May 5th, 2013
Bishop William McGrattan conferred Confirmation for the young people of the parish on April 28, 2013.
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If I were to give this sermon a title it would be ‘God spare us from the righteous.’ I’ve been reading a couple of novels recently about the time of Cromwell and Thomas More and Henry the 8th. They were harsh and cruel times in which to live. If you didn’t toe the line with whoever had religious authority at the time and stuck to your convictions you were either hanged or burned at the stake. You had Protestants killing Catholics and Catholics killing Protestants and both of them killing the Anabaptists all in the name of true religion. The intolerance found in the histories of world religions is amazing, both Christian and non- Christian. Everyone thought their way was the only way and any other way was to be mercilessly stamped out. The same is true in our own times. Religious fanaticism is alive and well in our day. There are people who are willing to destroy the lives of others convinced they are doing God’s will, convinced they are giving God glory.
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In this week’s bulletin, registration for the Children’s Faith Program, Catholic Education Week and casseroles for the Good Shepherd Centre.
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April 28th, 2013
The context for today’s gospel is the Last Supper. Jesus had just finished washing the feet of his apostles. It is after this act of service, a service done by slaves to guests who entered a home, that Jesus gives this new commandment to all of us. In the Old Testament Moses gave the people the commandment, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your mind and you shall love your neighbour as yourself.” In the time of Moses ‘neighbour’ meant family or tribe. Strangers were not included. Jesus adds to this ancient commandment the words, “love one another as I have loved you.” We know that Jesus’ love for us brought his to death on the cross.
In this week’s bulletin, registration for the Children’s Faith Program, Catholic Education Week, and the St. Vincent de Paul Bundle-up collection.
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