Celebrate Eastertide
The Easter Tridium is a time of mixed emotions as we go from the shouts of excitement that are part of the Palm Sunday celebratory entry into Jerusalem to the […]
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“Where all seems dead, signs of the Resurrection suddenly spring up. It is an irresistible force!”
These words of Francis, Bishop of Rome, speak an incredible truth. Yes, there is much that can surround us which seems deadly. It may be social media streams which denigrate, […]
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OBEDIENCE
I felt so moved by the second reading last week. It was from St Paul’s letter to the Hebrews. ‘But even though he was God’s Son, he learnt through his […]
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“Producing Much Fruit”
“Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit”. This was the sentence […]
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REJOICE?
Today is Laetare Sunday – ‘Laetare’ from the Latin text of the entrance antiphon which would be heard in a choral eucharist, ‘Laetare Jerusalem…’, that is, ‘Rejoice, Jerusalem…’. It’s halfway […]
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Was Jesus just having a bad day?!
The account of the cleansing of the temple occurs in each of the four Gospels. It is not all that common that an event in the ministry of Jesus is […]
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Mountains to climb
Whenever I go for a run, I have one clear objective – avoid hills at all costs. Abraham, Isaac, Jesus, Peter, James and John were clearly made of sterner stuff. […]
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Being intentional
In the season of Lent, we are invited to be intentional in our discipleship to grow closer in our relationship with God. The season guides us into, a period of […]
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FAMILIAR AND NEW
Recently, when hearing that I was moving to a new parish, a friend commented. “You are so fortunate, patrick, to have a new beginning while remaining in the security of […]
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Human Messengers
Dear Parishioners, The Gospel readings the last 2 Sundays have been about the call of the first disciples, a call that is extended to us at our baptism. Today’s Gospel […]