Behold I stand at the door and knock..‪.‬ Fr Paul Chandler

The Holy Spirit broke into the world on that first Pentecost Sunday with an amazing manifestation of sight and sound.Only those who receive the Holy Spirit may know the full beauty and richness and power of the gifts that the Holy Spirit brings. The world cannot and does not know of these because the world is in opposition to Christ. Yet, we do know and the Holy Spirit enables us to show forth the wonderful fruits of His presence. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestio...

The Paschal Mystery did not end with the empty tomb, or with Jesus’ appearances to the Apostles over the course of forty days.Rather, our salvation is embraced also by the Passion and Death of the Lord as well as His Ascension and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. God has achieved our salvation in a remarkable and wondrous way! If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email:frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.auAlso i...

Jesus commands us to love one another in the Gospel reading of today's Mass.What sort of love is He talking about? It is charity. But, how is charity to be understood, and if it is love, what sort of love is it?The image used today is by Francesco Trevisani and is St Peter baptising Cornelius. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email:frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.auAlso if you would like to support me in this work, plea...

Eastertide is the time above all times and seasons when we turn our attention to the Paschal Mystery.So, what is the Paschal Mystery and what has it to do with our life and happiness? If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email:frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.auAlso if you would like to support me in this work, please send me an email and I will provide details for how you can make a donation. After a very unsatisfactory exp...

There is no salvation outside the Church is a doctrine held to since the time of the apostles, as we hear St Peter say in the first reading of this Sunday's Holy Mass.But how are we to understand this? And what does this mean for us and for those who are outside the Church, by their own choice or by the circumstances of their lives? If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email:frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.auAlso if you wou...

How do we know Christ rather than know about Him?Well, it is He who gives us the way to do this. Most clearly, as we hear in today's readings from Holy Scripture, through His real presence in Holy Communion and through following His commandments. If you would like to contact me to provide feedback, suggestions or to ask questions you can do this via email:frpchandler@armidale.catholic.org.auAlso if you would like to support me in this work, please send me an email and I will provide details f...