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Teachings connected with prayer, gathered to support prayer, reflection and everyday faith.
Published 6 October 2026
Holy Family Church, Doveton
Daily Mass Homilies · Daily Mass · Homily
Fr Michael Payyapilly reflects on Mary Magdalene recognising the risen Jesus when He simply calls her by name. He invites us to learn the Shepherd's voice and listen for God's personal call in sorrow, uncertainty and the noise of everyday life.
Published 6 October 2026
Holy Family Church, Doveton
Daily Mass Homilies · Daily Mass · Homily
Fr Michael Payyapilly reflects on the disciples on the road to Emmaus and the humility required to let Jesus teach, correct and even rebuke us. He invites us to remain teachable so the Lord can reveal more about Himself, about others and about ourselves.
Published 5 October 2026
Holy Family Church, Doveton
Daily Mass Homilies · Daily Mass · Homily
Fr Michael Payyapilly reflects on the fear of what we may lose when Jesus comes close enough to change our lives. As Holy Week begins, he invites us to make one prayer our own: Jesus, captivate my heart.
Published 16 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 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.
Published 12 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 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.
Published 9 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 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.
Published 8 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 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.
Published 5 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 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.
Published 4 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 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.
Published 17 August 2026
Belgrave Heights Convention Centre, Belgrave Heights, Victoria
Powered by the Holy Spirit · 3-Day Live-In Retreat · Session 6
The Eucharist does not end at the altar. Fr Michael Payyapilly VC reflects on the manna of Exodus, the sending of Peter and the missionary command of Jesus to show how Christ nourishes, moulds and gives His people so they can carry Him into their families, the Church and the world.
Published 17 August 2026
Belgrave Heights Convention Centre, Belgrave Heights, Victoria
Powered by the Holy Spirit · 3-Day Live-In Retreat · Session 3
Fr Joby George VC reflects on the Holy Spirit as the Spirit who unites and on unforgiveness as a root that divides families, relationships and communities. Drawing on Scripture and his own struggles with anger and forgiveness, he explains why human forgiveness becomes exhausted and why we need to receive the forgiveness of Jesus from the Cross until it overflows from us to others.
Published 25 July 2026
Holy Family Parish, Doveton
July 2026 Programme · Day Retreat · Session Two
A person may believe that God can act yet struggle to believe He will act personally. Fr Joby reflects on Jairus, delayed prayer, surrendering our timelines and preferences, and the way living faith forms holy choices.
Published 25 July 2026
Holy Family Parish, Doveton
July 2026 Programme · Day Retreat · Session One
A pure heart does not give up on those who seem lost. Fr Antony reflects on God's faithful love, family conversion, intercession and reconciliation.
Published 25 July 2026
Holy Family Parish, Doveton
July 2026 Programme · Day Retreat · Session Three
Suffering can make us believe that God is against us, especially when other people interpret our trials as punishment. Fr Antony reflects on trust, spiritual discipline and the hidden work of grace through stories of family pain, public judgement, injustice and faithful surrender.
Published 25 July 2026
Holy Family Parish, Doveton
July 2026 Programme · Day Retreat · Session Four
Fr Joby recalls how Jeremiah 1:9 sustained him when he felt unprepared to preach and how 1 John 3:8-9 helped him confront a persistent spiritual weakness. Scripture becomes testimony when it is prayed faithfully in the place of temptation and hardship.
Published 22 July 2026
Holy Family Church, Doveton
July 2026 Programme · ·
God does not speak first to the person who is absent, but to the person who is present. Before asking Him to change others, we must allow His Word to sanctify our own hearts and prepare the way for His wonders.
Published 22 July 2026
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Bayswater
July 2026 Programme · ·
Marriage is a sacred vocation that needs more than affection and human effort. Fr Antony reflects on praying a blessing over one's spouse, guarding the family as a foundation, seeking personal conversion and inviting the Holy Spirit to sustain what human strength cannot hold together.
Published 22 July 2026
Holy Family Church, Doveton
July 2026 Programme · ·
No Christian is immune from temptation or spiritual attack, but human weakness does not cancel the faithfulness of God. Fr Antony reflects on Saint Peter's fall and restoration, the spiritual protection of marriage and family, and the call to imitate Christ's self-giving love.
