Parish Wide Book Study: As part of our continuing parish Adult Education program we will be offering an 8 week video series based in the book “The Sacraments” written by Fr. Matthew Kauth and which all parishioners will receive as a Christmas Gift from the parish. The subtitle of this book is “Discovering the Treasures …
When the magi had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you.” (Mt 2:13) “He was the husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus”; so that is what we …
If I ascend to the heavens, you are there; if I lie down in Sheol, there you are. If I say, “Surely darkness shall hide me, and night shall be my light” darkness is not dark for you, and night shines as the day. Darkness and light are but one. (Ps 139:8; 11-12) Jesus, whilst He …
“Strengthen the hands that are feeble, make firm the knees that are weak, say to those whose hearts are frightened: Be strong, fear not! Here is your God…” (Is 35: 3-4) Every liturgical year just before the season of Advent, the Church makes its annual attempt to remind the people of God of the “four last …
John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”… At that time Jerusalem, all Judea, and the whole region… were being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they acknowledged their sins. (Mt 3:1-2; 5-6) We cannot say with certainty that there …
In days to come… many peoples shall come and say: “Come, let us climb the LORD’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” (Is 2:2-3) As we begin a new Advent season we do so in the midst …
And the LORD said to you, “You shall shepherd my people Israel and shall be commander of Israel.” When all the elders of Israel came to David in Hebron… they anointed him king of Israel. (2 Sam 5:2-3) Many years after Moses and Joshua died (and not long after Samuel went into semi-retirement – 1 …
“Lo, the day is coming, blazing like an oven, when all the proud and all evildoers will be stubble… But for you who fear my name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays.” (Mal 3:19-20a) Advent arrives just two Sundays from today. While it is still too soon to display images …
Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may speed forward and be glorified, as it did among you, and that we may be delivered from perverse and wicked people, for not all have faith. (2 Thes 3:1-2) The New Evangelization is risky business. We the Church living in modern …
Please join us on Saturday 16 November from 5 to 8 pm for a parish Family Fued event to raise funds to send Rwandan children to high school in their own country. We have a special association through Father Leonard Kayondo of Rwanda to ensure that 10 children are provided for their full high school …