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Homily – Second of Lent (C)

A couple of years ago, after celebrating the beginning-of-the-year Mass for the whole school in Belmont, I processed out and stood in the foyer to greet and say goodbye to…
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Cathy Jenkins

It is Lent

The prophet Joel has spoken, the call to fast, pray and give alms has been made.  And once again, our Lent plays out against the backdrop of Autumn.  We open…
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Understanding our Faith

The Sundays of Lent Each year of the three-year cycle the Gospel readings for Lent takes us in a different direction.  This year we are in Year C which is…
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Homily – First Sunday of Lent (C)

Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of a new season in the liturgical calendar.  Ashes reduced from palm leaves is a powerful reminder of who we are and what we are. …
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From the Parish House

I am very pleased to share with you the good news from our parish: this week, we welcomed our new Sacraments and Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Coordinator,…
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Sandy Curnow

Sandy Curnow Reflection

Pilgrimage and Women Image: Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales (www.britannica.com) So priketh hem Nature in hir corages, So Nature incites them in their hearts, Thanne longen folk to goon on…
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Understanding our Faith

Lent: Lead-In to Easter Having looked at Ash Wednesday last week, lets look now at the time of Lent which that day issues us into and which itself issues into…
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Ann Rennie Reflects

Ash Wednesday is celebrated on 5th March this year.  When we bow our heads and have our foreheads briefly smeared with ash, we are reminded of our mortality.  It is…
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Understanding our Faith

Ash Wednesday Next Wednesday Lent begins. Even though we have just begun a new series of articles on the Mass, I am proposing we pick that up again after Easter…
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