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Behold I stand at the door and knock...

Fr Paul Chandler

298 episodes

18 hours ago

The basilica that we honour today has an interesting history as well as being of high significance for us all around the world. I hope you will enjoy learning about its history and, perhaps, being reminded of the spiritual significance of our holy buildings, of which this one has a unique place. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email: frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.au Also if you would like to support me in this wor...

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The basilica that we honour today has an interesting history as well as being of high significance for us all around the world. I hope you will enjoy learning about its history and, perhaps, being reminded of the spiritual significance of our holy buildings, of which this one has a unique place. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email: frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.au Also if you would like to support me in this wor...

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Religion & Spirituality

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Behold I stand at the door and knock...

Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

The basilica that we honour today has an interesting history as well as being of high significance for us all around the world. I hope you will enjoy learning about its history and, perhaps, being reminded of the spiritual significance of our holy buildings, of which this one has a unique place. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email: frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.au Also if you would like to support me in this wor...

19 hours ago

14 minutes

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All Saints & All Souls

These two important and great days that herald the beginning of the month of November, the month of the Holy Souls, are worthy of our attention together this year because one falls on a Saturday and one on a Sunday. Not just for that reason though, together they tells us about who we are and where we are going. They remind us also of the doctrine of the Communion of the Saints on earth, in heaven and in purgatory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9scqFrX-zc&list=RDL9scqFrX-zc&st...

1 week ago

22 minutes

Behold I stand at the door and knock...

The parable of the pharisee and the tax collector (or publican) is again a parable about prayer but also a parable about the sin of pride and the virtue of humility. Pride leads to be being happy about oneself and the humility leads to being at rights with God. The latter is what we should be striving towards. The image used in this podcast is "The Pharisee and the Publican" by James Tissot painted somewhere between 1886 and 1894. It is the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York. If y...

2 weeks ago

7 minutes

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Eucharistic Reverence

The title of this podcast might have you wondering, particularly if you have looked at the readings for this Sunday's Holy Mass. If you listen you will see how the necessary reverence shown to the Blessed Sacrament fits within the question that Our Lord poses at the end of this Sunday's gospel. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email: frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.au Also if you would like to support me in this work...

3 weeks ago

12 minutes

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Amazing Grace is the title and first words of a well-known hymn, composed by John Newton. Its appeal goes wide among Christians. I have called this podcast after the hymn, not because I want to talk about it, or its composer, but rather because the Collect of today's Mass prays to God for grace to accompany us. So, I thought a teaching about grace would be in order. I find many Catholics do not fully understand the splendour, the power nor the amazing nature of grace. If you would like to co...

4 weeks ago

10 minutes

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Increase our Faith

What a beautiful prayer that the disciples make to Jesus! Their request is one that we can make our own too. But as the Lord often does, He wishes to teach more than the disciples expect. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email: frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.au Also if you would like to support me in this work, please send me an email and I will provide details for how you can make a donation. Music by Samue...

1 month ago

6 minutes

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Eternal Separation from God

This Sunday's parable of Lazarus, the poor man, and Dives, the rich man, is a lesson in charity towards the poor but also a lesson in the end-of-life result of living separated from God, namely Hell. It's not popular to talk about Hell since the prevailing notion is that Hell does not exist, or that it is empty, or that as long as I am nice, I won't go there. But that is not what Our Lord teaches us in this parable and at many other times. The drawing, "The Rich Man and Lazarus" is from...

1 month ago

8 minutes

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The Astute Steward

The parable of the steward in this Sunday's gospel is a masterful teaching story given to us by Our Lord Jesus. The steward is referred to as dishonest, unrighteous, cunning but also astute. What and how can he be all these at once? There are so many aspects to this parable, that deserve our attention, but too many, I think, to address all at once. But, I hope what I do focus on is helpful. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this v...

1 month ago

10 minutes

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Exaltation or Triumph of the Holy Cross

Today's important Feast Day supplants the Sunday in Ordinary Time and gives us another opportunity to reflect upon and appreciate the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross, its immense and perfect power and its effect upon all of Creation. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email: frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.au Also if you would like to support me in this work, please send me an email and I will provide details for how ...

