Sunday Reflection
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Immanuel, God with us
Jan 06, 2023
The Gospel for today’s feast, the Feast of the Epiphany, provides an indication of an answer. Its story is about some Magi from the East making their way to do homage to the “infant king of the Jews”. Magi were a priestly caste from Persia dedicated to the interpretation of dreams, especially with regard to the births or deaths of great figures.
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His light shines throughout the year
Dec 24, 2022
Naturally, there was spiritual preparation too — Confession was a must and listening to and singing Christmas carols brought a certain sense of awareness of the coming of the Christ Child.
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May we always say ‘Yes’ to God’s will
Dec 16, 2022
The Gospel for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Mt 1:18-24) tells the story of how Joseph of Nazareth responded to the news that Mary, his bride to be, was “with child through the Holy Spirit” (Mt 1:18).
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Are you the One, or are we to wait for another?
Dec 09, 2022
Today, we are officially past the half way mark of Advent, with only one more Sunday to go before Christmas. We call this Sunday Gaudete Sunday. It means ‘to rejoice’. We are given reasons for rejoicing.
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Getting ourselves ready for the Messiah
Dec 02, 2022
John’s message interrupts the circumstances of our life. His message disrupts the patterns and habits of our life within our family, social circumstances, business transactions, and consumer activities.
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Advent is a wake-up call from God
Nov 25, 2022
Today the Church begins the new Liturgical Year with the season of Advent. This season can be seen as a kind of wake-up call to us to ask us how we are preparing for the coming of Christ.
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Jesus is King … a crucified King
Nov 18, 2022
Leadership is rather about searching for the lost and saving them, like the good thief and Zacchaeus, the lost sheep, the lost coin, the lost son, the woman of ill-repute, etc. It is about serving the deprived, the oppressed and the scum of the earth. It is about forgiveness. It is about service in
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How shall we endure?
Nov 11, 2022
Stand firm to the end, Jesus tells us. “By your endurance, you will gain your souls.”
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Believing in the Resurrection
Nov 04, 2022
In today’s first reading, which is the moving story of the martyrdom of the seven brothers, we see our own story as Christians in this age and time.
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God gives us the grace to repent endlessly
Oct 28, 2022
For Catholics, this truth is also part of our Sunday Mass. Our Eucharistic prayer paraphrases the Roman centurion whose faith in Jesus allowed his servant to be healed without Jesus’ presence.



Sunday Reflection
What prevents us from experiencing resurrection?
Jesus offers us new life. He will call us by name and loose that which binds us. And then, as others witness the change that Jesus makes in us, they, too, will come to believe and will find new life in Christ.
