I share a true story with you. I know a priest -maybe a Capuchin- who for Sunday lunch, was heating-up a closed tin of baked beans in a pot of boiling water. He fell asleep. He came back much later to see the pot on the stove all screwed up by the high heat. He […]
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The Parish Assembly, agreed upon by the PPC will take place during Lent. There will be an opportunity for you to list what you believe are 5 priorities for the parish this year. This will be of assistance to the PPC. Next weekend (25th & 26th Feb) we will provide the slips to list […]
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What makes for a practicing Christian? Why do so few people go to church today? Some people say that churches are emptying because they are too progressive, too sold-out to the culture, too devoid of old, timeless truth. Some suggest exactly the opposite, namely, that churches are emptying because they are too slow to change, […]
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This coming Week: Monday 30th January … – 6.30pm: Life Teen Planning Meeting Tuesday 31st January … – 7pm: Choir Practice Wednesday 1st February … – 5.30 – 6.30pm: Faith formation – Grades 5, 6 & 7 Thursday 2nd February … – 7.45 am: (Please take note of the time change) Presentation – […]
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God often gives us a “wake-up call”. We can’t replace it with the name of the person next to us. God calls me and God calls you. What matters is how we respond. Like the disciples each of us is called. The problem is we sometimes miss that call. We miss it because we don’t […]
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With the feast of the Baptism of the Lord we have entered into the liturgical time that we call “ordinary.” On this second Sunday, the Gospel presents to us the scene of the meeting between Jesus and John the Baptist at the Jordan River. The narrator is the eye witness, John the Evangelist, who, before […]
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The word “epiphany” means, “to show forth.” Today the Church celebrates the adoration of Jesus by the wise men (Magi) from the East, and also commemorates two other important moments of public revelation of Jesus to the world: at his baptism in the Jordan and at the wedding feast at Cana in Galilee. If we […]
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NOTICES: Sympathies to the family of Jude Aleh who passed away. Sympathies to the family and the Holy Cross Sisters Community on the passing of Sr. Yolanda Mandes. Sympathies to the family of Rosa Pombo who passed away. Final “Sandwich Run” for 2016 on Wednesday 14 December. We will resume on 11th January 2017. The […]
Continue ReadingToday we celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This feast celebrates God’s choice of Mary to be the mother of Jesus. God preserved Mary from the stain of original sin from the moment of her conception. Thus, Mary was the first to receive the benefit of the redemption that […]
Continue ReadingA NEW YEAR in the Church’s calendar begins today. Happy new year to all! This period is appropriately called “Advent”. It comes from the Latin word adventus which simply means ‘coming’. At this time we can speak of three comings of God. The first, is when Jesus, the Son of God came to be born […]
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What makes for a practicing Christian? Why do so few people go to church today? Some people say that churches are emptying because they are too progressive, too sold-out to the culture, too devoid of old, timeless truth. Some suggest exactly the opposite, namely, that churches are emptying because they are too slow to change, […]
In Lectionary Cycle C, Sunday Gospels are usually taken from the Gospel of Luke. Gospels for the Easter Season, however, are taken from the Gospel of John. Today’s is one of the post-Resurrection appearances reported by John. In it, Jesus appears first to Mary of Magdala, second to all of the disciples except Thomas, and […]