1 month ago

12 minutes

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Two New Saints for the Church

Today in Rome, Pope Leo XIV will declare that the Church has two new saints - St Pier Giorgio and St Carlo Acutis. It's been a long wait for those who love Pier Giorgio - 100 years!! Somewhat less for Carlo - 19 years. But, these two young men have much in common, more than just being young and Italian. Both these two young saints show us holiness to an extraordinary degree but, because of who they were and the lives they led, they inspire us to greatness. St Pier Giorgio's favourite sa...

2 months ago

21 minutes

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The Highway to Heaven

This podcast, first of all, has some comments upon the school shooting during the past week in Minneapolis, continuing to address the reality of evil and human free will, which was mentioned in the previous podcast. Then attention is turned to Holy Communion as it is First Holy Communion Day in the parish. I explore many things and use some insights from the-soon-to-be-saint, Carlo Acutis. He called Holy Communion his highway to heaven. It worked for him. It can work for us too! If you...

2 months ago

14 minutes

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Entering Through the Narrow Gate

Once more, Jesus speaks of difficult realities. Those who think that Jesus never makes demands upon us have never read the gospels. Today Our Lord and Saviour speaks of how we must strive to enter heaven. It should not surprise us because we follow Him who suffered and died that we might just do that, join the saints and angels in heaven. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email: frpchandler@armidale.catholic....

2 months ago

7 minutes

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Costly Discipleship

To follow Christ faithfully and truly is not easy. He demands of us a surrender of our will and that we love Him with all our heart, and soul and mind. Some will not understand this. They may even be members of our family; some may be our friends. The world will not understand and may reject us because they have already rejected Him. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email: frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.au Also if y...

2 months ago

8 minutes

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The parable of the Good Samaritan is so well known. Let us not, though, be too familiar with it so as to miss whatever the Divine Teacher reveals to us each time we hear or read it. The image used for this podcast is The Good Samaritan by William Henry Margetson If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email: frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.au Also if you would like to support me in this work, please send me an email an...

3 months ago

9 minutes

Behold I stand at the door and knock...

Please accept my apologies, I should have remembered to say this is the podcast. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email: frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.au Also if you would like to support me in this work, please send me an email and I will provide details for how you can make a donation. Music by Samuel F. Johannson and by Tomomi Kato from Pixabay

3 months ago

2 minutes

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The Abasement of Christ

The word "abasement" is used in the Collect of this Sunday's Mass. What does it mean? And what is Christ's abasement? What does it have to do with us? Good questions deserve good answers. I hope this episode helps to answer those questions. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email: frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.au Also if you would like to support me in this work, please send me an email and I will provide details fo...

4 months ago

7 minutes

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The Princes of the Church

Well, a special occasion! The feast day of two saints bumps aside the Sunday liturgy in Ordinary Time. We shouldn't be surprised because these two saints are both extraordinary and immensely significant for the Church. We know a deal about them in terms of their accomplishments and their endeavours. Also we know their words and their mind from the pages of the New Testament. But let us not forget that it is their love for Jesus and their holiness that brings us to celebrate their feast day. M...

4 months ago

10 minutes

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What a great feast and solemnity! We honour the abiding presence of Christ in the tabernacle, the Blessed Sacrament. Jesus promised to be with His Church until the end of time and He fulfils that promise perfectly and constantly by His eucharistic presence. With thankful hearts and lively faith, let us keep this marvellous holy day. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email: frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.au Also if yo...

4 months ago

13 minutes

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Our yearly contemplation of the profound mystery of the Holy Trinity brings us to the central doctrine of our faith. It is a mystery beyond our comprehension but one that God has allowed us to have access to, indeed, even one that shapes and directs our life. Praised be the most Blessed Trinity, one God in Three divine persons! If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email: frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.au Also if you wou...

4 months ago

8 minutes

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The Power from on High

The Holy Spirit came at Pentecost in an unmistakable way. Even those who did not have faith in Christ or did not know him could not miss the signs and wonders that accompanied the arrival of the Holy Spirit. But coming to faith in Christ needs someone to speak the message; and that is what St Peter did. His words were the first evangelisation undertaken by the Church. It has continued since until this very day. The Holy Spirit assists the Church today to be the evangeliser of the world. The H...

5 months ago

8 minutes