Homily – May 1

May 1st, 2011

Our first reading gives us a wonderful description of the early Church. Few in number the first Christians would gather in one another’s homes to listen to the teachings of the Apostles, to support one another in fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers. Being Jewish they still went to the Temple to pray. They cared for those in need by sharing their possessions with others. These were the ideal days of Christian community. There were no mega churches of big parishes where people get lost in numbers.

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Bulletin – May 1

May 1st, 2011

In this week’s bulletin, the Children’s Faith Program registration, Meagan’s Walk, and conversational French.

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Bulletin – April 23

April 24th, 2011

In this week’s bulletin, the Ecosabbath, Catholic Education Week, and Meagan’s Walk.

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Homily – Easter Vigil

April 23rd, 2011

As we heard sung during a hymn called the Exsultet this is the most blessed of all nights, a night chosen by God to see Christ rising from the dead- a night truly blessed when heaven is wedded to earth and we are reconciled to God- the power of this night dispels evil, washes away guilt, restores lost innocence and brings mourners joy.

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Homily – April 22

April 22nd, 2011

We’ve just heard the story of the passion and death of Jesus as told to us by the disciple Jesus loved, his friend John, John who stood at the cross with Mary.

It is important for us to hear this gospel as a love story, for that is what it is, for all its brutality, it is a love story. As the letter to the Romans reminds us: “you could hardly find anyone ready to die even for someone upright; though it is just possible that for a really good person someone might be willing to die. So it is proof of God’s love for us that Christ died for us while we were still sinners.”

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