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Jan 2, 20214 min read
Feast of the Epiphany, Year B
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. This is the feast of the revelation of God’s mystery to the nations. How this works in...
St Mary's
Dec 26, 20204 min read
Feast of the Holy Family, Year B
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. It is quite fitting that it comes so close to Christmas when we celebrate in a special...
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Dec 24, 20205 min read
Christmas 2020, Year B
As we have said throughout Advent, we remember Christ’s first coming in order to prepare for his second coming, when the mystery of the...
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Dec 19, 20204 min read
4th Sunday of Advent, Year B
Today’s first reading has a lot to tell us about prayer. One of my scripture teachers at the seminary thought our first reading is one of...
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Dec 12, 20204 min read
3rd Sunday of Advent, Year B
Today, once more, we focus on the figure of St John the Baptist. This time from the gospel of John. This gospel labels John the Baptist...
St Mary's
Dec 5, 20203 min read
2nd Sunday of Advent, Year B (Dcn Jim Curtain)
Earlier this year, during the first lockdown period around Easter, I had to go into the city once a week to collect mail from the GPO...
St Mary's
Nov 28, 20204 min read
1st Sunday of Advent, Year B
This is a phenomenal first reading. One of my favourite theologians thought that this first reading is one of the climaxes of the whole...
St Mary's
Nov 21, 20204 min read
Feast of Christ the King, Year A
Kingship is a big biblical theme. In the Scriptures, God constantly both amplifies and transforms our understanding of kingship. God’s...
St Mary's
Nov 14, 20203 min read
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A (Fr Joe Caddy)
Unearthing our talents: in service of neighbour and the world A common understanding of the parable that we heard in the Gospel today is...
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Nov 7, 20203 min read
32nd Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A
This is another one of those tricky parables. We have 5 well-prepared bridesmaids refusing to share with the 5 who are not prepared. And...
St Mary's
Nov 1, 20202 min read
All Saints' Day, Year A (Deacon Jim Curtain)
Today is the feast of All Saints, which means that it is the feast of our vocation. God’s passionate desire for every human being is that...
St Mary's
Oct 28, 20204 min read
30th Week Ordinary Time: Message from Fr Jerome
This Sunday (1/11) we will be trying something new. We announced at the online Mass that in addition to the online Mass, we would be...
St Mary's
Oct 24, 20206 min read
30th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A
One of the great blessings in life is to find someone you can talk about prayer with. A friend with whom you can share your interior life...
St Mary's
Oct 17, 20206 min read
29th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A
First, Cyrus is not a Jew. He is a Persian King. So, he is not part of Israel, he is not part of God’s people. Second, Cyrus is named...
St Mary's
Oct 10, 20202 min read
28th Week Ordinary Time: Message from Father Jerome
This week Pope Francis released his encyclical, Fratelli tutti: on fraternity and social friendship. Archbishop Comensoli has encouraged...
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