From the Pastor
Mar
8
Third Sunday of Lent
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The Gospel today mentions two events which shocked the contemporaries of Jesus. The first was the execution of a group of Galileans by Pontius Pilate. Perhaps they had been opposed to the Roman occupation and had been summarily arrested on a religious trip to Jerusalem, but Pilate had added to ... Continue
Mar
3
Second Sunday of Lent
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"The Lord God took Abram outside and said, 'Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so,' he added, 'shall your descendants be.' Abram put his faith in the LORD, who credited it to him as ... Continue
Feb
22
First Sunday of Lent
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Around 540 A.D. Saint Benedict wrote his Rule for monks. Apart from Biblical texts, it was the most copied manuscript of the Middle Ages and Pope Benedict has described it as the foundation not only of European civilization but also of the tradition of democracy. One of the chapters of ... Continue
Feb
15
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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This week I won’t be preaching to you because the homily will have come from the Bishop himself, in the form of a DVD presentation for Our Catholic Appeal. I’ll have been able to slip into a front pew and listen instead of speak and I’ll join you in pledging ... Continue
Feb
6
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Last weekend, at the end of each Mass, we heard short testimonies from students and parents of Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic School. It was the beginning of a whole week of annual celebration, what we call Catholic Schools Week, and this year the theme of the week was “Catholic Schools ... Continue
Jan
30
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Today’s Gospel is the continuation of last week’s scene where Jesus preaches in the synagogue at Nazareth, with Luke 4: 21 being used as the conclusion of the first part and the opening of the second: “Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing”. The next verse says: “And ... Continue
Jan
23
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
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We are now at the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time in Year C. When you look at the Gospel for this weekend (Luke 1: 1-4; 4: 14-21), you become aware of something that may not be so apparent when you hear it read to you in church: it’s taken from ... Continue
Jan
16
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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We are in the third year of the cycle of Sunday Mass readings, Year C, the Year of Luke. Yet just when we have arrived in Ordinary Time, just when we expect to get a whole series of readings from the Gospel of Luke - following on from Luke’s version ... Continue
Jan
10
Baptism of the Lord
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This weekend we keep the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and our season of celebration comes to an end. This Sunday afternoon white hangings will be replaced by green, gold candlesticks will be replaced with wood, and from tomorrow we will use the prayers and readings for the ... Continue
Jan
2
The Epiphany of the Lord
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This Sunday we celebrate the completion of the twelve days of Christmas with the Epiphany, the revelation that the child born in the stable is in fact the Son of God. Whereas on Christmas Day we saw the shepherds come to visit him, now the child is visited by the ... Continue
