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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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11:02

All Good & Everlasting Shepherd-King, call together,...

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2025/09/09

Homily for the Thirty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld."The Lord says this: I am going to look after my flock myself and keep all of it in view. As a shepherd keeps all his flock in view when he stands up in the middle of his scattered sheep, so shall I keep my sheep in view. I shall rescue them from wherever they have been scattered during the mist and darkness. I myself will pasture my sheep, I myself will show them where to rest

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8:41

Let all peoples near and far hang on the words of...

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2025/09/09

Homily for Friday in the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time, (Feast of Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc and his Companions), delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld."Judas and his brothers said, ‘Now that our enemies have been defeated, let us go up to purify the sanctuary and dedicate it.’ So they marshalled the whole army, and went up to Mount Zion. On the twenty-fifth of the ninth month, Chislev, in the year one hundred and forty-eight, they rose at dawn and offered a lawful

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7:39

Is God a pussy-cat or a lion? Would he allow eternal...

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2025/09/07

Homily for Thursday in the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time, delivered in Star of the Sea Parish Office Chapel, Gladstone, Qld."The Lord came down in the Cloud. He spoke with Moses, but took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the spirit came on them they prophesied, but not again. Two men had stayed back in the camp; one was called Eldad and the other Medad. The spirit came down on them; though they had not gone to the Tent, their names were enrolled

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5:29

Saint Columbanus, mirroring the Master in both the...

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2025/08/27

Homily for Thursday in the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time, Optional Memorial for Saint Columbanus, Abbot and Missionary, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld."The commissioners of King Antiochus who were enforcing the apostasy came to the town of Modein to make them sacrifice... [They] addressed Mattathias as follows, ‘You are a respected leader... Be the first to step forward and conform to the king’s decree..." Raising his voice, Mattathias retorted, ‘Even if

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8:43

Bryan Jordan speaks on the history of Gladstone's...

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2025/08/27

A brief address from Bryan Jordan, recounting the inspiration and history of Gladstone's ministry to Seafarers. This address was given over a cuppa in the foyer of the Gladstone Seafers Centre, after Mass in the Chapel — the first of a re-established regular Mass in the centre, to be held monthly hereafter.

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4:30

Jesus, join our Seafarers, in their stresses,...

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2025/08/27

Homily for Monday in the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time, delivered in the Gladstone Seafarers Chapel, Qld."‘Come,’ they said ‘let us reach an understanding with the pagans surrounding us, for since we separated ourselves from them many misfortunes have overtaken us.’ This proposal proved acceptable, and a number of the people eagerly approached the king, who authorised them to practise the pagan observances. So they built a gymnasium in Jerusalem, such as the pagans have, disguised

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17:03

What good is our faith? Does it awaken and enable us...

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2025/07/01

Homily for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld."A perfect wife – who can find her? She is far beyond the price of pearls. Her husband’s heart has confidence in her, from her he will derive no little profit. Advantage and not hurt she brings him all the days of her life. She is always busy with wool and with flax, she does her work with eager hands. She sets her hands to the distaff, her fingers grasp the spindle. She holds

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10:53

Who is ready for this world's wrap-up, ready to lose...

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2025/06/30

Homily for Friday in the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld."Naturally stupid are all men who have not known God and who, from the good things that are seen, have not been able to discover Him-who-is, or, by studying the works, have failed to recognise the Artificer... if they are capable of acquiring enough knowledge to be able to investigate the world, how have they been so slow to find its Master?" (cf. Wisdom 13)"The

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11:54

Who among you is closest to God's Kingdom? Who best...

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2025/06/30

Homily for Thursday in the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time, delivered in one of our Catholic Schools, Gladstone, Qld."Within Wisdom is a spirit intelligent, holy, unique, manifold, subtle, active, incisive, unsullied, lucid, invulnerable, benevolent, sharp, irresistible, beneficent, loving to man,steadfast, dependable, unperturbed, almighty, all-surveying, penetrating all intelligent, pure and most subtle spirits; for Wisdom is quicker to move than any motion; she is so pure, she

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9:05

Religio, a most neglected virtue, an essential work...

