Topic

sin

Teachings connected with sin, gathered to support prayer, reflection and everyday faith.

Talk given 19 July 2025 · Fr Michael Payyapilly VC

Published 17 August 2026

Belgrave Heights Convention Centre, Belgrave Heights, Victoria

Do Not Quench the Spirit

Fr Michael Payyapilly VC reflects on what it means to quench the Holy Spirit. When the self becomes the centre, our own voice can become louder than the Spirit, moral boundaries shift around what satisfies us, and what appears to be freedom can become slavery. The Spirit calls us instead to die to self, receive the truth of Christ, allow ourselves to be moulded and become people prepared for eternal life.

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

Do Not Call Evil Good: Let God Search and Transform Your Heart

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.

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

What Is Our Response to God's Love? When We Forget What God Has Done for Us

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.