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Read the teachings shared by Fr Michael Payyapilly VC and return to the message at your own pace.
Published 9 October 2026
Holy Family Church, Doveton
Daily Mass Homilies · Daily Mass · Homily
Fr Michael Payyapilly reflects on the frightened disciples who fail at first to recognise the goodness of Christ standing among them. He invites us not to let pain, anxiety or difficult circumstances blind us to God's goodness, and to hear again through the Eucharist the words of Jesus: Peace be with you.
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 5 October 2026
Holy Family Church, Doveton
Daily Mass Homilies · Daily Mass · Homily
Fr Michael Payyapilly reflects on the guards at the tomb and asks whether we will stand by the truth when truth comes at a cost. He challenges us to face truth before God, in our relationships, and within ourselves, trusting Christ's promise that the truth will set us free.
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 14 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 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.
Published 11 September 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 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.
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 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 31 August 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 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.
Published 31 August 2026
Mannix College, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
Let His Spirit Flow · Live-In Retreat · 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.
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 5
The Eucharist reveals what Christ desires to do within us. Fr Michael Payyapilly VC reflects on how Jesus takes us as we are, blesses us in our weakness, and breaks what must change so He can mould us for His purpose and prepare us for eternal life.
Published 17 August 2026
Belgrave Heights Convention Centre, Belgrave Heights, Victoria
Powered by the Holy Spirit · 3-Day Live-In Retreat · Session 1
Christian discipleship cannot be reduced to prayers, retreats, blessings or a comfortable life. Fr Michael explains why the Holy Spirit is essential to accepting the lordship of Jesus, receiving difficult teaching, carrying the cross without cowardice, living love beyond ego, discerning truth and keeping eternal life as the destination of faith.
Published 17 August 2026
Belgrave Heights Convention Centre, Belgrave Heights, Victoria
Powered by the Holy Spirit · 3-Day Live-In Retreat · Session 2
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.
Published 17 August 2026
Belgrave Heights Convention Centre, Belgrave Heights, Victoria
Powered by the Holy Spirit · 3-Day Live-In Retreat · Session 4
Fr Michael Payyapilly VC reflects on the Holy Eucharist as Christ’s gift for the Christian journey towards eternal life. Moving from COVID-era livestreams and striking experiences during Mass to John 6 and the doctrine of transubstantiation, he explains why the Eucharist is more than habit, obligation or fellowship: in Holy Communion we receive Jesus Himself and are gradually conformed to Him.