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2025/04/18

Homily for the Wednesday in the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld."If, as administrators of his kingdom, you have not governed justly nor observed the law, nor behaved as God would have you behave, he will fall on you swiftly and terribly. Ruthless judgement is reserved for the high and mighty; the lowly will be compassionately pardoned, the mighty will be mightily punished... they who observe holy things holily will be

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27:24

A conversation with the young about what a Diocese is

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2025/04/17

A conversation with some primary school children about what a Diocese is (followed by a friendly game of Splat).Artwork: a picture of a church in the city, generated using the Wonder App.

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7:33

Wisdom has happily busied us with the good work that...

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2025/03/24

Homily for the Tuesday in the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld. "God made man imperishable,he made him in the image of his own nature; the souls of the virtuous are in the hands of God... God has put them to the test and proved them worthy to be with him; those who are faithful will live with him in love; for grace and mercy await those he has chosen." (cf. Wis 2-3)."I will bless the Lord at all times." (cf. Ps 34). "Jesus

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17:48

The Bridegroom is coming over the horizon of...

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2025/03/24

Homily for the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea, Gladstone, Qld."Wisdom is bright, and does not grow dim. By those who love her she is readily seen, and found by those who look for her. Quick to anticipate those who desire her, she makes herself known to them. Watch for her early and you will have no trouble; you will find her sitting at your gates." (cf. Wis 6)."So I gaze on you in the sanctuary to see your strength and your glory. For your love

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7:01

Where do you belong? And what does the One you belong...

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2025/03/24

Homily for the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, delivered in the Chanel College Chapel, Gladstone, Qld."The angel brought me to the entrance of the Temple, where a stream came out from under the Temple threshold and flowed eastwards, since the Temple faced east. The water flowed from under the right side of the Temple, south of the altar. He took me out by the north gate and led me right round outside as far as the outer east gate where the water flowed out on the right-hand side. He

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15:07

Know, entitle and model what is worthy of imitation —...

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2025/03/24

Homily for the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea, Gladstone, Qld."I am a great king, says the Lord of Hosts, and my name is feared throughout the nations. And now, priests, this warning is for you. If you do not listen, if you do not find it in your heart to glorify my name, says the Lord of Hosts, I will send the curse on you and curse your very blessing... Have we not all one Father? Did not one God create us? Why, then, do we break faith with one

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13:15

A Summative Look at Jesus' Long Catechesis of the...

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2025/01/20

Homily for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea, Gladstone, Qld."Let me sing to my friend the song of his love for his vineyard. My friend had a vineyard on a fertile hillside. He dug the soil, cleared it of stones and planted choice vines in it. In the middle he built a tower, he dug a press there too. He expected it to yield grapes,but sour grapes were all that it gave." (cf. Is 5)."The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel; You brought a

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13:20

Become worthy of the culture of the Christian gang,...

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2024/10/14

Homily for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in St Peter Chanel's, Tannum Sands, Qld."One day as Elisha was on his way to Shunem, a woman of rank who lived there pressed him to stay and eat there. After this he always broke his journey for a meal when he passed that way. She said to her husband, ‘Look, I am sure the man who is constantly passing our way must be a holy man of God. Let us build him a small room on the roof, and put him a bed in it, and a table and chair and

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13:09

Throw back to Pentecost Vigil 2023: the interplay...

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2024/10/10

Homily for Pentecost Sunday, delivered in St Patrick's Catholic Church, Calliope, Qld."When Pentecost day came round, they had all met in one room, when suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven, the noise of which filled the entire house in which they were sitting; and something appeared to them that seemed like tongues of fire..." (cf. Acts 2)."Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.""No one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord’ unless he is under the

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7:00

It is out of the Mercy that has most deeply touched...

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2024/09/15

Homily for Gladstone Mercy Associates recommissioning Mass (Memorial of Saint Januarius, Bishop and Martyr; Twenty-Fourth Tuesday in Ordinary Time), delivered in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld."Remember all the sufferings that you had to meet after you received the light, in earlier days... Be as confident now, then, since the reward is so great." (cf. Heb 10)."Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy." (cf. Ps 126)."Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I tell you,

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17:37

True forgiveness aims at understanding the Master's...

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2024/09/15

Homily for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered in Our Lad Star of the Sea Church, Gladstone, Qld. "Mere creature of flesh... Remember the last things, and stop hating, remember dissolution and death, and live by the commandments. Remember the commandments, and do not bear your neighbour ill-will; remember the covenant of the Most High, and overlook the offence." (cf. Eccl 28)."It is he who forgives all your guilt, who heals every one of your ills, who redeems your life

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