‘I am with you always!’ Friends, As Christ ascends to heaven, he commissions us to be his living message of hope, love, and compassion in a world crying out for healing. Christ is the head of the Church, and we…
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Friends, ‘A peace the world cannot give, this is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.’ These are Jesus’ words to us today as we continue through Eastertide. The readings this Sunday turn…
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Friends, ‘Love one another, just as I have loved you’-These are the words of our Lord to his disciples. As Eastertide continues, we are invited to live as part of God’s glorious plan to bring about a new creation. Jesus’s…
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‘I know them, and they follow me. Friends, On this ‘Good Shepherd Sunday’, Jesus speaks of himself as the Good Shepherd, who brings life, love, and protection to those within his flock. In the first reading, we follow Paul and Barnabas…
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‘It is the Lord!’ Friends, We continue to proclaim Easter joy and the message of hope; we see the strength of those who have witnessed the resurrection. We witness the love of the risen Christ and the power of his…
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‘Peace be with you!’ Friends, God’s love and mercy outpouring flow throughout this Sunday’s liturgy. The joy of resurrection that we celebrate in this Easter season rings out in the words of praise that we repeat with jubilation in today’s…
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Friends, Welcome to the Easter season! It will be a journey of fifty days of meditation on the Lord’s Resurrection. Today, we begin it by visiting the empty tomb with Mary, Peter, and John. They all failed to understand the…
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‘Into your hands, I commit my spirit.’ Friends, This Sunday, we begin the holiest week of the Church’s liturgical year. We read two passages from the Gospels relating how the joyful entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, accompanied by crowds who acclaim…
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Friends, On this fifth Sunday of Lent, the invitation is to recognize the utter completeness of God’s forgiveness and his desire to restore us to new life. In the first reading, Prophet Isaiah tells how people learned anew that…
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‘Rejoice! This child of mine was lost and found!’ Friends, On this Laetare (‘Rejoice!’) Sunday midway through Lent, we are encouraged to celebrate with hope and joy before entering the Holy Week leading to the Paschal Mystery, drawing closer. Today we…
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