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Bishop Tony spoke with Tim Webster from 2sm radio on Holy Thursday 2026 to discuss the mystery of Easter, the beauty of the Catholic Church, and how we can have peace amidst the violence and chaos of the world.

The four gospels have discrepancies in detail, including the resurrection of Jesus. Not so long-ago academics postulated that the discrepancies arose because of the political posturing of the four gospel writers. However, our ‘brilliant academics’ forgot to factor in the nature of oral tradition: The slight variations between the gospels show all the marks of oral tradition, for in genuine oral tradition each ‘performance’ is different. Different people tell the story slightl

Theology seeks to understand the meaning of events, so as to help us spiritually. After praying the Angelus, Pope Leo XIV spoke about the meaning of the resurrection of Lazarus: This event invites us to free our hearts from habits, conditioning and ways of thinking which, like boulders, shut us away in the tomb of selfishness, materialism, violence and superficiality. In these places there is no life, but only confusion, dissatisfaction and loneliness (22 March 2026). Surely

Jesus of Nazareth is murdered. His innocent blood flows freely in and over each one of us. Matthew 26-27 begins with a critical preamble. An unnamed woman anoints Jesus at Bethany (Matthew 26:6-13). The apostles are not happy, but Jesus ‘sets them straight’: Why do you trouble the woman? She has performed a beautiful service for me. For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me. By pouring this ointment on my body, she has prepared me for burial. The