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Teachings connected with holiness, gathered to support prayer, reflection and everyday faith.
Published 28 September 2026
Holy Family Church, Doveton
Healing Mass · Homily
Fr Mathew Elavumkal teaches that Christian faith must become a life of fidelity, repentance, obedience and forgiving love. Drawing on Scripture and personal testimonies, he calls believers to hold fast to the Lord, reject divided faith, return from sin, bless rather than curse, and allow God's presence to transform the whole of life.
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.
Published 22 July 2026
Holy Family Church, Doveton
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 25 July 2026
Holy Family Parish, Doveton
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
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
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 22 July 2026
Holy Family Church, Doveton
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.
Published 17 August 2026
Belgrave Heights Convention Centre, Belgrave Heights, Victoria
Powered by the Holy Spirit · 3-Day Live-In Retreat · 18-20 July 2025 · 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.
Published 17 August 2026
Belgrave Heights Convention Centre, Belgrave Heights, Victoria
Powered by the Holy Spirit · 3-Day Live-In Retreat · 18-20 July 2025 · 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 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.
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.
