Sunday Reflection

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  Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Wisdom of God

  Feb 09, 2020

  I want to begin today with some thoughts regarding the ancient civilisation of Greece. When we think about the ancient Greeks, certain images come to

  
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  The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord: The Feast of the Encounter

  Feb 02, 2020

  This weekend we celebrate a feast that seems to bring us back to Christmastime. The feast is the Presentation of the Lord.

  
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  Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Light to Those in Darkness

  Jan 26, 2020

  You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lamp-stand, where it gives light to all in the house.

  
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  Second Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Lamb of God

  Jan 19, 2020

  “Lamb of God.” We use that term so often that it is easy for us to overlook the deep theology and the unfathomable love of our God contained in His sending His Son to be the Lamb.

  
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  Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: A peace Church?

  Jan 12, 2020

  Each of this Sunday’s readings invites us to ponder the centrality of peace and justice in the mission of Jesus and in the mission of any of us who claim to be his disciples.

  
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  Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord: Journeying with the Magi

  Jan 05, 2020

  The Solemnity of the Epiphany is one of the oldest celebrations of the Church, probably even older than the celebration of Christmas.

  
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  The Feast of the Holy Family: Protecting the presence of the Lord in our families

  Dec 29, 2019

  The roles of mother and father may merge, but the basic action of being a family of love revolving around the child or, in many of your cases, the children, is quite realistic.

  
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  Fourth Sunday of Advent: Joseph the righteous, Joseph the just, Joseph the compassionate

  Dec 22, 2019

  Today’s Gospel gives us the opportunity to focus in on one of the main figures in the stories of the Birth of Our Lord, or the Infancy Narratives, St. Joseph.

  
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  Third Sunday of Advent: Whom Are We looking for?

  Dec 15, 2019

  We come to Church not for entertainment, not to see our beautiful children, but for the strength to be ready for the Lord to enter our lives.

  
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  Second Sunday of Advent: Preparing for Christmas

  Dec 08, 2019

  We all spend a lot of time getting ready for Christmas. There’s the gifts, the cards, the decorating, the cooking, the visits to Santa, the children’s pageants.