| Jan 13, 2017 |
3 Sunday of Advent (Year A) 11.12.2016 |
John in his prison had heard what Christ was doing and he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or have we got to wait for someone else?” Dear friends, This year, with ... (read on) |
| Dec 7, 2016 |
2 Sunday of Advent (Year A) 04.12.2016 |
Dear friends, The school year has come to an end for another year. We offer our congratulations and best wishes to the 35 Year Sixes who graduated on Wednesday night. We hope that they will always remember with affection their ... (read on) |
| Dec 7, 2016 |
1 Sunday of Advent (Year A) 27.11.2017 |
Dear friends, We begin the season of Advent and a new liturgical year this Sunday. In the three yearly cycle of readings, this year is Yr A, and will mostly hear from the gospel of Matthew. Matthew is the most ... (read on) |
| Nov 24, 2016 |
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 20.11.2016 |
Dear friends, This feast day of Christ the King marks the end of the Church’s year. This Sunday, we are fortunate to have Bishop Brian Finnigan with us. Bishop Brian will be receiving a number of adults into the Catholic ... (read on) |
| Nov 15, 2016 |
33 Sunday in Ordinary Time 13.11.2016 |
Dear friends, In the new Trumpian presidential era, this Sunday’s readings seem to take an extra ominous tone. The prophet Malachi turns up the heat with this scorching observation: “The day is coming now, burning like a furnace; and all ... (read on) |
| Nov 15, 2016 |
32 Sunday in Ordinary Time 06.11.2016 |
Dear friends, These days, life moves very quickly. A month’s holiday flies by, a year as the Parish Priest of Clayfield goes by in the blink of an eye, and the last weeks of 2016 are rushing towards us. Firstly, ... (read on) |
| Nov 4, 2016 |
31 Sunday in Ordinary Time 30.10.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, In three more Sundays, the Church will be entering into another liturgical year. In today’s reflection, the Church reminds us of the nature of God’s mercy. In spite of our weaknesses and sins, God still loves ... (read on) |
| Nov 4, 2016 |
30 Sunday in Ordinary Time 23.10.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, The judgement of our God is true and upright. Today, the Church draws our attention to the fact that God is our Just Judge, whose judgment favours the humble. Theodicy, is from the Greek words: “theo”, ... (read on) |
| Nov 4, 2016 |
29 Sunday in Ordinary Tme 16.10.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, Today the Church invites us to be united with Christ in unceasing prayer. Persistence – what a curious quality to attach to prayer. Why do we need to be persistent? Does God need to be reminded ... (read on) |
| Nov 4, 2016 |
28 Sunday in Ordinary Time 09.10.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. (Ps. 118, 1-2). Gratitude is from the Latin word,” Gratus” which means, “thankful, pleasing.” It is an awareness of and appreciation for favours ... (read on) |
