Talk given 11 July 2010 · Fr Michael Payyapilly VC
Published 16 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 9-11 July 2010 · Final Mass Homily
Fr Michael Payyapilly calls Christians to carry Christ beyond private spiritual experience and take responsibility for the faith of their families, communities and nation. With a particular appeal to Catholics in Australia, he urges believers to evangelise, rely on the Holy Spirit, pray for local vocations and protect the faith for future generations.
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Talk given 11 July 2010 · Fr Varghese Parackal VC
Published 15 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 9-11 July 2010 · Session 13
Fr Varghese Parackal traces the role of Mother Mary in Christian life through Scripture: Mother of God, blessed among women, intercessor at Cana, Mother given from the Cross, present with the praying Church before Pentecost, and a continuing maternal presence in the life of believers. He also teaches on the intercession of saints and sacred images before concluding with his lifelong testimony of the Three Hail Marys.
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Talk given 11 July 2010 · Fr Michael Payyapilly VC
Published 14 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 9-11 July 2010 · Session 12
Fr Michael Payyapilly calls Catholics to know the biblical and apostolic foundations of their faith rather than being unsettled by criticism they have never examined. He reflects on Christ's institution of the Church, Scripture and Tradition, the biblical roots of the Sacraments, the importance of approaching them with faith, and the responsibility to love and strengthen the Church even while acknowledging its human failures.
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Talk given 11 July 2010 · Fr Varghese Parackal VC
Published 12 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 9-11 July 2010 · Session 11
Fr Varghese Parackal reflects on the Christian call to be like Jesus by learning His life of prayer. Through Scripture he shows Jesus praying before ministry, decisions and suffering, teaches that the Spirit of the Son enables us to cry 'Abba, Father,' and calls Christians to make personal and family prayer part of everyday life.
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Talk given 11 July 2010 · Fr Michael Payyapilly VC
Published 11 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 9-11 July 2010 · Session 10
Fr Michael Payyapilly teaches that Christian faith cannot embrace only healing and miracles while rejecting the Cross. Drawing on Jesus' temptations, St Peter, St Paul and personal testimonies, he presents suffering as capable of becoming salvific, purifying and formative when united with Christ, and calls disciples to trust God's grace without reducing prayer to a demand for comfortable outcomes.
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Talk given 10 July 2010 · Fr Varghese Parackal VC
Published 10 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 9-11 July 2010 · Session 9
Fr Varghese Parackal reflects on Jesus' forgiveness from the Cross and the reconciliation of Jacob and Esau. He presents unforgiveness as a struggle between the Holy Spirit and the human ego, calling Christians to surrender resentment, receive a new heart and choose forgiveness without postponing it.
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Talk given 10 July 2010 · Fr Michael Payyapilly VC
Published 9 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 9-11 July 2010 · Session 8
Fr Michael Payyapilly reflects on the Christian responsibility of forming children in faith from the beginning. Through Scripture, family stories and his own childhood memories, he teaches that parents pass on God's love through presence, example, prayer, correction and the seeds of faith that may bear fruit many years later.
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Talk given 10 July 2010 · Fr Varghese Parackal VC
Published 8 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 9-11 July 2010 · Session 7
Fr Varghese Parackal examines the addictions, habits and ordinary attachments that can begin to control us. Drawing on St Paul's refusal to be dominated by anything, he calls Christians to honest self-examination, practical self-control and the freedom to choose Christ above every created thing.
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Talk given 10 July 2010 · Fr Michael Payyapilly VC
Published 5 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 9-11 July 2010 · Session 6
Fr Michael Payyapilly offers a practical teaching on sustaining Christian marriage: never take the covenant for granted, keep discovering the beauty in one's spouse, give the self rather than only material things, face burdens as partners, reject blame and selfishness, preserve fidelity, and protect the marriage through shared prayer.
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Talk given 10 July 2010 · Fr Varghese Parackal VC
Published 4 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 9-11 July 2010 · Session 5
Fr Varghese Parackal presents Christian marriage as a sacramental vocation held together by the grace of Christ. He teaches that husband and wife become one in Christ, are called to grow in holiness and love, help one another toward salvation, and remain open to the gift and responsibility of children.
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Talk given 9 July 2010 · Fr Varghese Parackal VC
Published 2 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 9-11 July 2010 · Session 4
Fr Varghese Parackal teaches that after repentance and forgiveness, we must not allow guilt to keep us tied to the past. Through the lost sheep, St Paul and vivid pastoral illustrations, he calls us to believe that Christ has redeemed us, leave what lies behind, and live the rest of our lives for the One who saved us.
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Talk given 9 July 2010 · Fr Varghese Parackal VC
Published 2 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 9-11 July 2010 · Session 3
Fr Varghese Parackal teaches that God has already separated light from darkness and good from evil. He calls us to let God search and weigh the heart, ask what we must do, avoid grieving the Holy Spirit, confess and forsake sin, and be transformed rather than conformed to the world.
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Talk given 9 July 2010 · Fr Michael Payyapilly VC
Published 31 August 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 9-11 July 2010 · Session 2
Fr Michael Payyapilly asks how we respond to God's love and the blessings entrusted to us. Using Saul as the central biblical example, he warns how carelessness, pride and sin can move the heart away from God, and calls us to remember God's gifts and retrace our steps back to Him.
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Talk given 9 July 2010 · Fr Michael Payyapilly VC
Published 31 August 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 9-11 July 2010 · Session 1
The Cross is the definitive measure of God's love. Through Isaiah's suffering Servant, Fr Michael Payyapilly VC shows that Christ bears our infirmities and iniquity, loves us before we become worthy, and calls us to conversion as a response to love already given.
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