Isaiah 43:16-21 signifies a message of hope and renewal, urging the people to forget the former things; and look forward to a new future where God will perform extraordinary acts of redemption, even greater than the Exodus. This is saying that God is about to do something completely new and transformative in their lives, despite the past struggles and exiles; [...]
Encounter Way of the Cross 7 March - 11 April Every Friday @ 7pm There will be no Holy Hour. Way of the Cross for Seniors Thursdays 27 Mar, 3, 10, 17 Apr 9.30am to 10.30am St John Vianney Lent Reconciliation Service – City District Mon 24 Mar, 8pm : St Joseph’s Church, [...]
Encounter Way of the Cross 7 March - 11 April Every Friday @ 7pm There will be no Holy Hour. Way of the Cross for Seniors Thursdays 27 Mar, 3, 10, 17 Apr 9.30am to 10.30am St John Vianney Lent Reconciliation Service – City District Mon 24 Mar, 8pm : St Joseph’s Church, [...]
Encounter Way of the Cross 7 March - 11 April Every Friday @ 7pm There will be no Holy Hour. Lent Reconciliation Service – City District Mon 24 Mar, 8pm : St Joseph’s Church, 143 Victoria St. (Combined parishes of OLOL, SPP, St Joseph’s Church) Tues 25 Mar, 8pm: Church of St Bernadette Wed 26 [...]
Encounter Way of the Cross 7 March - 11 April Every Friday @ 7pm There will be no Holy Hour. The Art of Silence Wed 12 March 8pm Bethel Some of you played a game before EC just now where you were asked to remain silent and focus on your own thoughts. Was it difficult [...]
Encounter Way of the Cross 7 March - 11 April Every Friday @ 7pm There will be no Holy Hour. The Art of Silence Wed 12 March 8pm St Michael Room Some of you played a game before EC just now where you were asked to remain silent and focus on your own thoughts. Was [...]
In Matthew 9:35-38, “Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest [...]
Today we celebrate the Sunday of the Word of God, a day devoted to celebrating, studying, and sharing God’s Word. Pope Francis established this special day to remind us that “we should never take God’s Word for granted, but instead let ourselves be nourished by it, in order to acknowledge and live fully our relationship with God and with our brothers [...]
Much of what we understand from the past, stems from the fragments and the bits and pieces of the puzzle that are unearthed every now and then. Biblical antiquities are especially rare and contentious, as the sites of importance tend to be completely destroyed, altered beyond recognition, or damaged due to the continuous cycles of war and occupation, development, and [...]
Let me begin the reflection with this quote from DEUS CARITAS EST by Pope Benedict XVI ‘Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction.’ In today’s Gospel reading, The Wedding at Cana is the first sign [...]
