04

Homily for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone."The sanctuary of God in heaven opened and the ark of the covenant could be seen inside it. Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman, adorned with the sun, standing on the moon, and with the twelve stars on her head for a crown. She was pregnant, and in labour... the woman escaped into the desert, where God had made a place of safety ready. Then I heard a voice shout from

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20:29

We can be called to many things, but vocation runs...

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2024/01/30

Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered (at the evening Mass) in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone."When Elijah reached Horeb, the mountain of God, he went into the cave and spent the night in it." (cf. 1 Kings 19)."The Lord will make us prosper and our earth shall yield its fruit. Justice shall march before him and peace shall follow his steps." (cf. Ps 85)."In the fourth watch of the night [Jesus] went towards them, walking on the lake, and when the disciples

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19:50

God calls us all into the storm atop the mountain...

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2024/01/30

Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in St Peter Chanel’s Church, Miriam Vale."Then the Lord himself went by. There came a mighty wind, so strong it tore the mountains and shattered the rocks before the Lord. But the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind came an earthquake. But the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire. But the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there came the sound of a gentle breeze. And when Elijah heard

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19:04

Your vocation — through water into fruitful harvests,...

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2024/01/30

Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone."When Elijah reached Horeb, the mountain of God, he went into the cave and spent the night in it. Then he was told, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord.’ [Elijah] covered his face with his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave." (cf. 1 Kings 19)."Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side while he would send the crowds

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11:04

God leads us through rock, fire and water... into the...

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2023/11/18

Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in St Patrick's Church, Calliope. "When Elijah reached Horeb, the mountain of God, he went into the cave and spent the night in it. Then he was told, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord.’ Then the Lord himself went by. There came a mighty wind, so strong it tore the mountains and shattered the rocks before the Lord. But the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind came an earthquake. But the Lord was not in the

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7:49

Our lives are like little grains of wheat, existing...

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2023/11/18

Homily for the Feast of Saint Lawrence, Deacon, Martyr, delivered in Chanel College Chapel, Gladstone."Do not forget: thin sowing means thin reaping; the more you sow, the more you reap. Each one should give what he has decided in his own mind, not grudgingly or because he is made to, for God loves a cheerful giver. And there is no limit to the blessings which God can send you – he will make sure that you will always have all you need for yourselves in every possible circumstance, and still

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10:13

Perfect love is practiced love, always resembling a...

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2023/11/18

Reflection with some of the children at one of our Catholic schools."When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they got together and, to disconcert him, one of them put a question, ‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’ Jesus said, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two

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14:04

Behold the Transfigured Vine, and we who have become...

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2023/10/01

Homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, delivered in St Therese's Church, Monto, Qld."As I watched: Thrones were set in place and one of great age took his seat. His robe was white as snow, the hair of his head as pure as wool... I gazed into the visions of the night. And I saw, coming on the clouds of heaven, one like a son of man. He came to the one of great age and was led into his presence." (cf. Dan 7)."It was not any cleverly invented myths that we were repeating when

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10:55

Here we are again, atop Mount Tabor, at the altar,...

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2023/10/01

Homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, delivered in St Joseph's Church, Biloela, Qld."I gazed into the visions of the night. And I saw, coming on the clouds of heaven, one like a son of man. He came to the one of great age and was led into his presence. On him was conferred sovereignty, glory and kingship, and men of all peoples, nations and languages became his servants. His sovereignty is an eternal sovereignty which shall never pass away, nor will his empire ever be

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14:14

How many times has the Lord brought us up this...

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2023/10/01

Homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, delivered in Sacred Heart Church, Theodore, Qld."As I watched: Thrones were set in place and one of great age took his seat. His robe was white as snow, the hair of his head as pure as wool. His throne was a blaze of flames, its wheels were a burning fire. A stream of fire poured out, issuing from his presence. A thousand thousand waited on him, ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. A court was held and the books were

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7:36

Our Mighty Lord and God is fitting for himself a most...

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2023/10/01

Homily for the Memorial of Saint Dominic (Thursday in the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time), delivered in the Chanel College Chapel, Gladstone, Qld."Moses did exactly as the Lord had directed him. The tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year... The cloud covered the Tent of Meeting and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle... [and] whenever the cloud rose from the tabernacle the sons of Israel would resume their march." (cf. Ex 40)."They are happy, who

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9:39

It has pleased our God to come and pitch his tent and...

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2023/08/31

Homily for Thursday in the Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time, delivered in St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Gladstone, Qld."Moses did exactly as the Lord had directed him. The tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year. Moses erected the tabernacle. He fixed the sockets for it, put up its frames, put its crossbars in position, set up its posts. He spread the tent over the tabernacle and on top of this the covering for the tent, as the Lord had

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